I am new here, so apologies if I am posting in the wrong forum.
I used to have a good (well good low end!) hi-fi system, TV and home cinema system. However all are now outdated and I am looking to start again. We have just had our loft converted and have a room approx 20 ft x 15 ft to kit out.
We need:-
TV for watching HD films
Really good sounding hi-fi
I'd like to get newer technology if its appropriate and as such I was considering:-
- a 37" TV (currently have a Sony) - not sure which one, whether to go for LCD or plasma
- Apple TV (to download films and store music)
- a Humax hard drive recorder
We have FreeSat and most music is also on CDs.
I don't know which would be the best speaker package to get - a full home cinema surround sound or a more standard hi-fi package. Must have good sound for music (most important) with secondary role of having good sound for films. Also, I notice that most speakers these days seem to be really tiny, are they as good as the bigger speakers?
Do I also need an amp? Would it be better to buy a good amp and plug everything through that?
Do most TVs these days have all the inputs/outputs I need to wire up to a decent speaker system?
Is it worth/ how do I rig up our broadband internet so we can use internet via the TV? (Is it even worth doing this?)
We have a standard BT router/broadband package.
Any recommendations?
I will add that our house is detached, and we mainly play rock type music, although we play a huge range of other stuff too, from classical to Abba!!!!
And finally, not sure what budget I will need. Thinking about £1000 for the TV and another £1000 for the hi-fi/speakers plus £200 for Humax and £200 for Apple TV but its quite a flexible budget......
Any help or pointers on where to start would be really appreciated.
I used to have a good (well good low end!) hi-fi system, TV and home cinema system. However all are now outdated and I am looking to start again. We have just had our loft converted and have a room approx 20 ft x 15 ft to kit out.
We need:-
TV for watching HD films
Really good sounding hi-fi
I'd like to get newer technology if its appropriate and as such I was considering:-
- a 37" TV (currently have a Sony) - not sure which one, whether to go for LCD or plasma
- Apple TV (to download films and store music)
- a Humax hard drive recorder
We have FreeSat and most music is also on CDs.
I don't know which would be the best speaker package to get - a full home cinema surround sound or a more standard hi-fi package. Must have good sound for music (most important) with secondary role of having good sound for films. Also, I notice that most speakers these days seem to be really tiny, are they as good as the bigger speakers?
Do I also need an amp? Would it be better to buy a good amp and plug everything through that?
Do most TVs these days have all the inputs/outputs I need to wire up to a decent speaker system?
Is it worth/ how do I rig up our broadband internet so we can use internet via the TV? (Is it even worth doing this?)
We have a standard BT router/broadband package.
Any recommendations?
I will add that our house is detached, and we mainly play rock type music, although we play a huge range of other stuff too, from classical to Abba!!!!
And finally, not sure what budget I will need. Thinking about £1000 for the TV and another £1000 for the hi-fi/speakers plus £200 for Humax and £200 for Apple TV but its quite a flexible budget......
Any help or pointers on where to start would be really appreciated.