Computer, sound system, home theatre...

[Trixter 10+ year member]

hopefully you can follow the way i want to do this...hopefully i can type it so you can...lol

in my basement i have three sets of dayton inwall speakers, each with a volume control, and an RL-p 12. everything running off a mackie 1400i. my computer is hooked to the amp and acts as the main souce unit. i am looking at getting a 42" plasma and a surround set up to go with it (center and surround speakers and tuner/reciever). two of the wall speakers i currently have will be used as the mains and the RL-p will be the sub. i already have a pair of dayton surround speakers, for the rear, and a dayton center channel picked out. again, the computer will be the main source for movies, all audio going through the home theatre amp/tuner (don't have yet). now what would be the best way to do this? a buddy of mine was helping me brainstorm about ideas and senarios. is there a sort of "break box" my computer can have all outputs go into and then, with comands from the computer, go on their way to want ever i tell the computer to do? example: i can tell the computer i want to watch a movie and it will know to shut off 4 of the wall speakers, change two of them into the mains turn on the center and surround channel through the home theatre amp and send video to the tv. when i want to jam out and party, it will turn everything to the correct mode to do so. i just don't want to have a bank of a/b switches and volume controls....it would end up looking like it's form and old star trek counsel.

any help apprecaited.

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[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't be surprised if that were out there, it would be some kind of switch that is software controlled. If it does exist I bet it's pricy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

you can do all that with a pronto remote control with a home theater pc

check out the home theater pc section at avs forums

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

it would end up looking like it's form and old star trek counsel.

More controls = louder //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

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[Trixter 10+ year member]

More controls = louder //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
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damit, jim, i do car audio, not HT!

so you say more controls would be louder? how about clarity and everything else? would i be better off making my own panel?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

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I'm messing with you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I'm sure you can do it with an HTPC, but I'm a two channel guy so I can't help you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

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I'm messing with you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I'm sure you can do it with an HTPC, but I'm a two channel guy so I can't help you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

yeah, the same here. it would probably be easier and cheaper to build a switch panel. but with everything else i have into my basement project, i'd really like everything to be pretty much state-of-the-art.

i'm checking around on the avs forums in a little bit.

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

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I'm messing with you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I'm sure you can do it with an HTPC, but I'm a two channel guy so I can't help you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

2 ch FTMFW