monoprice ftw!

 

Sam, I love it!!!! I wouldn't have gone any bigger. 50" seems just right for my set up that I'm slowly creating.

I just got a new Blu-Ray player for Christmas..an Oppo BDP-83. Its built like a tank and also is a multi-player( SACD and DVD-Audio). Very good reviews about this unit.

By the end of January, I'm going to get the set professionally calibrated. I wanted to slowly break the set in( around 200hrs or so of use) before I get it done.

Also, I found a retailer in Toronto that gets HDMI cables cheap and is the only Oppo carrier in Canada that I could find.

www.solutionsav.com

 

I'm glad to hear you love it Bill. What did the TV set you back? I can get it in KW for $2300 with a three year warranty.

 

You can also get cheap HDMI cables from Active Surplus on Queen Street.

 

I saw on redflagdeals that monoprice has some orange 6ft ones on for $1.97 if anyone didnt care about the color.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
I will have to pick some up for myself I think.

 

What sound system did you get?

 

^^^ Receiver is a Yamaha RX-V 1800

Speakers are just the ones I have had for some time...B&W 601's

 

Found a great source in Markham for cables, adapters wall brackets etc.; shipped or pickup

Just got a bunch of premium quality HDMI high speed ethernet cables, they work great!

Infinite cables Markham

 

Same here, great quality cables for the prices the SHOULD be.

 

Wow Ian, those are some great prices for HDMI cables at that place.

 

Do you have a Visions Electronics over there? They're awesome, everytime I go there they toss whatever cables I need for my TV in for free, and when I need more stuff they give me insane discounts (almost at cost).

 

^ I dont recall seeing one in the GTA.

I was on the search for a few displayport cables and none of those retailers had them in stock.. almost gave up and bought it from monoprice in US but found 123inkcartridges for pretty cheap.. they usually sell ink for printers but sells cables as well. If anyone needs to get something there, code 123moose = 10% off and never expires.

 

Not exactly a traditional electronics store, but if you are really in a bind and need a cheap cable asap, give your local winner's a shot. Picked up a 10ft'er recently for 10 bucks.

 

Pair of 9ft hdmi cables from Philips for $25 at TigerDirect.ca
stores are in Etobicoke
Mississauga
Vaughan
markham
burlington

 

monoprice ?
i bought mine in the dollar store lol