Recent content by zwbuntster

here's why i didn't immediately think apple tv... 1. i don't have most of these files within iTunes 2. from what i have read, it is pretty difficult to get 5.1 to work well over airplay

Looking for some ideas for the best possible setup for the following: 27" iMac in one room (housing any sort of movie/tv files, automatic torrents for shows, etc) Home Theatre in living room with DVD/BluRay Basically, I previously had the two connected directly with HDMI and could send...

1. by video editing i mean i would just like something that is gonna provide a much better quality than the built ins so that i have a much better idea of sound levels and details within the video 2. i don't plan on mixing 5.1 anytime soon so i don't really need to worry about that 3. i...

so from what i am gathering, if i go with something active like the swans they will clearly be a huge improvement over the imacs and can even be enhanced further with a dac later on. that being said, is this solution going to be adequate for video editing purposes?

As I plan on having this computer setup for quite a while I don't have a problem building a system over time. That being said, would active speakers still be the best way to go. I would assume the best quality would come from the optical output of the imac which would require some sort of...

As I plan on having this computer setup for quite a while I don't have a problem building a system over time. That being said, would active speakers still be the best way to go. I would assume the best quality would come from the optical output of the imac which would require some sort of...

are those 2.0 systems going to have sufficient bass? i was thinking about going toward the m10 or m50 from swan cause of the woofer and honestly just to try to save some money

I'd say if I could stay under 300 for now that would be awesome. I can always add to / upgrade later on. I have an older receiver that I could use but don't think it is the best option to be honest.

college student budget haha

I should be receiving my new 27" iMac within a day or so and I was just wanting to get some ideas on some speaker/amp/etc solutions. I would assume the best way to do this would be just a toslink connection to a receiver but maybe not? I do mostly video editing work so sound quality is pretty...

So I am in desperate need for a new rig for Final Cut, Color, and some other editing suites for HD footage. I am kinda leaning in a couple different directions and wanted some guidance as to which is the best.. I currently have the very first Gen MBP (with 1.8 Core Duo, 2GB ram, etc etc.) This...

1. i don't want to deal with a hackintosh since i will be dealing with final cut, compressor, etc and would like to not have to worry about fiddling around and such 2. i realize i can use my current notebook for whatever mobile needs until it dies (which is very well could any day now) 3...

this may sound a little crazy, but how would something like the top iMac or lower Mac Pro and the second gen iPad once it comes?

the thing that worries me about the i5 iMacs is the processing and video card. I'm sure it would be able to handle the footage decently now but I don't see that really being the case for very long

Ok, here is the deal: I am a television production student beginning to do a lot of my own project and such and really need a setup of my own away from campus stuff. I have the oringial MBP from years ago that just is not gonna cut it and is pretty much falling apart anyway. I am dealing with...