Home Cinema/HiFi Forum?

Mountjoy Mugger · 30-01-2002 2:08pm #1

Any others interested in such a Forum being launched?

EDIT: For the sake of clarity (and consensus) it would be called something along the lines of Audio/Visual, encompassing all related topics.

HTH

Lenny · 30-01-2002 2:12pm

Whats wrong with the Films/TV forum?

Krusty_Clown · 30-01-2002 2:13pm

Wow, that was quick!

Mountjoy Mugger · 30-01-2002 2:14pm

Easy - cos it often gets bogged down in silly debates such as Black Hawk Down - discussions that go nowhere, fast!

Krusty_Clown · 30-01-2002 2:14pm

Home Cinema is about Hardware.
Films/TV is about content.

Lenny · 30-01-2002 2:22pm

Why don't you discuss the problems of setting up a home cinema/HiFi in the Tech forum, its there for kind of not so populated boards
IMO we don't need a home cimema/hifi as we have films/tv and technology.

Mountjoy Mugger · 30-01-2002 2:34pm

When you see a Forum called "Gaeilge" with a total of 9 posts in over a month, I'd expect the demand for this would be at least the same

Lenny · 30-01-2002 2:41pm

Well, you have a point, but I think "Gailge" has bit of an advantage, The forum is Irish, the majority of people are Irish, and it would be quite silly if there wasn't our own langauge forum..

yankinlk · 31-01-2002 12:29pm

can't believe this forum hasn't recvd more support...oh yes i can. badly designed, no scratch that, poorly bogged down menus me thinks...

how many times have you spent ages trying to search for a post u recently replied to because you can't find remember where the post originated? (not entirely a design fault)

ICDG wha?

Misc who?

Games Technology and Classifieds the only appropo links that are usefull and easy to use.

P.S. > Back on track...this is a highly needed forum that would be a nice addition to the technology trail...post a link to this poll somewhere usefull like technology, otherwise you won't find any support.

azezil · 31-01-2002 12:38pm

Its a bit confusing at first (took me a while to find my own board :eek: )but u get used to the layout after a while.

Kali · 31-01-2002 1:15pm

err somehow i don't think that the readers of Films/TV would be interested in a debate about the benefits of properly shielded interconnects.

as said elsewhere, its rare that it crops up on Technology, but has appeared a LOT more than mac related ****..

dvdplayers/amps/receivers/speakers/setups/wheretobuy etc.

I'd be more inclined to call it audio/video than home cinema though.

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-01-2002 1:52pm

Originally posted by Kali
I'd be more inclined to call it audio/video than home cinema though.

Agreed Kali. It's all a question of semantics.

I would like somewhere specific where these can be discussed - the Technology forum can get too cluttered with discussions varying from graphics cards to home networking & cat 5 cable to Bite Ltd!

ThreadKiller · 31-01-2002 3:41pm

I'm in the process of setting one up here (I mean right in the process), I could do with members & suggestions for it...

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-01-2002 3:43pm

will you get the numbers that boards.ie gets though?

EDIT: Just had a peek - mispelling of Gaming..

I think you might be overkilling wrt the number of forums you have - splitting Audio and Visual, for example.

Will you get that many vinyl users?

ThreadKiller · 31-01-2002 3:52pm

Cheers MM - just fixed the spelling (I knew it was wrong, but it didn't look wrong... yaknow ?)

probably won't get that many vinyl postings but needed to have it there as a format anyway.

Not looking for the traffic boards gets (couldn't pay the bandwidth anyway), but wanted something for my hobbies.

Any other suggestions ?

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-01-2002 4:00pm

Originally posted by ThreadKiller
Any other suggestions ?

Well, what about including a description of what each Forum will cover?

For example say DVD (covering amps, receivers, speakers etc) I wouldn't put it in the Audio section as it would be at cross purposes. It would be specific to enhancing your DVD player - or is it only DVD discs?.

Same could go for TV & Cinema - is TV meant to cover technological stuff or just programming etc?

HTH

ThreadKiller · 31-01-2002 4:17pm

OK done. Anything else ?

(there's a specific home cinema forum there now too).

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-01-2002 4:21pm

Apart from my fee?

Nah - nice one. Let me know when you kick start it.

ThreadKiller · 31-01-2002 4:26pm

It's up & running now, just need people to come... (what was all that "if you build it, they will come" crap)

if anyone wants to sign up, http://www.ten.ie/forum I'm going to be working on the rest of the site over time, but I would like to get the forums running...

astrofool · 01-02-2002 12:47pm

millions of forums, = people not bothered to check them all.

I know since technology got so split up, the content on the boards has been low, and good threads have been missed.

home cinema can be put on fims/tv board, or the main technology board, they are at least checked.

Though maybe people just like to flash their "moderator" title around ? seems to be the only reason for so many boards

"I support this board, and if you need a moderator for it...."

Mountjoy Mugger · 01-02-2002 5:49pm

Hmm - even one of the Mods of Technology has agreed with a new board. Not called Home Cinema, but Audio/Visual so that it can encompass more.

He has a point. Who said anything about wanting to mod it, Astrofool? I suggested it (the Forum/Board) initially ok, but hadn't even thought about wanting to mod it - and still haven't.

Lucifer · 04-02-2002 7:05pm

i agree that there is a growing need for this board with dvd's and home cinema equipment etc becoming more popular. the tech board can be too busy at times.

astrofool · 05-02-2002 3:59pm

the tech board is never ever too busy, what do you define as too busy anyway ?

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