OT: Surround sound systems
 

I was wanting to get a basic surround sound system for my bedroom. This week, Circuit City has a Magnavox surround sound system with a sub and five other speakers and a dvd player for $200. Is this a decent system and is this a reasonable price? Remember, this is for my bedroom and I do not want to spend a whole lot of money. This system will only be used for watching cable tv and dvds. Also, with a surround sound system like this, isn't it almost a necessity to have S-video capabilities with the tv? Thanks.

surrounded...
 

You've already got a computer.

Get a tv vid card...ATI all-in-wonder, hook to TV.

Logitech z-560 surround will cover a bedroom,
and the whoofer will induce orgasmic resposes
in most women.

Wanna go high buck, the logitech Z-680
will break glass...i'm not kidding.

Only problem with that is that the computer is not in the bedroom.

I own a custom install A/V co. Here is how I'd answer that.
1. It's what you know or have heard before. It's like having a bayliner 17' for years and taking a ride in a cigarette.
2. The $200 system is like a bayliner.
3. It will sound better than the speakers in your TV and at $200 with a DVD player thats better than the TV speakers. So how could you go wrong.

Bose ( no highs no lows):eek: :eek:

At $200 you should not expect too much. But for a bedroom system, you do not need too much. You will get a much better picture with the S-video connection to you television than with the standard composite video connection. Component video is another step above S-video but many people cannot tell the difference between S-video and component video connections, especially on smaller TV's.

Mike

I could not have said it better myself!

Mike

What are your thoughts of this

http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...=1552&scat=242

with this

http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...cat=24&scat=26

Would this make a decent system in my bedroom? Thanks for your help.

The only person that can answer this question is you. Honestly if it was me I would just save my money. Do NOT expect much if anything out of these systems. Your TV speakers could be better. Take a listen to it in the store and figure it will probably sound mildly better in the house then the store.

Jon

Wait till after Xmas, Everything will be on sale

400$ RCA reciever, sale for 300$
Apex DVD player (Plays jap too!) 130$ on sale for 80$