The attraction of home theatre is strong and the final result potential delight. How hard is it able to be in these state-of-the-art technology days to save the hassle, the time, the money and just bolt it all together yourself. In fact , the iPhone age has made connecting all things electronic a breeze. I was under the impression the sales spiel and chose not to make contact with my local electrician to lend a professional hand. It all started off nicely. Enviably big flat screen TV? Check. Powerful speakers and receiver that would have the neighbours complaining till early hours? Check. Enough cables to wire up a little power station? Check.
With all my supplies in hand, all that was left to do was actually put it all together. OK, I admit that I'm no tech guru, genius or professional electrician, but I'm pretty good when it comes to reading and following directions. Fitted out with a mound of instruction manuals and a fresh coffee I got to work.
To make a long story short, I failed fully. What happened between starting on this mission and at last giving up is a tiny bit of a blur, but here goes.
The first issue was all that language! Somewhere between routing, anamorphic and network, I developed a little bit of a brain freeze. Not to mention the confirmed fact that I could've played Scrabble with all the undecipherable acronyms like ADSL, THX and DHCP. Phew!
When I wrapped my head around a couple of these foreign terms (yes I admit that I had to employ the search and Google more than a couple of times), it was onto making all the different parts come together in one single working, congenial system. Well, my dreams of home theatre system glory were in tatters once again when I realized how horrid the varied components can be when you cannot get to first base even with the tech lingo. It's as if the factory purposefully made it very confused, I think only for their own perverse entertainment. In short the television is off doing its own thing, while the CD and disc player is going in the opposite direction, and in the meantime the satellite receiver is nowhere to be found. Each wants to be in charge of the different functions, but the more that you try and shed light on your options, the further you spin into a deep, dark hole of a system overload.
As I sat there surrounded by loose wires, random elements and one or two remote controls, I realized that installing a home based theatre system is not truly a DIY sort of job. I only wish I had come to that conclusion earlier. Regardless of how much I tell myself I'm able to do things on my own, this is one case where I had to admit defeat and called on the supplier to get me somebody to dig me out of this technical hole I had dug myself into. Help was then mercifully to hand. After hours of trying, a few not-so-nice words, and 1 or 2 cups of coffee I came to one easy conclusion: Some things actually are better left to the professionals.
With all my supplies in hand, all that was left to do was actually put it all together. OK, I admit that I'm no tech guru, genius or professional electrician, but I'm pretty good when it comes to reading and following directions. Fitted out with a mound of instruction manuals and a fresh coffee I got to work.
To make a long story short, I failed fully. What happened between starting on this mission and at last giving up is a tiny bit of a blur, but here goes.
The first issue was all that language! Somewhere between routing, anamorphic and network, I developed a little bit of a brain freeze. Not to mention the confirmed fact that I could've played Scrabble with all the undecipherable acronyms like ADSL, THX and DHCP. Phew!
When I wrapped my head around a couple of these foreign terms (yes I admit that I had to employ the search and Google more than a couple of times), it was onto making all the different parts come together in one single working, congenial system. Well, my dreams of home theatre system glory were in tatters once again when I realized how horrid the varied components can be when you cannot get to first base even with the tech lingo. It's as if the factory purposefully made it very confused, I think only for their own perverse entertainment. In short the television is off doing its own thing, while the CD and disc player is going in the opposite direction, and in the meantime the satellite receiver is nowhere to be found. Each wants to be in charge of the different functions, but the more that you try and shed light on your options, the further you spin into a deep, dark hole of a system overload.
As I sat there surrounded by loose wires, random elements and one or two remote controls, I realized that installing a home based theatre system is not truly a DIY sort of job. I only wish I had come to that conclusion earlier. Regardless of how much I tell myself I'm able to do things on my own, this is one case where I had to admit defeat and called on the supplier to get me somebody to dig me out of this technical hole I had dug myself into. Help was then mercifully to hand. After hours of trying, a few not-so-nice words, and 1 or 2 cups of coffee I came to one easy conclusion: Some things actually are better left to the professionals.
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