nelly1(Harmless) posted this on Monday, 21st October 2002, 11:47
I am looking for a good DVD player with the whole cinema surround setup with it for £300- £450. I would also like to find one with a radio tuner in it to allow me to lose my stereo equipment. I`ve seen Sony do one but ideally I would like multi region. I know I`m asking a lot but anyone got any advise. Cheers.
RE: Looking for a good home cinema system - Any Ideas
gingerone(Elite) posted this on Monday, 21st October 2002, 14:43
Have a look on www.techtronics.com they`ve got a couple of pioneer ones on there that look decent for about your money.
RE: Looking for a good home cinema system - Any Ideas
Bowf(Elite) posted this on Monday, 21st October 2002, 15:43
The word ` compromise ` comes to mind when looking at all-in-one systems. The Sony and Pioneer systems in your price bracket may well have the FM tuner you desire, but the DVD players themselves are severely limited by a lack of any scart sockets. No scart connection to your TV is a pretty shocking omission.Even Asda £60 dvd players have scart sockets. If you want a decent dvd player you might have to forego the FM tuner. Then you could get something like the Sony HTBE1 `babe` surround system for around £220 ( pricerunner) and a multi-region Pioneer DV454 player for £127 ( techtronics ) Both award winning pieces of kit for a total of £347 ! Superb.
RE: Looking for a good home cinema system - Any Ideas
RichardH(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 22nd October 2002, 09:02
I would agree with Bowf - a seperate DVD and amp is a good idea - apart from anything else, it`s more upgradeable. Many of these all in one systems come without scart. Only downside is the extra space taken up, but a small price to pay. Sadly that Pioneer price Bowf quoted is ex VAT and delivery - as an alternative you could try Richer Sounds - Multiregion Tosh 220 in either silver of black for £135. There are many cheaper DVD players around, but might be worth getting a good `un.
RE: Looking for a good home cinema system - Any Ideas
nelly1(Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 23rd October 2002, 11:39
Thanks all for your help.
Looks like I`m very naive about this whole home cinema thing. Never mind. I`ll have a look at your recommendations and see what I come up with. Thanks again
RE: Looking for a good home cinema system - Any Ideas
Steve Clark(Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 23rd October 2002, 12:33
I got the Yamaha HTiB-45 for around £320, For that you get a good receiver and passable speakers that can always be upgraded later. Put that with one of the DVDs mentioned and you`re covered.
For me this was the best option to get all the audio formats I wanted (DD, DTS, DPLII).
