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[selkec]

My mother recenty got a new TV....FINALLY. lol. Now she wants surround sound. SHe is notelectronic savy. So we are looking at a home theater in a box or something simple. Im getting her a panny BD player. So we either need a HTIB or if you all can help me peice together something 500 or less. ANy help you can give will be appreciated. Im not used to looking for HTIB stuff but for her it may be the easiest. Or maybe I will try to talk her into peicing together a system but she just dont care about it that much. PLEASE HELP.

 

[njedpx3]

Look at Audioholics Online Store

My mother recenty got a new TV....FINALLY. lol. Now she wants surround sound. SHe is notelectronic savy. So we are looking at a home theater in a box or something simple. Im getting her a panny BD player. So we either need a HTIB or if you all can help me peice together something 500 or less. ANy help you can give will be appreciated. Im not used to looking for HTIB stuff but for her it may be the easiest. Or maybe I will try to talk her into peicing together a system but she just dont care about it that much. PLEASE HELP.

I would look at some of the HTIB packages Audioholics offers. For example:

(1) if you haven't already got the BD player : http://store.audioholics.com/product/2763/66388/audioholics--750-home-theater-package $750


(2) Yamaha AVR and speakers
http://store.audioholics.com/product/2376/80/yamaha-yht-391-5-1-channel-home-theater-in-a-box-system $399.95

or

http://store.audioholics.com/product/2375/80/yamaha-yht-491-5-1-channel-home-theater-in-a-box-system $499.95


Good Luck!

Forest Man

 

[Nomo]

Just an off the wall thought, what about a sound bar?

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=556970&CTID=5001100

Granted, this one is out of the budget, but it does simplify things.
There are cheaper alternatives.
Just a thought.

 

[selkec]

I dont get how the sound bar can make surround sound. It all comes from the front. Maybe Ill try to get her to peice together a system. She dont need anything big but would maybe like to be able to crank the music sometimes. I have seen some polk monitor 60's cheap. Too many damn options out there. lol

 

[mtrycrafts]

I dont get how the sound bar can make surround sound. It all comes from the front. Maybe Ill try to get her to peice together a system. She dont need anything big but would maybe like to be able to crank the music sometimes. I have seen some polk monitor 60's cheap. Too many damn options out there. lol

Yes, it does come from the front, but on my old tube TV it is amazing what surround effects are generated with those two speakers. It has to do with signal timing and phase shifting. Granted, it may not work equally at different seating locations.
May want to see if you can try one at a store. I know Radio Shack has one at my store but didn't ask for a demo as I was not interested but may when I get a modern Tv for the family room for casual TV viewing.