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    Question A home cinema with blueray??

    IN ALL THE MAGAZINES and home shopping sites, its always a dvd 5.1 home cinema and no mention of blue ray,
    yes the ones i have seen are just a blue ray player on there own!.
    any m8 recomend a not expensive!! set up .
    i am thinking of the hd route asap...

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    Speakers £146.76 Tannoy sfx
    Blu ray player bdp350 £157
    Amp Onkyo 506 is £199.00 but the Onkyo 606 would sound better at £379.99.

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    Try the YAMAHA RX-V1700 price in scandinavia about £1000,- ( maybe not the same model in the uk ) as ur amplifier, it has loads of connections hdmi in/out, optical in/out,,, and numerous choices of digital inputs...

    Works well for me!!!

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    It's pointless getting Blu-ray if you don't have a 1080P TV.

    If you just want 5.1 sound and on a tight budget, then any old DVD player with the right disc, and a secondhand AV amp will do the job, but expect to spend at least £200 on a good secondhand speaker system with active sub-woofer if you want something that sounds reasonable.

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    i am confused ok ,, i want a panasonic tv with surround sound both from a panasonic blue ray and sly tv!!!! have heard so many iffy replies yes .. no .. may be ,, i even rang the shop( that sells tvs). and he said yes it would be ok but im still uncertain,,,,,

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    Quote Originally Posted by koshba View Post
    Speakers £146.76 Tannoy sfx
    Blu ray player bdp350 £157
    Amp Onkyo 506 is £199.00 but the Onkyo 606 would sound better at £379.99.
    That was exactly the setup I was going to buy to pair with my 42" panasonic plasma until I read about the loading times on Blu-ray players.

    After loads of research I opted to go for

    Onkyo 606
    Tannoy SFX
    Playstation 3

    Yeah a playstation 3 and i dont even play games !!!

    The PS3 has turned out to be a wise buy as it has been able to update itself everytime there has been as update to the blu-ray/HDMI format. (i also bought the bluetooth remote control £17)
    Loading times for disks are very fast (same as my DVD player i would say).

    Bluray is not all about picture quality though, the sounds this set up can give off a bluray are trully amazing.

    The PS3 is worth a look asa bluray player even if you are a non gamer as I have also started to use it for playing MP3/MP4 files and storing my family photos. Not much more £££ than a standalone player but has far more functions and I might even sell it when the players finally catch up coz it will still be worth something unlike a BDP350 or BD-P1400

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    I also have PS3, and using a Harman Kardon AVR255 with 5.1 speakers which sounds amazingly good.

    It's possible to get better picture from a dedicated Blu-Ray player, but the PS3 is quite good, and I don't want more black boxes taking up space.

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    ok heres the score , am about to get a new model lg plasma, do u think its really needed a blue ray or INFACT a surround sound!!!!
    i think whats putting me off is having slyhd! and blueray combined ,, CONNECTIONS CONCERNS ME and yep i have read the threads!

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    as mentioned mate go the PS3 route for Blu-Ray although i dont have one in my setup i have seen them working and the BD movies look fab.

    Sky will work in the same setup as the PS3 i think that the Onkyo 506 has 3 HDMI inputs so no problems, but i would suggest if funds can be stretched go for the 606 it's by far better speced, all you need to do then is connect everything HDMI into the Onkyoand it becomes your switching center, you wont really need the speakers on the TV unless you want to use them in particular.

    happy viewing and listening.

    regards: canthackit

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    I dont think I would buy any LG products including their tv,s

    I would look at sony / samsung / pioneer /panasonic myself

    and there is a new bs460 or similar name panasonic blu ray recorder from a sly dish coming out soon , but its PRICEY at around a grand , was on the gadget show 2 weeks ago

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    echelon i read of a guy who had a new panasonic and went wrong 3 times after the purchase,,
    the lg id get has a 5 year guarantee included in the price , is a new model out in 2 weeks

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    they also dont call LG products "boomerangs" for nothing

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    Quote Originally Posted by echelon View Post
    they also dont call LG products "boomerangs" for nothing
    You are getting confused with Technomates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by keith mawer View Post
    echelon i read of a guy who had a new panasonic and went wrong 3 times after the purchase,,
    the lg id get has a 5 year guarantee included in the price , is a new model out in 2 weeks
    5 year warranty can be had on all TV's from John Lewis for free.

    Warranty is more important than just the brand name, as LCD/Plasmas are usually very expensive to repair out of warranty, and often just replaced as not repairable.

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    Icon14 Blu Ray Home Cinema

    Blu Ray Home Cinema all in one by Samsung

    h**p://www.samsung.com/uk

    Just put the tt in **

    Goto Products-Home Cinema
    Systems are HT-BD1252 5.1 System
    HT-BD1255 7.1 Home Cinema System
    Last edited by satpaul; 06-05-2009 at 03:28 PM. Reason: link did not work

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    Icon13 Problem

    It says theres a problem with that link M8!

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    No Problem with Link

    Re done the link for you Jim
    Last edited by satpaul; 06-05-2009 at 10:29 AM. Reason: wrong answer

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    Exclamation Nope

    Quote Originally Posted by satpaul View Post
    Re done the link for you Jim
    Nope Paul - still not working here!
    Says page not found - and yes I DID put in the 'tt'!!

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    Home Cinema

    Have changed it on above post

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    echelon..........had my lg 60" plasma since 2008 and not had a problem (touch wood)

    i have read more threads on forums with problems with pani and samsung ..

    so just my opinion ,,,hit and miss with most makes !!!

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