spanky2k
Established Member
First of all, apologies for the long title, so many threads appear on here looking for recommendations that I don't think people bother clicking on them without knowing what kind of price range etc will be asked for.
Right, I'm thinking of getting a new set up. For various reasons, I'll be replacing pretty much everything. So far I'm pretty sure I've decided on the Samsung LE46M87BD/LE46M87BDX 46" 1080p LCD set and the soon to be released Toshiba HD-EP30 HD-DVD player although I may stretch on the latter to the HD-EP35 if anyone can give me good reason to, particularly in regard to the main brunt of this message.
Can anyone give me any recomendations on an av amp + speakers combo in the (roughly) £250-£500 price range, specifically to match well with the above equipment, a Wii and maybe Sky HD. I don't mind switching around a bit on the TV though so everything doesn't *have* to be piped through the amp.
Things I'd really like although are probably not possible in this price range are: upscaling of all inputs and specifically component to HDMI, upscaling to 1080p (long shot), black piano look or something nice (basically not silver). Right now I'm not particularly interested in 6.1 or 7.1 unless anyone can convince me otherwise (since I think all HD content is 5.1 right now). I also don't really care about things like digital radio and I don't really want something with a dvd player built in (because it'll never be used).
Any ideas?
Right, I'm thinking of getting a new set up. For various reasons, I'll be replacing pretty much everything. So far I'm pretty sure I've decided on the Samsung LE46M87BD/LE46M87BDX 46" 1080p LCD set and the soon to be released Toshiba HD-EP30 HD-DVD player although I may stretch on the latter to the HD-EP35 if anyone can give me good reason to, particularly in regard to the main brunt of this message.
Can anyone give me any recomendations on an av amp + speakers combo in the (roughly) £250-£500 price range, specifically to match well with the above equipment, a Wii and maybe Sky HD. I don't mind switching around a bit on the TV though so everything doesn't *have* to be piped through the amp.
Things I'd really like although are probably not possible in this price range are: upscaling of all inputs and specifically component to HDMI, upscaling to 1080p (long shot), black piano look or something nice (basically not silver). Right now I'm not particularly interested in 6.1 or 7.1 unless anyone can convince me otherwise (since I think all HD content is 5.1 right now). I also don't really care about things like digital radio and I don't really want something with a dvd player built in (because it'll never be used).
Any ideas?