Tommy
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Im after a 5.1 surround under £200 that has to have an optical input. What are peoples thoughts on this ? Also anyone suggest any others
http://www.laskys.com/home_cinema_and_audio/home_cinema/all_in_one_home_cinema/panasonic_sc_pt470eb_k.html
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Gareth
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Slightly over your budget but ive got a couple of these, nice piece of kit imo.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/74753
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IvIarkgraham
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panasonic one looks decent
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Toby
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what are you connecting to the optical input? Worth bearing in mind that at the budget you are looking for i would be surpised if it could hanlde DTS audio over the optical in which could be an issue if you plan to watch DVD's from an external input
edit: tha panasonic one you posted is one my boss bought a few weeks back and does exactly as i menitoned which means his PS3 can only output Dolby which is ok for games but not some films her has 'purchased'. However the inbulit DVD player is good and can play DTS and DD over the inbulit DVDplayer and it was a very good bit of kit for the money, however he got his for £75 when he purchased his panny TV from comet, i think £200 is a bit steep
[Edited on 04-02-2010 by Toby]
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Tommy
Im after a 5.1 surround under £200 that has to have an optical input. What are peoples thoughts on this ? Also anyone suggest any others
http://www.laskys.com/home_cinema_and_audio/home_cinema/all_in_one_home_cinema/panasonic_sc_pt470eb_k.html
look at the sony dav/z series. i have one, it is optical out, dts optical out, and is 850w-it is absolutely immense for what i need!
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Kurt
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I have a sony dav-dz260 and again is pretty cool
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Tommy
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The optical is for my ps3, with i like using as a blu ray player
Ive seen the logitech b4 its cool but it looks too much like a pc susyem which it is really.
What Sony do you have bubble.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Tommy
The optical is for my ps3, with i like using as a blu ray player
Ive seen the logitech b4 its cool but it looks too much like a pc susyem which it is really.
What Sony do you have bubble.
this one but its not ranged anymore, but the equivalent will be good also!!
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hcs-surround-kit---dvd-player/dav-dz260
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Tommy
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Looks like that one has been disscontinued and the replacement doesnt have optical
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Pop
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Can your £200 budget be stretched?
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Gareth John
Slightly over your budget but ive got a couple of these, nice piece of kit imo.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/74753
Might be alright for games, but for listening to music or films i wouldn't touch these with a 10ft barge pole, they sound fecking awful! The bass is flabby and just muds the field, the mid's disappear and the treble is way over the top and is painful after long periods. And Logitech rip you a new one for the privilege 
That Panny package is meant to be ok for the price, but as said look at the Sony range, £200 is a pretty tight budget though.
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Tommy
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quote:
Originally posted by Pop
Can your £200 budget be stretched?
Maybe £250 , what u got in mind
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Pop
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A bit out of your range but very good...
http://www.directtvs.co.uk/Sony_HT_SS100_-_home_theatre_system_-_5.1_channel_HT-SS100/version.asp?refsource=dtfroogle
I have the same system but with tallboy speakers.
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Tommy
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Oh yeah ive seen that, it is cool but bit too much
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