On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 11:36:23AM +0530, Biju Chacko wrote:
> On 9/25/07, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What are you basic requirements?
> >
> > - 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1
> 
> Considering how much good speakers cost, I thought I'd start with 2.1
> and grow it as my budget allows [1]

I'm reasonably happy with a Logitech surround sound system.
 
> > - HD or not
> 
> No HD for now, probably later.

Mac mini Core 2 duo can do full HD in H.264 without frame drops.
 
> > - Screen type
> 
> I've got an excellent CRT right now, I'm going to stick with that for
> the near future.

I'm buying a Dell 24" (27", if prices drop) 1920x1200. That's incidentally 
the highest resolution a Mac mini can drive. Unless there's a new generation
by end of this year which can do dual-link DVI.
 
> > - Budget
> As long as I don't have buy everything at once, I guess budget
> shouldn't be a big problem. However, since I'm not really an
> audiophile I don't really want to go over board.
> 
> > But stay away from the Bose's of the world, eh?
> My impression is that Bose is a designer label of the audio world. I'm
> not sure if their stuff is worth the price. But as I said -- I'm a
> newbie in this domain.

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