Hi,
Looking to change my trusty Panasonic SA-HT900 home theatre system for a couple of reasons, firstly it doesn't recognise a Dolby Digital source until it's nice an warm (fault coming methinks!), but most significantly the fact that it doesn't take DTS from an external source... most Blu-rays are DTS MA.
I'm looking for a solution, preferably without a huge AV Receiver, that has similar or better sound than the Panny, which to be fair is bloody good!, that is in the region £200-300. Connectivity is important, TV (freeview bit) and Xbox will need optical, Sky will need Optical, but can live with Coax, then just a DVDR and Bluray that will work via HDMI, a couple of line ins would be nice too.
I have done a lot of looking around and still seem to be struggling to find something that will tick all my boxes!
Have I missed something obvious, am I asking too much for the budget and/or size?
Looking to change my trusty Panasonic SA-HT900 home theatre system for a couple of reasons, firstly it doesn't recognise a Dolby Digital source until it's nice an warm (fault coming methinks!), but most significantly the fact that it doesn't take DTS from an external source... most Blu-rays are DTS MA.
I'm looking for a solution, preferably without a huge AV Receiver, that has similar or better sound than the Panny, which to be fair is bloody good!, that is in the region £200-300. Connectivity is important, TV (freeview bit) and Xbox will need optical, Sky will need Optical, but can live with Coax, then just a DVDR and Bluray that will work via HDMI, a couple of line ins would be nice too.
I have done a lot of looking around and still seem to be struggling to find something that will tick all my boxes!
- Onkyo HTX22HDX ticks the connectivity box, but I believe it may be a step back in sound quality.
- Sony HT-AS5, ticks the connectivity box, but I would have to mess around with the wiring as all my wiring is under and around things (like carpet!), but I also believe it doesn't decode DTSMA or TruHD.
- Sony BDVE380, and Sammy C6500 and the other sytems dont really have the connectivity...
Have I missed something obvious, am I asking too much for the budget and/or size?