Wanting to reduce my gear used for learning and experimentation this past Spring: If you're experimenting with FCS' 5.1 sound capability, or video formats for iPod/Apple TV, here's the monitoring gear you need...
* $225 -- Apple TV, 40 GB version, bought new from Apple in March for $300.
[
www.apple.com]
Only a few hours of use. Current software will support YouTube downloads. Works with BOTH Mac and Windows (with free iTunes software).
Apple TV is like a TiVO for a variety of web video sources (iTunes and YouTube, plus video you make or find yourself), and it plays back that video on home TVs, including HD TV's in 1080i, for awesome picture quality.
* $100 -- M-Audio Delta 1010LT 24-Bit 96kHz PCI Card.
Got it to do 5.1 sound with my Mac G5.
M-Audio Delta 1010LT 24-Bit 96kHz PCI Card . [
www.zzounds.com]
* $100 -- Insignia Home Theater sound receiver/amp (no speakers).
Bought new at Best Buy a little over a month ago. Only an hour of use.
Insignia Home Theater sound receiver/amp (no speakers) . [
www.bestbuy.com]
Will work with your existing or easy to find bare wire speakers - 4 for left+right front+back and center, and any bare wire bass speaker.
* $150 -- SONY STRK790 5.1 sound receiver/amp with 6 bare wire speakers.
Got it new 2 months ago, used for maybe 2 hours.
* $330 -- 15 selections from the Digital Juice Stacks collection.
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21
Digital Juice Stack Traxx [
www.digitaljuice.com]
These are used by video and audio production studios, include wedding, documentary, commercial, and Church producers.
These sell for $100 ea, when not on sale.
* $50 -- XM Xpress with SureConnect car kit - $50
New in box. Never opened.
Bought it new at Circuit City Santa Monica [
www.circuitcity.com]
I am near Venice Beach, available afternoons, evenings and weekends.
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