I recently replaced my living room TV and decided I didn't want to put it in the bedroom. I did want to setup a movie/gaming station in the home office for my nephews and grandkids. I also wanted to put the TV in the dining room for the times we host football parties when the weather isn't great. I also thought it'd be cool to put it on the patio for football games and parties. After debating the pros/cons of the options I decided on all of them. So...
I bought a rolling stand on Amazon for ~$90. I found a good deal on a pretty decent soundbar. Since the Xbox is taking the shelf space I used tie-wraps to secure a surge supressor, a U-verse box (for live TV) and a Roku (for streaming content). There's one more HDMI port on the set should the need arise.
On audio side, there's an Outlaw Audio wireless audio receiver connected to the soundbar. The corresponding transmitter is connected to a Sonos Connect so I can have Sonos playback through this semi-portable rig. The soundbar supports a Bluetooth connection as well but I don't think it'll get much use. I also have an unused subwoofer that'll work perfectly once I get around to building a support shelf that will span the front out-riggers.
I have great wifi reception on the patio/deck so the only wire required is the power.
I've hosted a couple of holiday parties and rolled this rig onto the deck and everything works great. That said it'll live most of it's life in the home office so, in theory, it'll should last a long time. I think we'll get a lot of use out of it.
Here's a shot of the business end...
And the fun side ...
Samsung 58" plasma display
Video Sources:
Xbox One S
U-verse wireless STB
Roku XDS
Yamaha YAS-106 soundbar
Polk PSW110 subwoofer
Audio Sources:
Sonos via Outlaw OAW4
Bluetooth connection to soundbar
I bought a rolling stand on Amazon for ~$90. I found a good deal on a pretty decent soundbar. Since the Xbox is taking the shelf space I used tie-wraps to secure a surge supressor, a U-verse box (for live TV) and a Roku (for streaming content). There's one more HDMI port on the set should the need arise.
On audio side, there's an Outlaw Audio wireless audio receiver connected to the soundbar. The corresponding transmitter is connected to a Sonos Connect so I can have Sonos playback through this semi-portable rig. The soundbar supports a Bluetooth connection as well but I don't think it'll get much use. I also have an unused subwoofer that'll work perfectly once I get around to building a support shelf that will span the front out-riggers.
I have great wifi reception on the patio/deck so the only wire required is the power.
I've hosted a couple of holiday parties and rolled this rig onto the deck and everything works great. That said it'll live most of it's life in the home office so, in theory, it'll should last a long time. I think we'll get a lot of use out of it.
Here's a shot of the business end...
And the fun side ...
Samsung 58" plasma display
Video Sources:
Xbox One S
U-verse wireless STB
Roku XDS
Yamaha YAS-106 soundbar
Polk PSW110 subwoofer
Audio Sources:
Sonos via Outlaw OAW4
Bluetooth connection to soundbar
