HOME CINEMA ON A BUDGET? TRY THESE.

Advantages: Small,unobtrusive satellite speakers.
Disadvantages: Not as good as larger speakers.

...I brought my set of tannoys 15 months ago and, at the time,they cost £300.Now,with a little searching around,they can be obtained for under £200. What you get in the box is five satellite speakers(two front,two rear and a centre speaker) plus a seperate powered subwoofer. You also get wall mounted supports for the two front and two rear speakers and all the speaker cables(i changed the cables to 79 stand q.e.d. speaker cable to improve the sound). Setting up the system is relatively easy:you just need an electric drill for the the wall mounted stands and once fitted,you just connect the cables to your home cinema amp. Easy!! Once you have connected everything,it is time to try out the system. My first reaction and i am sure yours will be the same was one of complete disbelief!! The sound quality for such small speakers...

iiyama1000 19.08.2004 (13.02.2005) · Read review
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Review of Tannoy FX 5.1 Home Cinema Speaker System

home cinema for your viewing

Advantages: stylish, reliable, clear sound
Disadvantages: none

...or even your PC. The price is now around £495, so quite reasonable, I think. The cinema pack is good value for anyone who wants to integrate hi-fi and DVD sound systems at the same as upgrading their stereo....

kamfisa 22.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of JVC QP-112AL Home Cinema Packages

Home Cinema Heaven!

Advantages: Big screen, great picture, surround sound, sleek
Disadvantages: Need persuading to leave the sofa!

...is HD ready. This is not something I have investigated yet but with the picture being so impressive as it is I can't say I'm desperate for it to get any better! Here's the official stats: Picture * Resolution : 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) * Dynamic Contrast Ratio : 5000:1 * Brightness 450 cdm2 * XD EngineTM Full HD Sound * Surround MAX * Dimple Speaker * SSM (6 Sound Status Mode) * 10W + 10W * Simplink * Intelligent Eye * AV Input Navigation * Input Labelling * TruV : 47"/42" (178/178) Connectivity * 2 x HDMI * 2 x Scart * Component * PC Input * Digital Optical Out (5.1 Home Cinema System) * S-Video The future So, I'm a happy bunny. I have a great TV which looks sleek and doesn't dominate the room entirely. Now all I need to do is to read all...

Cutecandy 06.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of LG 42 LF 66

Value for money Home Cinema System

Advantages: Design, style, quality, options
Disadvantages: can not see any

.... I was looking for a good quality, not to expensive home cinema system and found this one. Saw LG HT353SD in Sainsbury's for just £79.99 and was not sure. I checked all the other prices online and details on manufacturer's website. Same day decided to go for it and bought it next day. I have it over one week now and am totally satisfied. It does exactly everything what should and does it great. This home theatre system is very nice looking and nicely designed. Stylish I would say as each speakers surface reflects. Cables are absolutely long enough (even rear ones) as in some other sets they are simply to short. This time Lg's done a good job. Using remote control you are able to control everything. Batteries are included. Installation Instruction and a manual are included in box and are simple and easy in use. This went...

panther23 23.09.2008 (01.12.2008) · Read review
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Review of LG HT353SD

Home cinema disappointment

Advantages: Ease of controls, smart black speakers and player with blue light, good quality sound.
Disadvantages: Home cinema deliverance limited unless using a DVD.

...Having finally said goodbye to an old DVD player and separate CD and radio player, we decided to opt for the home cinema system from Samsung. Having already recently purchased a Samsung TV which we were very pleased with the value for money of the Samsung Home Cinema TZ215 tempted us to carry on with the brand. I hate to admit that in my opinion I am disappointed in the 'home cinema' aspect in that I expected more and now having read the other reviews wonder if I actually connected it up properly, but we have checked everything and all seems ok. Firstly, with four tall speakers dotted correctly around the room and set up as per the instruction manual for distance etc, I was disappointed in that the four all do not work at the same time. If you have a film with thunder or a loud crash, yes you get the effect (and the cat jumps!) but...

