Updated 11/23/2008 - HDTV and Surround Sound Recommendations! - Page 100

LilJayV10 · 09-04-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Shike

I was talking in terms of "Wife Acceptance Factor" as in, most wives don't like enormous speakers in the living room >_>

I misunderstood.

Xyoxvietsterx · 09-07-2008, 01:10 AM

Would you guys kindly recommend me a nice 5.1 surround system for 200$ or less. Used/refurbished is fine, I don't need top notch stuff. Something nice for my room is good, my room isn't that big but I want some nice sound.

Deathwish238 · 09-07-2008, 02:14 AM

Onkyo HT-S3100 5.1-Channel Receiver/ Speaker Package BLACK | Accessories4less

That's your best bet from a decent seller.

Dat_Dude · 09-29-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shike

I was talking in terms of "Wife Acceptance Factor" as in, most wives don't like enormous speakers in the living room >_>

True that. I had a set of Yamaha surround sound speakers. My wife and I just moved into a new house and instead of putting those hogs on the wall I put in Proficient Audio In-Wall speakers. They match the trim and you can barely tell they are there. Effin sweet.

Deathwish238 · 10-17-2008, 03:15 PM

Long overdue update.

Notably, the Optoma HD73 is less than $1000 now which is awesome. Thank you Shike for that link, Amazon rarely has better prices on pjs. I also need to find a $1500-$2000 projector now that the HC4900 has been discontinued.

But more awesome is the 42" Panasonic for $800 and 50" for $1150. Holy crap that's cheap!!

Jeremy C. · 10-28-2008, 09:43 PM

That 42 inch panny plasma is $766.99 + free shipping on Amazon.

Epiic · 10-28-2008, 11:09 PM

Hey Deathwish...how about a home theater system that has wireless rear speakers on a $400 budget?

Deathwish238 · 10-29-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy C.

That 42 inch panny plasma is $766.99 + free shipping on Amazon.

I don't go by online prices because 90% of people will not buy an HDTV online.

Good find though.

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Originally Posted by Epiic

Hey Deathwish...how about a home theater system that has wireless rear speakers on a $400 budget?

Why do you need wireless rears? If you can simply run cables along your walls, under carpet, etc you should as wireless adds extra cost and usually sounds worse. There are decent wireless options(KEF is coming to mind), but they cost $500 or so just for the wireless part w/o speakers

I'll take a look though

Epiic · 10-30-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Deathwish238

Why do you need wireless rears? If you can simply run cables along your walls, under carpet, etc you should as wireless adds extra cost and usually sounds worse. There are decent wireless options(KEF is coming to mind), but they cost $500 or so just for the wireless part w/o speakers

I'll take a look though

Well here is a very rough sketch of my living room. Right now I have carpeting, but next month we are going to get hardwood floor. So that eliminates running the wires underneath the carpet. I would have no problem running it around the walls, but I have a fireplace so I can't really do that either. That's why I am wanting something with rear wireless speakers. I was looking at the Samsung HT-Z310. $230 for the system and $100 for the wireless adapter. What do you think?

Deathwish238 · 10-30-2008, 05:30 PM

Where do you plan to put your rears? I assume positioned around the couch on the bottom left?

I do see how the fireplace will be annoying to deal with, I'm not 100% sure what you'ld want to do for the cleanest setup in that situation.

Okay well I do, I'ld run the wire through your walls....lol. That's obviously a lot more work and much more difficult unless you have done something along those lines before. Is this a rental or do you own it?

Perhaps you could start with a stereo setup now and eventually get in ceilings or in walls, assuming you own the place.

Samsung's audio....is really just to make money. They're not an audio manufacturer by any means, I doubt they actually designed most of the setup. It only sells because of their brand name.

You will still have wires running to the rear speakers and you need a power source near the rears as well. You just save on having to run wire from the receiver to the back of the room.

I was thinking of Panasonic as they have a decent wireless speaker setup:
Newegg.com - Panasonic SC-PT960 1080p Up-Conversion DVD 5.1 CH Home Theater System

The downsides, it doesn't have many inputs...only 1 optical input. As with most cheaper rear wireless setups...the rear speakers don't sound great.

I don't know how much you care about audio. If you want to do it well and still go wireless, spend a bit more and you'll not only get a crap load better sound, you'll have a lot of options and flexibility for years. A HTiB will do the job. It will work, but it's really just a get by.