Home Cinema System

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:43 am

Yeah that's a very good price and will be a good setup. The Samsung home theatre systems get good write ups.

Also, stop being a cock.

Post by **Benn** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:22 am

I liked Angus' link, mostly because the tall speakers are cool :<

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:53 am

I like the TV Villa, but I still, as Benn, like my tall speakers.

Cheers for all the advice guys, think ill go read alot of reviews and pop into Currys etc. Im in no rush to buy and want to get the right stuff.

Keep the info coming ^^

Villa post a photo of your set up n thoughts when it comes.

Post by **Benn** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:53 am

I'm actually pretty interested as well, moving to new apartment in a few weeks and will have to kit it out

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:16 pm

This is the home cinema system I actually wanted, because it goes with the style and aesthetics of the series 6 TV I ordered (It's rosewood colour, like the TV).
Alas, this is more than double the price of the system I actually ordered

Samsung HT-TX715T

By the way, Dixons seem to be the place to buy this sort of gear at the moment due to their surprisingly low online prices and coupled with some other methods I've found for getting free delivery on TVs, and some cash back etc (I think I'm due back a further £26 from Dixons soon).

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:21 pm

Aug 2008 Transactions (GBP)
Date Merchant Amount Earnings Status Payment Date
25 Aug 2008 23:51:36 Dixons 890.08 41.50 tracked ~ Oct 2008

LOL, actually make that £41.50 due back from Dixons, thus the TV and Cinema system will end up costing me about £850 all in - which is less than the price of the TV on it's own in some shops.

Post by **Benn** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:53 am

Someone explain LCD vs Plasma tvs plx

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:38 am

LCD is best for gaming, Plasma is the rox for SD.

Plasmas tend to get mad hot from what I've seen, simply because of the technology.

LCD is probably better overall though IMO. Plasmas don't tend to last as long, has a potential for screenburn(altho most have anti-screenburn these days), and tend to be slightly pricer.

I'm sure zim or someone will be able to give you a more in depth description, but for your average joe like me, LCD does the job, since I'm pretty blind, I don't notice much difference between the two.

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:09 pm

I can confirm that big plasma screens are mad hot.
We have a 50" plasma in our office and up until this week, we had to keep a fan blowing on it all the time, to dissipate the heat.
No lie, though admittedly we had ventilation issues in the office anyway.

As for life, well I doubt anyone will be keeping the same TV beyond the 10 years or so that Plasmas are allegedly good for.

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:06 pm

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:06 pm

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:11 pm

Post by **Benn** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:26 am

How about projectors, anyone have much info on them?

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:08 pm

Nah I know next to nothing about projectors. They are a bit more hassle to fit because obviously they need to be mounted high or on a ceiling, and then you have to somehow wire all your sources to it which isn't always convenient if your projector is on the ceiling.

Post by **Benn** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:46 pm

About 10 minutes research tells me that it doesn't seem like a great idea for a normal-use TV because of the issue with ambient lighting which really screws up the view of it. I guess I'll stick with some ridiculous-size LCD instead.