My Entertainment Center.

My Entertainment Center.
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BinaryXtreme @ 6th Feb 01:04PM:
My Entertainment Center.

This is my living room entertainment enter. It's pretty simple but works well for me.

Hitachi 42in. Directors Series Plasma

Motorola Moxi Digital Video Recorder

Denon SLDC Amplifier

Samsung BD-P 1500 Blu-ray player

Philips CD Player *15 years old and works perfectly*

Halo Edition XBOX 360 with wireless adapter

Altec Lansing Speakers

Frydays @ 6th Feb 02:04PM:
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i see in your pic the xbox is standing up blocking important vent holes so that it may get the rrd and also its under a speaker that has a magnet in it right next to the hdd isnt that bad a magnet neer the hdd ? but ya nice setup tv is a bit small but its fine
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BinaryXtreme @ 6th Feb 05:10PM:
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said by Frydays :

i see in your pic the xbox is standing up blocking important vent holes so that it may get the rrd and also its under a speaker that has a magnet in it right next to the hdd isnt that bad a magnet neer the hdd ? but ya nice setup tv is a bit small but its fine

Sorry. I'll work on getting a bigger plasma, repositioning my XBOX that's been there for 3 years so it doesn't get rrd, move my XBOX. Anything else? Glad it's fine for ya rofl.
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Prismatic @ 6th Feb 11:01PM:
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It would take a pretty strong electromagnet to affect a hard drive.

There are actually two rather powerful magnets INSIDE the hard drive.
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MJimLay @ 6th Feb 11:38PM:
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Upgrade the old school speakers and you'll be set.
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BinaryXtreme @ 7th Feb 09:43AM:
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I have. The casing is original with Altec 6 tweeters and Elite Series Mids that I upgraded. Yamaha sub is in the corner behind the file cabinet. I like the old school look over the new modern speakers.
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BinaryXtreme @ 7th Feb 09:45AM:
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I did, after thinking of the post, move my speakers out another foot and moved the XBOX on a separate shelf away from the speakers.
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WALL_E @ 8th Feb 12:55AM:
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The "RRoD" is the result of poor design, and newer models are much less susceptible to it. I highly doubt the orientation of non-defective Xbox's has any significant, measurable impact on its likelihood of hardware failure. Our Xbox has stood upright for years without a problem, while I have several friends who orient it horizontally and had to return it for repairs. Personally, I think there's no correlation.
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BinaryXtreme @ 9th Feb 10:08AM:
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True. If you look you can clearly see that this is a Halo Limited Edition XBOX so yes, it is a newer model. I have never had an issue it standing upright for 2 years now.
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DaSneaky1D @ 9th Feb 08:01PM:
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Nice set up. Only concern is keeping that Moxi tucked in that space like that. Those boxes run HOT!
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BinaryXtreme @ 9th Feb 10:17PM:
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said by DaSneaky1D :

Nice set up. Only concern is keeping that Moxi tucked in that space like that. Those boxes run HOT!

Thank you. Had the same MOXI a year and a half and knock on wood, no issues. I do have a usb fan blowing to the rear of the vent though. :)
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DaSneaky1D @ 11th Feb 09:56AM:
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That's probably helping it. When I had my unit, it was in a space about that same size, though my shelf was closed on the back. I'm sure that had a lot to do with the high heat I experienced.
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BinaryXtreme @ 12th Feb 10:31AM:
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If you look on the back or at least on mine, there are 2 usb slots so you could even run 2 fans if you wanted to. They are very inexpensive and if you get one like mine, you'll get a cool blue glow from behind the unit.
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yolarry @ 13th Feb 07:40PM:
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I usually cut a extension USB cable and 5v case fan.

Poor mans way.
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BinaryXtreme @ 17th Feb 09:28AM:
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said by yolarry :

I usually cut a extension USB cable and 5v case fan.

Poor mans way.

Poor mans way, umm? So a $5 USB fan plugged into a, USB slot isn't cheaper and, TADA, easier? :uhh:
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