home theatre that won't break the bank

Advantages: high quality/low price
Disadvantages: none

...We bought this dvd/home theatre system from indexshop.co.uk at a price of £99.99. The player itself is quite small as dvd players go but is quite heavy for it's size.It comes with speakers: front left and right,rearleft and right,centre and subwoofer, it also incorporates a dolby 5.1 decoder. Connecting the speakers is very easy, all the terminals on the rear are marked with the appropriate speaker connections and are colour coded to match the colour code on the speaker cables.The hardest thing is deciding where to place the speakers. The manual is very good, describing both verbaly and graphically how to connect everything together .It will play dvd,mp3,cd-r and jpeg(kodak picture discs).It plays dvd-r too.It does all the usual things,angle selection(if you can find a dvd with multi-angle). Sound is of a very good quality...

bobd 01.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of Venturer DVD Home Theater System

Bose SoundDock Digital Music System Review

Advantages: Superb Sound, Very Loud, Ideal for Ipods
Disadvantages: not go to travel with, Extremely Expensive

...Bose SoundDock Digital Music System I happened to get this as a gift and it turned out to be quiet interesting Summary: This dock is used mainly for ipod and allows you to connet mp3 players to it and listen to high quality music via speakers. It is idle for homes and small gatherings, although I would not run a party off these. Pros: This system has terrific sound and can go very load despite its relative small size. As with almost all Bose speakers the quality is amazing, so long as the source you are playing it from is high quality it will allow the speakers to each its potential. I have a surround sound Bose set up in one of my rooms but now prefer to use this product as it is very simple to operate. Just plug the mp3 player in and press play and your set. Can't get much simpler. It also runs off a wall...

plunt 05.04.2008 · Read review
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Nice System- Windows XP Home Edition

Advantages: safty, easy to use.
Disadvantages: no much features.

...this is a very nice product, easy to use, have been use it alot of time. product with a reasonable price, which is afordable for most ppl. it is a very safty system, I do not use extra firewall to protect my computer. the revert system is very helpful, when your system does not works well, you can easily sort it out by reverting your system to the back. home edition does not have so many features as the professional edition, but it is enough for personal use, and the price is much cheaper than the professional. SP2 is emphasis on the safty of system in my understanding, i kept upgrade every week, and I surf on net everday, but have never get spyware from internet. The only disadvantage is the there is no much features on this system, it is not beautiful as some other systems....

gaosha 24.05.2007 (25.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2 Complete package

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

Top 7 Things I Do When Home Alone for the Night

Advantages: Get to know me even more!
Disadvantages: I'm lonely!

...Introduction I'm often home alone at night while my mum is working and it can get very, very, very boring because I have no friends who live near me. There are lots of things I can do to keep myself entertained. I can't choose my top 5 so here are my top 7 things I do when home alone at night: 7. Watch the TV There's not much I like on the TV at night but I love watching friends. It's on every night! I also like The War at Home, which is on just before Friends. Sometimes all that is on is boring doccumentaries or reality TV shows (which I don't like (except Big Brother - I think it's quite good)). 6. Watch a DVD or Video If there's nothing good on the telly then I'll watch one of my many DVDs. I have lots and lots of DVDs (most of them boring chick flicks that belong to my mum). I also have lots of videos. I have a whole...

TerryfaeScotland2 21.04.2007 · Read review
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Best Home Theater system I've ever owned

Advantages: sleek looks, deep bass, crisp treble, clear midrange, easy to use
Disadvantages: cant set different rear speaker sound levels between surround modes

...for playing stereo music where the sound from the front speakers is copied and played at the same level out of the rear speakers. Ok, fair enough you get a much more exciting sound with CD's if you crank the rear speakers and hit Pro Logic II's music or movie setting. Still, once you set all the speaker levels to your taste (and aslo program in your actual distance between front and rear speakers - a setting that I cannot tell any difference between even at extreme settings, one for audio freaks I imagine) you get to enjoy the sweet, sweet sound of the Sony. At flat EQ settings the treble is crisp and tight, probably as good as you'd expect given the size of the speakers but I think the wattage speaks for itself here. The Sony always delivers with movies and TV and I'm starting to prefer the sound to that in my local theater. After prolonged...

adesics 24.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Sony HTDDW760

Sony hits the mark with an all-in-one wonder!

Advantages: All in one theater, music and entertainment system in one space-saving unit.
Disadvantages: -

...Buying a new Home Entertainment System is a daunting and potentially costly step for any household. With loads of brands, tradenames, technologies and formats its easy to see why some people don't take the step to upgrading (even though they might want to) or end-up getting a poor value system that some underqualified employee at an electronics shop (not mentioning any names ahem Dixons, Currys) got them to cough up for. Introduction to Home Theater Systems (HTS) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry for going a little off-topic but I feel that such complex and expensive equipment deserve a little introduction. Basically in deciding whether to purchase such an item you have three choices: 1. Don't upgrade, bear in mind that these systems are expensive to buy and potentially maintain (it might...

pepetheprawn 15.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Sony DAVC700(M) / Multi - Region DVD Home Theater System

Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Advantages: Brilliant album
Disadvantages: None

...This CD is Dream Theaters ninth studio cd and they seem to get better with every cd they make. One good thing being each dream theater cd has a new and different sound to the last and theres no exception here. In the Presence Of Enemies Part 1: This is part 1 of the epic that is In the Presence Of Enemies. Part 2 is the last song on the cd. This part of it is mostly instrumental and shows off how good dream theater are musically. Labrie doesn't come in till about 5 minutes into the song and then the song starts to pick up. This is a brilliant opener to the cd. Forsaken: This song is one of the softer, more catchy songs on the cd, much like I Walk Beside You from the previous cd in that it sounds radio friendly. The main riff of the song has to be one of the best guitar riffs on the cd. Song has a really catchy chorus, I would...

egox2k7 26.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Systematic Chaos - Dream Theater

Home Alone!

Advantages: I can sing with nobody listening to me or telling me to shut up!
Disadvantages: It doesn't happen often enough!

...It isn't very often I get the house to myself. The only time I do is when my Mum & Dad have gone out for the night and my brother is round his mate's house, either staying over or just there till late. Sometimes it's when I come home from a break at college while Mum's out shopping. But when I do, I like to make the most of it. So here is my top 5 favourite things to do when home alone. 1) If it's a special occasion, such as my birthday or Halloween or whatever, then I tend to have two or three friends over. Such as Halloween this year. We rented out a horror film and ordered a pizza. (usually on these occasions, I have to let my mum and dad know in advance that I'm having friends over, that way, they make themseleves scarce as they know they won't be able to get into the lounge all night!) On other occasions, me and my friends...

lozzy_lou178 12.11.2007 · Read review
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