Hixs
Distinguished Member
Hi,
So coming into a bit of cash within the next few months (hopefully), so I've decided to pump 2k into my spare room. Right now I'm rocking a 32inch Sammy through my laptop. Very basic.
I'm here looking for opinions on where best to spend that money and where I can skimp. And maybe a few pointers on which make/brand etc.
I live in rural France and I don't drive, so I'll be buying all the gear from recommendations and reviews. There is no dedicated shops within a reasonable travelling time if I were to rope a mate into driving me. Looking at 3 hour round trip.
This is what I'm looking at starting with.
TV - 4k 50"+
I know 4k is a bit of a gimmick at the minute, but as I'm not an upgrader. I will be keeping the set until it breaks most likely. TV usage will be movies only right now, and I might get a console at a later date.
AVR - I know nothing about these. 3-4 HDMI slots for further additions would be nice.
Speakers - Want to start with 2.1 with the option to go 5.1 at a later date.
Blu Ray player - Upscale to 4k ideally.
Budget wise I've broken it down to this:
TV 950 euro/670 quid
AVR 300 euro/212 quid
Speakers 500 euro/353 quid
Blu Ray player 250 euro/176 quid
Total 2000 euro. Looks better in euros :/
I could throw in another few hundred maybe if needed as I'm setting aside 2k for furniture (tv unit, sofa etc). The room is a blank canvas at the min as it's just used for storing junk and clothes. Room is roughly 9m square with 7 foot ceiling.
Edit - so been on a few French sites...gonna need to up that budget by at least a grand. Tv is doable for under 1k, but AVR budget needs to be 500ish, and I've yet to find a site that sells floorstanders. France is terrible when it comes to technology!
TV - TV LED Thomson 55UA7706 4K UHD (4086937) - Cheap brand..avoid?
Found the Samsung...was on the Toulouse website....
TV LED Samsung UE50HU6900 4K UHD - 50HU6900 (4008790)
Amp - Ampli Home Cinéma Yamaha RXV479 BLACK (4129792)
6 HDMI, connection for sub, suitable for 4k and 3d. There is sub 300 stuff but 1 hdmi, no sub connection etc
there is also
http://www.darty.com/nav/achat/hifi_video/home_cinema/ampli_home_cinema/onkyo_txsr
http://www.darty.com/nav/achat/hifi...ema/pioneer_vsx830_k_black.html444_black.html
So coming into a bit of cash within the next few months (hopefully), so I've decided to pump 2k into my spare room. Right now I'm rocking a 32inch Sammy through my laptop. Very basic.
I'm here looking for opinions on where best to spend that money and where I can skimp. And maybe a few pointers on which make/brand etc.
I live in rural France and I don't drive, so I'll be buying all the gear from recommendations and reviews. There is no dedicated shops within a reasonable travelling time if I were to rope a mate into driving me. Looking at 3 hour round trip.
This is what I'm looking at starting with.
TV - 4k 50"+
I know 4k is a bit of a gimmick at the minute, but as I'm not an upgrader. I will be keeping the set until it breaks most likely. TV usage will be movies only right now, and I might get a console at a later date.
AVR - I know nothing about these. 3-4 HDMI slots for further additions would be nice.
Speakers - Want to start with 2.1 with the option to go 5.1 at a later date.
Blu Ray player - Upscale to 4k ideally.
Budget wise I've broken it down to this:
TV 950 euro/670 quid
AVR 300 euro/212 quid
Speakers 500 euro/353 quid
Blu Ray player 250 euro/176 quid
Total 2000 euro. Looks better in euros :/
I could throw in another few hundred maybe if needed as I'm setting aside 2k for furniture (tv unit, sofa etc). The room is a blank canvas at the min as it's just used for storing junk and clothes. Room is roughly 9m square with 7 foot ceiling.
Edit - so been on a few French sites...gonna need to up that budget by at least a grand. Tv is doable for under 1k, but AVR budget needs to be 500ish, and I've yet to find a site that sells floorstanders. France is terrible when it comes to technology!
TV - TV LED Thomson 55UA7706 4K UHD (4086937) - Cheap brand..avoid?
Found the Samsung...was on the Toulouse website....
TV LED Samsung UE50HU6900 4K UHD - 50HU6900 (4008790)
Amp - Ampli Home Cinéma Yamaha RXV479 BLACK (4129792)
6 HDMI, connection for sub, suitable for 4k and 3d. There is sub 300 stuff but 1 hdmi, no sub connection etc
there is also
http://www.darty.com/nav/achat/hifi_video/home_cinema/ampli_home_cinema/onkyo_txsr
http://www.darty.com/nav/achat/hifi...ema/pioneer_vsx830_k_black.html444_black.html
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