tonyjg Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) i've succumb and (rang audio connection Caringbah - the guys here were WAITING for me to call all day !! its BACHELOR BOY'S TOYS time at this office - the others are getting a plasma or two now !!) (*** this website it becoming quite expensive for my wallet his past 4 weeks this and the samsung 50in !! all good though thanks guys for all these deals !!! ) (nb : could someone nice person please PM regarding the 'necessary' firmware that will need to be done to the XE-1 - muchas gracias !! ) Edited February 5, 2008 by tonyjg
holo1503559724 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 haha, well done Tony. Were they actually in stock ? and how much ?
holo1503559724 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) I am going to be in soooo much trouble with the cfo....... I just bought one for $550 with software updates already added from Pymble Hifi, best price I could do and they are close to me so like the thought of getting to know them a little Pick up tomorrow. However I will also need an HDMI cable to connect to my Fuji 1080i Plasma any suggestions on which one to buy ? Also, I will need 6 RCA-RCA cables for sound to my receiver, again any recommendations or just any will do ? Thanks Edited February 5, 2008 by holo
Foggy Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) Congrats on the purchase holo, I guess you won't need to borrow my HD-A1 after all !! These 6 channel audio cables from HTCustomCables are a pretty neat solution for your audio cables. Link The HDMI cable is a no-brainer, go to hdmioz as Splash has suggested and you'll have it within 2 days. EDIT: or if you wanted to save a few dollars, you get get 3 of these Edited February 5, 2008 by Foggy
kopthat Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Selby Acoustics have some good cables as well
joz Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 ahem, did they have any more ? The other day Clive Peters Mornington had 10... Today??
mgrobins Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) I received my credit this afternoon from HN to recompense me for the additional cost of my XE1 at purchase which was not long before the price drop. $450 in my pocket. It only happened because the senior salesman in the HT area listened and went into bat for me. The initial advice I had from the fellow I purchased from was a flat no. The HN Price Guarantee provided the leverage though I believe Toshiba provided HN a credit for my player. Edit: not sure if the fellow should work for HN though as he clearly said "Don't buy Monster Cables". I'm not often a fan of HN or their staff but I'd go back to Indooroopilly to this fellow again. Edited February 5, 2008 by mgrobins
holo1503559724 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 www.hdmioz.com for the hdmi cables thanks Splash, great recommendation I am delighted to support a forum member.
holo1503559724 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Congrats on the purchase holo, I guess you won't need to borrow my HD-A1 after all !!These 6 channel audio cables from HTCustomCables are a pretty neat solution for your audio cables. Link The HDMI cable is a no-brainer, go to hdmioz as Splash has suggested and you'll have it within 2 days. EDIT: or if you wanted to save a few dollars, you get get 3 of these thanks Foggy, nah, no need for the lend, thanks for the offer though The info that they were running out kind of forced my hand. I am bound to end up "purple" and it is just that there isn't a Blu player I like at the moment. I also hope it will rejuvenate my SD DVD's until I go Blu as well and some more blockbusters come out Cables already ordered from Foxy and I will check out the audio cables you suggest, thanks for that. (still hoping for that glimpse of your HT room though mate sometime in the future )
ausnew Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Ah well, add me to the list of owners - pick up mine on Thursday
tonyjg Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 haha, well done Tony. Were they actually in stock ? and how much ? ordering it and getting it in for me ! $550 (* sure - could have gone to CP Auburn - but that would have cost about $10-25 in petrol and time - added I can at least get some Home Theatre advice from Audio Connection !!) now gotta go back to chinatown on Friday and buy another HDMI cable - and 2 optical audio cables !!! thank god I get paid thurs (and I contract in IT !!!)
Leonie Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) ... I did a quick list of HD DVD's from Amazon and immediately spotted 20 I wanted....Any girlie HD DVD's she'd like ? That's what I thought a few months ago ... now I have 81 and more on the way! All girls love Notting Hill. Room with a View is also excellent. Edited February 5, 2008 by Leonie
holo1503559724 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 That's what I thought a few months ago ... now I have 81 and more on the way!All girls love Notting Hill. Room with a View is also excellent. thanks for the suggestions Leonie and scarecrow, it can only help
djOS Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 I got my XE1 last night, damn what a beast the construction quality is outstanding, this thing is built like a tank!
Chesty Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 I got my XE1 last night, damn what a beast the construction quality is outstanding, this thing is built like a tank! Yeah gree. Its construction is superb.
holo1503559724 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Yeah gree. Its construction is superb. it better be for when my missus chucks it at me for an unauthorised overspend
Mining Man Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 it better be for when my missus chucks it at me for an unauthorised overspend Likewise, but I'm hoping all the padding (read: HD DVD cases) I'm rapidly surrounding myself with will provide some protection...
Thudd1503560234 Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 it better be for when my missus chucks it at me for an unauthorised overspend I think I might try and get one on a lay-by, that'll be easier to slip through the net than a single unauthorised overspend
holo1503559724 Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 picked mine up today, got Bourne Supremacy for the freebie (shame I was after Norbit) . Can't watch HD DVD goodness yet, waiting for cables to arrive Best read the manual and check out "set up" threads
holo1503559724 Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 I think I might try and get one on a lay-by, that'll be easier to slip through the net than a single unauthorised overspend I came up with a cunning plan. My cfo is in Melbourne for work, I suggested she take a quick trip to Chapel St for a purchase or 2. She needed no second invitation so my $550 Xe1 ended up really costing $1000
Crazy Mike Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 (edited) Yeah gree. Its construction is superb. Yes the chassis is well constructed. However the disc tray that pops out is at odds with the rest of the machine quality wise. Looks and feels rather flimsy. Edited February 6, 2008 by Vieira4
Foggy Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 I came up with a cunning plan. My cfo is in Melbourne for work, I suggested she take a quick trip to Chapel St for a purchase or 2. She needed no second invitation so my $550 Xe1 ended up really costing $1000 Isn't Klapp A/V on Chapel St? If she's anything like my wife, she'll get the guilts about buying something for herself, so she'll duck into Klapp and pick you up that new HD DVD player that you were raving about.
AndrewW Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 picked mine up today, got Bourne Supremacy for the freebie (shame I was after Norbit) . Can't watch HD DVD goodness yet, waiting for cables to arrive Don't worry about Norbit, you'll get that as a redemption title ... eventually There is no escaping Norbit ...
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