needing help on a load of stuff

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smilersmiles

Audiophyte
im wanting to buy lots of things in the future but i need help in if the things will connect together and work. heres my budget list of stuff:
amp is http://tinyurl.com/66zr4
speakers are http://tinyurl.com/5q3wr
tv is http://tinyurl.com/4vwqw
dvd player is http://tinyurl.com/5w2om
soundcard is http://tinyurl.com/63cgo
what im wanting to do with all this is be able to have only one set of speakers but i so i can either have them for the computer as i play a lot of games. but also be able to have them hooked up so they can be used whilst playing a dvd or watching tv. oh and what about being able to hook a gamecube up to cos im pretty sure itll be good to play games with 5.1 surround. if someone could help me i will be so happy
 
BMXTRIX

BMXTRIX

Audioholic Warlord
I gotta say - I would recommend that you go with a straightforward HTIB (Home Theater In A Box) setup like the Onkyo S770

Onkyo HTS770S for $399.99 at PCMall.com
http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/detail~dpno~507415.asp

Then you hook your sound card up (digitally) to the receiver, you have 6.1 channels of decent audio with real speakers and decent amplification.

The DVD player I won't comment on and the TV should be good. You may want to check to see if your PC supports 1080i or 720p output, and see if the TV supports that as an input and you could hook your PC up directly to the TV for video. Then you really wouldn't need a DVD player at all, but could use your DVD drive inside your PC.

The amp you have listed currently is a TWO CHANNEL stereo amp and won't play with the speakers you have listed which are specifically designed to connect to a PC and are really just small cruddy speakers that will not give you nearly the sound that you may be hoping for. Read the SPECIFICATIONS - not the hype. It says 2500 Watts on the main page, then the actual specs show 4 watts per speaker (!!!) and 18 watts for the sub.

The Onkyo, in contrast offers 6 channels rated at 130 watts, but more likely an honest 70 watts RMS per channel plus a 220 watt (probably pretty close) subwoofer. They list the speaker range as 30-20,000hz which is likely a LOT more accurate than the 16-20,000hz that Sony claims. 16hz from a PC package sub??? whatever

Not sure what your actual budget is or the availability of Onkyo if you are not in the USA, but I imagine you can get it with similar pricing.
 
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smilersmiles

Audiophyte
thanks for the reply and info. i already have the tv and its hooked up to my pc. i would recomend it to anyone at a cost of just over 200 pounds. i see what your saying about playing dvds from the pc but (and im not quite sure in this) computer noise is a big factor that really annoys me. plus id prob have to get a better graphics card as my current one is only 64mb. its ok for watching the stuff that i download but im not sure itll be up to it for playing dvds. what is this "1080i or 720p output" you were talking about?
the Onkyo HTS770S seems really good ill have to see if theres something simular of here im sure there is. price is ok to 499.00 USD=263.587 GBP

so with a htib id be able to hook everything up to it??
thamks again. smiler
 
BMXTRIX

BMXTRIX

Audioholic Warlord
Yes, you can hook everything up from your PC to the surround receiver. Do a search on hooking your PC up to your sound system as I have not done this personally, but there are specific sound cards that make it a little easier than others that some members here have talked about.

If your PC is hooked up to the TV already, then don't worry about 1080i or 720p which reference two of the normal high definition formats.
 
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