Home Cinema System but confused about what one is the best for the money! PLEASE HELP

arlybarly

It is my husbands Birthday coming up soon and he really wants a Home Cinema System. There are so many but i just dont know wht one is the best for the money! I have got around £130 but would go to about £150 to spend on one. Could you give me a few suggestions on what one is the best for around that price.


I was looking at this one but is it any good?

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0109402704.1208368030@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadedlffhldjcflgceggdhhmdfho.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=721725&category_oid=

Many Thanks
ArlyBarly

TonyLisaP

Not bad for the money and 1000w so plently noisy.

confused31_2

arlybarly wrote: »

It is my husbands Birthday coming up soon and he really wants a Home Cinema System. There are so many but i just dont know wht one is the best for the money! I have got around £130 but would go to about £150 to spend on one. Could you give me a few suggestions on what one is the best for around that price.


I was looking at this one but is it any good?

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0109402704.1208368030@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadedlffhldjcflgceggdhhmdfho.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=721725&category_oid=

Many Thanks
ArlyBarly

That ones okay, but really speaking you want one that upscale to 1080 which is high defintion, this will upscale your normal dvd's to high defintion quality.

This does depend on whether you have got an hd lcd/plasma screen, heres the chepest i could find and it a right bargain from amazon for 99.99 apparantly on the philips site it is going for nearly 400 pound.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-MCD988-Cinema-Changer-Upscaling/dp/B001026Y20

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/-/281/363/-/3317062/Sony-DAV-DZ230-Home-Cinema-System/Product.html?searchtype=genre

this one is 169.99 but is a good spec, but you can get 5% of withcode experienceo8 also you can get some money off if you go through quidco.

Just checked on another site the one from currys does upscale to 1080p so for that money its a bargain, i would get the one you first seen, if you go on amazon there are some good reviews for it and its abou 170 pound.

confused

arlybarly

Thanks alot confused31 for that find, now that is what you call a Bargain!! Im looking at it now, do you think this one is ok as its a 2.1 channel or doesnt it matter? Also as its that cheap do you think it isnt a scam or something as i have never bought from Amazon before lol.

Many thanks
ArlyBarly

arlybarly

What one do you think i shuld get then ecause i havent the slighest idea on technology lol or do oyu htink i should wait for some other bargains.

Thanks Arlybarly

confused31_2

I would get the 5.1 one you found from currys, oh and heres a code for 5% discount code as long as you buy in april for home delivery its YAW935, enter it when you get to the checkout.

that will take it down 123 pound, which is even better.

heres a link to amazon for the same one you found it looks good and theres good reviews about it. and there selling it for a lot more.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-SC-PT450-Cinema-System-Up-Conversion/dp/B000QDIRXI/ref=pd_sbs_ce_title_1

hope this helps confused

D.K.

The Currys one does look like good value but it doesn't look like there are stands for the rear speakers also, how does it " Zoom in on any part of movie" ?
1000 watts rms...that's a bit hard to swallow!

Make sure your TV has a suitable output
D.

OK_Sauce

Don't forget there is an alternative to the 'one box solution' If any part goes wrong, then your whole system suffers. On the Panasonic, for instance, if the dvd player breaks, then you are a bit stuck. You could add a separate dvd player but as there are only auxillary analogue stereo inputs you would lose your true 5.1 sound capabilties. Here's a budget system:

http://www.richersounds.com/information.php?cda=static&cst=homecinemasystems

You would need to add a dvd player, but these are peanuts nowadays.

Disclaimer: I'm not suggesting this is the best approach for you, I'm sure the Panasonic system is very good. All I'm doing is making you aware of the possible pitfalls!:D

OK_Sauce

D.K. wrote: »

The Currys one does look like good value but it doesn't look like there are stands for the rear speakers also, how does it " Zoom in on any part of movie" ?
1000 watts rms...that's a bit hard to swallow!

Make sure your TV has a suitable output
D.

According to the Panasonic website

Front 2x125W RMS
Rear 2x125W RMS
Centre 250W
Sub 250W

Total 1000W RMS!

(pretty good, actually!)