Looks like this newsgroup is pretty much dead isn't it?  All I see these 
days (much like nearly every other newgroup I used to follow) is endless 
posts selling cheap tat from China.

MikeB wrote:
> Looks like this newsgroup is pretty much dead isn't it?  All I see these 
> days (much like nearly every other newgroup I used to follow) is endless 
> posts selling cheap tat from China.

Got to agree with you mike, its a shame though :(

Lurker Ross :(

"Ross"  wrote in message 
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> MikeB wrote:
>> Looks like this newsgroup is pretty much dead isn't it?  All I see these 
>> days (much like nearly every other newgroup I used to follow) is endless 
>> posts selling cheap tat from China.
>
> Got to agree with you mike, its a shame though :(
Isn't this also due to the fact that it is a lot easier to do home cinema 
today than it way a couple of years ago. You had to choose DVD player, 
receiver, speakers etc all very expensive and advice was very often need 
before parting with you cash.

But today you can even go into Curry's and for £200 get quite a decent 5.1 
DVD system all in one box.

Ian_m wrote:
> "Ross"  wrote in message 
> news:fMmdnfTVNvjXqBLVnZ2dnUVZ8rGdnZ2d@bt.com...
>> MikeB wrote:
>>> Looks like this newsgroup is pretty much dead isn't it?  All I see 
>>> these days (much like nearly every other newgroup I used to follow) 
>>> is endless posts selling cheap tat from China.
>>
>> Got to agree with you mike, its a shame though :(
> Isn't this also due to the fact that it is a lot easier to do home 
> cinema today than it way a couple of years ago. You had to choose DVD 
> player, receiver, speakers etc all very expensive and advice was very 
> often need before parting with you cash.
> 
> But today you can even go into Curry's and for £200 get quite a decent 
> 5.1 DVD system all in one box.

True, the basic, high street, home cinema set-up is now very affordable 
and, please don't hate me, probably perfectly adequate for most peoples 
requirements.

I think the market for high end installs still exists and obviously 
these are infanatly configurable.

What I think has disappeared are the enthusiastic people that enjoyed 
discussion without necessarily needing a problem to solve.

Unless of course they are just hiding, awaiting their time to rise again 
  ;) sort of AV second coming ;)

Lurker Ross :)

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:26:39 +0100, Ross  wrote:

>Ian_m wrote:
>> "Ross"  wrote in message 
>> news:fMmdnfTVNvjXqBLVnZ2dnUVZ8rGdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> MikeB wrote:
>>>> Looks like this newsgroup is pretty much dead isn't it?  All I see 
>>>> these days (much like nearly every other newgroup I used to follow) 
>>>> is endless posts selling cheap tat from China.
>>>
>>> Got to agree with you mike, its a shame though :(
>> Isn't this also due to the fact that it is a lot easier to do home 
>> cinema today than it way a couple of years ago. You had to choose DVD 
>> player, receiver, speakers etc all very expensive and advice was very 
>> often need before parting with you cash.
>> 
>> But today you can even go into Curry's and for £200 get quite a decent 
>> 5.1 DVD system all in one box.
>
>True, the basic, high street, home cinema set-up is now very affordable 
>and, please don't hate me, probably perfectly adequate for most peoples 
>requirements.
>
>I think the market for high end installs still exists and obviously 
>these are infanatly configurable.
>
>What I think has disappeared are the enthusiastic people that enjoyed 
>discussion without necessarily needing a problem to solve.
>
>Unless of course they are just hiding, awaiting their time to rise again 
>  ;) sort of AV second coming ;)
>
>Lurker Ross :)

In common with much of Usenet this group has been deserted by former denizens
deluded by the flash beauty & cheap thrills of web based forums. In the case of
uk.media.home-cinema you will find www.avforums.com covers the topic pretty
well.
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Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

Nigel Barker wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:26:39 +0100, Ross  wrote:
> 
>> Ian_m wrote:
>>> "Ross"  wrote in message 
>>> news:fMmdnfTVNvjXqBLVnZ2dnUVZ8rGdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>>> MikeB wrote:
>>>>> Looks like this newsgroup is pretty much dead isn't it?  All I see 
>>>>> these days (much like nearly every other newgroup I used to follow) 
>>>>> is endless posts selling cheap tat from China.
>>>> Got to agree with you mike, its a shame though :(
>>> Isn't this also due to the fact that it is a lot easier to do home 
>>> cinema today than it way a couple of years ago. You had to choose DVD 
>>> player, receiver, speakers etc all very expensive and advice was very 
>>> often need before parting with you cash.
>>>
>>> But today you can even go into Curry's and for £200 get quite a decent 
>>> 5.1 DVD system all in one box.
>> True, the basic, high street, home cinema set-up is now very affordable 
>> and, please don't hate me, probably perfectly adequate for most peoples 
>> requirements.
>>
>> I think the market for high end installs still exists and obviously 
>> these are infanatly configurable.
>>
>> What I think has disappeared are the enthusiastic people that enjoyed 
>> discussion without necessarily needing a problem to solve.
>>
>> Unless of course they are just hiding, awaiting their time to rise again 
>>  ;) sort of AV second coming ;)
>>
>> Lurker Ross :)
> 
> In common with much of Usenet this group has been deserted by former denizens
> deluded by the flash beauty & cheap thrills of web based forums. In the case of
> uk.media.home-cinema you will find www.avforums.com covers the topic pretty
> well.
> --
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

Very true Nigel BUT its for that reason that I love Usenet, it takes a 
certain amount of skill to use and this generally keeps the gits away!

I know that we still get plenty of trolls and muppets but I cant imagine 
its nearly as much as if it were a more accessible and widely used 
platform.

Lurker Ross

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