Page 1 of Budget 5.1 system for Samsung 511

Hi,
I got a Samsung 511 for xmas & am now looking for a 5.1 sound system to go with it. I`ve heard that digitron do a pretty good (for the price) one, is it much cop?

Who or what is digitron? Is there a website?

You`re between a rock and a hard place.
The 511 doesn`t have a built-in 5.1 decoder so you have to go for a system that decodes.That excludes most of the cheaper surround systems that only amplify what the DVD player does ( Bush/Goodmans etc.).
There are systems that will decode for less than £200 ( Yamaha ? ) but, by god, they`re ugly...( my opinion of course ).
Ugly black boxes that look like something Blue Peter cobbled together from cornflake boxes. Yuck...
Maybe looks aren`t important to you, I don`t know.
For a combination of looks/performance/price the Sony HTK215 is the best bet. It`s still around £280 but it`s an award winner and sounds fantastic.Easily worth the dosh and will happily cope with you upgrading your player, which you will undoubtedly do in future when you`re hooked to DVD !

I have ordered a VideoLogic Digitheatre silver from www.qed-uk.com for 200quid
It has had some good reviews from both PC and DVD websites etc.

It has a remote control, Dolby Digital and ProLogic decoder etc and looks quite good.
Do a search on www.google.co.uk and you will see some reviews.
OR goto www.videologic.com and from the product information page you can read some reviews.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 3rd April 2002, 20:22