Phweeter 05.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Samsung HT-TZ215

Our home cinema

Advantages: Great screen, attractive
Disadvantages: Seems complicated

...This is my parents' telly. It has proved great for having friends over to watch dvds. We don't actually have a dvd player so we connect up our laptops to the computer using the ports provided & our own leads for connecting a monitor to a computer & sound speakers. Theres a way around anything these days. It works great. Its like being in a cinema in fact. It is our new main home t.v. - mostly because our old one had just packed in & my dad believes you should always spend as much as possible on new stuff (hmm.. yeh, ok dad). This is our first plasma. It was fairly easy to set up & use, although I admit I left the setting up to dad. But he's famous for technical disasters so that must be a good thing. Once you know what you're doing, the connections are also very easy to use. Just one thing.. be careful with laptops, as connecting...

Ayesha- 01.06.2007 (05.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of Hitachi Hitachi 42PD9700

panasonic home cinema

Advantages: blu ray superior picture and sound quality. 1000 watts
Disadvantages: only 3 speakers

...I tested this out in shop and it sounded excellent. I bought it and it sounds 10 times better in my lounge. The 1000 watts power fills room with clear powerful sound. The music special fx and speech is crystal clear. It has a whisper mode so even at lower volumes the sound is perfect. This is a blu ray player and picture quality is beautiful. It will also up grade old dvds to higher quality. This is true they are better pictures but not that much different. The best aspect of this system is ability to create blu ray quality sound, it is true blu ray does have much improved sound quality and this system can recreate it. It also has an ipod interface....

c99gilbert 01.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic SC-BT100

Portable home cinema packs a punch

Advantages: Great picture and sound. Portable. Comes with carry case. Reasonable price. Vertical keystone
Disadvantages: Lacks useful connection leads, small amount of 'arcing'. No Horizontal keystone.

...This is the product to choose if you don't have space for a dedicated movie room or don't want a great big LCD TV on your wall (after all, do you really want to watch Coronation Street on a big screen?). With a fantastic big picture, that frankly dwarfs large screen TVs, a built in DVD player and two built in 5 watt speakers, the DV11 is a one box cinema solution that can be packed neatly away at the end of the show. ***Picture Quality*** The picture quality is fantastic for the price (DV11 can currently be found for between £450 and £550). Great colour and contrast are produced by the 7 segment colour wheel, DLP technology, contrast ratio of 2,500:1 (this makes the blacks black and the whites white and means you can see what's going on even in dark scenes) and about 1600 ANSI lumens (this is a measure of brightness, and generally...

qwerty30 09.09.2007 (12.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Optoma MovieTime DV11

Samsung HT-Q20 Home Cinema System

Advantages: Excellent quality, great features!
Disadvantages: No speaker stands!

...A home cinema system is a must for any true movie enthusiast, looking to re-create that cinema feel in the living room. Whilst nothing beats the cinema experience for movies, a good home cinema system goes a long way to enhancing the home movie experience. I have the Samsung HT-Q20 home cinema system in my house, and whilst it's certainly not the best system available on the market, I find it does a pretty good job for the price. The Samsung HT-Q20 is almost a complete home entertainment system, since not only does it offer a dvd player with 5.1 surround sound, but it also has a built in radio tuner, plays audio CD's and has a USB slot for MP3 player compatability. These features were key in my decision for purchasing the system, as it basically meant that there was no need for me to purchase a separate Hi-fi system, which I also...

danmclovin 26.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Samsung HT-Q 20

Puts the cinema into home cinema

Advantages: No screen door effect, high contrast ratio, cinema colour, quiet, all the inputs you need
Disadvantages: there really are no significant disadvantages

...It was the Editor's choice in What HDTV Issue 45 June 2006. In conclusion I'll say that this is an excellent projector that has no screen door effect, which puts the cinema quality into your home cinema system. Go buy it!...

Krnries 14.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic PT-AE900E