Need help deciding....

[MiamiX]

Hey all, well this is my first post on these forums .. i come to u in need of help

i wanna get a home cinema system with dvd player for xmas and my budget is max £230 - £250 and i cant decide which system to buy

so far iv narrowd it down to these two

Panasonic SC-HT545W
Sony DAV-DZ111
Pioneer DCS353

iv heard good and bad reviews for both and i want to get the best value for money. I want a system with enough audio power to deafen me and enough bass to shake the house... you get my drift rite

as long as the dvd player plays DVD/-+R/-+RW and has a decent picture quality then thats fine by me. if you have any suggestions of other systems that i aint mentiond that you think would suit or if you have any reviews of the systems above, if you shared them with me i would greatly appreciate it.

 

[hulleyrob]

First of all thats 3 not 2 !

The SC-HT880 seems the pick of the Panasonics from what i can see and is the only one in the range with the DPL processing chip from what ive read on here.

What about the DAVDZ210D that might be worth a look at the price but i cant get any information on the damn thing. I e-mailed one company selling it and asked for what input/outputs it had (as requests from people who own it on here have fell on deaf ears! Ironic really cos they wont need decent sound ) and was told they did not have this information. I mean they had the bloody thing in stock and they couldnt tell me if i could connect my AV equipment to it. Guess they would prefer me to spend £230 of my money to find out well not now.

Also the Samsung HTAS710 looks good.

These are just the sets that have taken my fancy but i think i will wait until new year now as i just cant decide.

Have a look at the ones ive suggested and see how they will work for you.

Rob

 

[MiamiX]

one word... wow that panasonic u told me about is just,, well i luv it. its a little over budget but i think i can accomadate as for the sony, i read somewere that the dvd player in the 1 u mentioned and the 1 i mentioned has quite bad picture quality with poor contrast and dull colours. i have narrowed it down to the two panasonics and the pioneer.

but i think ill wait for the sales in january before i hit the shops

 

[hulleyrob]

Yep im waiting for the january sales too (itcy wallet finger thow...)

I think im going to go with the samsung, i have a nice sony DVD player that looks good on my 32" LCD even thow its a few years old and doesnt upscale or anything. Its the sheer number of imputs that have me hooked on this choice.

I just need to make sure i can output all the mix of video inputs throught the HDMI port and im happy.

Glad i could help you change your mind LOL

Good luck and if you see any cracking deals after christmas post back, maybe you can change mine too !!!!

Merry Xmas

Rob

 

[MiamiX]

no prob rob

if i see any ill be sure to post em

well merry xmas k hope u find a decent system

 

[Fistynuts]

The HT880 has an awesome sound for the price - however it has no optical audio in. Had I realised that before I bought it I would have got something else.

However if you're not bothered with that (and you really only would be if you're a gamer) then it's a great all-round system.

 

[Phragzy]

The HT880 has an awesome sound for the price - however it has no optical audio in. Had I realised that before I bought it I would have got something else.

However if you're not bothered with that (and you really only would be if you're a gamer) then it's a great all-round system.

Or if you have Sky+ or Sky HD