Today, woot.com has a refurbished Philips HTS3544 5.1 HThiB for $99.99 (+$5 shipping). This does not include a real receiver but an upscaling DVD player with a few minor audio inputs including SPDIF for cable/sat boxes. The DVD player does play mp3's--nope no FLAC's. This is still an okay unit for someone wanting basic surround sound on a really low budget. Just don't expect this to beat any Wilson's or Von Schweikert's (or Polks, Yamaha, Boston Acoustics, etc.) in the audio dept.
Specs? Courtesy of Cnet:
http://reviews.cnet.com/home-theater-systems/philips-hts3544-37/4507-6740_7-32386194.html?tag=mncol;rnav
Speaker(s)
4 x Satellite speaker - External - 150 - 20000 Hz - 6 Ohm - Wired , 1 x Center channel speaker - External - 150 - 20000 Hz - 3 Ohm - Wired , 1 x Subwoofer - External - 40 - 150 Hz - 3 Ohm - Wired
Connectors
Headphone Jack Yes
Coaxial Digital Input Yes
Connections
1 x Audio line-in ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Front , 1 x USB - Front , 1 x HDMI output - Rear , 1 x Component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear , 1 x Composite video output ( RCA phono ) - Rear , 2 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 ) - Rear , 1 x SPDIF input ( RCA phono ) - Rear , 1 x S-Video output ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear , 1 x Docking station - Rear
