We have stereo receivers and indoor/outdoor speakers mounted in the corners and I couldn’t be happier with the solution. It does take quite a bit of cabling to get everything tied together but the end result works very well and is very clean. We have our receivers/DVDplayers/VCR’s in a wall mounted cabinet cube enclosure that’s about 22” cubed. The speaker wires come into that box as well as a video cable going to the projector and stereo rca cables that go to the vga wallplate for the computer. Then the computer hooks to that wall plate.
This overcame a couple hurdles for us: 1) If you do 2.1 speaker systems they sound great but generally only allow for one input so then what to do about the DVD/VCR? Obviously there’s options here, but the receivers have built in selection switches/ports. 2) Everything on/around the teacher’s desk gets pulled out in the summer for cleaning, by putting the console type equipment in a wall mounted cabinet it’s permanent and one less thing for me to hook back up before school starts. Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org<mailto:cmc...@bths201.org> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Michael Bendorf Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 11:16 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] SMART Speakers I had indeed thought of a 2.1 system already - we have one at church that works nicely, but it is limited. I suppose that should not preclude me from looking at other systems than the one we use there. Has anyone on this list used a sound bar before? Either at home or at work? I'm curious about both implementations... --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:08 AM, JimHays <hay...@sages.us<mailto:hay...@sages.us>> wrote: Our HS principal has been buying an amplifier and a pair of indoor/outdoor speakers like you suggest and they are working well for us but I have been looking for a better solution. I think the Vizio sound bar looks like a good possibility. And $100 sure beats $300. Of course, little ole cheap me tries to get the cost closer to $25 per room so I am looking at something more like this: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Inland-2.1-Mini-Type-Home-Theater-series-Speaker-System/10363684 I have a similar system - a bit smaller than this - in a 5th grade classroom and it is working well. The key is the sub to get the added volume. The $10-15 sets don't give the volume needed. But a $25 set with a sub is loud enough for the classroom. Michael T. Bendorf wrote: very interesting - I was about to purchase a simple stereo reviver and a pair of indoor/outdoor speakers for a use where the sound-bar idea might be both cleaner and cheaper. I have not had experience with these sound bars: they will indeed fill a good sized classroom with decent sound during a dialog heavy film? --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 DID #: 217.476.6019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:34 AM, JimHays <hay...@sages.us<mailto:hay...@sages.us> <mailto:hay...@sages.us<mailto:hay...@sages.us>>> wrote: Get a Vizio sound bar from Walmart for $98 and some RCA cables from Monoprice. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vizio-High-Definition-Sound-Bar/11046520 Alicia M.M.Kessler wrote: We added a couple of mounted smart boards with short-throw projectors at the beginning of the school year. I didn't order the $300 audio system......now I'm questioning that decision. I have nice speakers I can run the computer audio out of......but for the dvd/vcr hook up in the external box.......no dice? There is an audio input jack - but it doesn't appear to route the sound. The display of the dvd is fine. Anyone circumvented a $300 setup? Am I missing something super obvious (I usually am). Thanks, Alicia M. M. Kessler It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars. ~Garrison Keillor // ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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