I have just bought a new apartment and I am looking to build a whole home theater system within a budget.
I have in mind a Samsung LCD TV, the newer one that supports the HDMI 1.3a, I will get a PS3, a Onkyo receiver - I have been recommended the TX-SR605 because it also has HDMI 1.3a support (which might be an Aisa only model - I am living in Hong Kong).
Basically that has blown most of my budget. Whilst I would like to get an amazing top of the range set of speakers, and I know it is probably the most important part, I am having a great difficulty justifying to the missus paying more than about 300 pounds for a set of speakers. I might be able to go over a bit but it would better be worth the sweet-talking.
What would you recommend? Oh, also because I have two small kids I am looking at ceiling mounting the back 2 speakers to stop them knocking them over, so the back two speakers should not be floor standing.
Also would anyone recommend that I save myself a lot of money and get a HTIB set, bearing in mind I will be getting a PS3. Would I for instance get the same quality outputting a Blu Ray disc from the PS3 directly into the TV, and using the PS3 optical to connect to a HTIB digital input? Or does that like I will be sacrifiing a lot. Also since I am thinking of sinking the rear speaker cables into the ceiling I don't want anything with propreitory cables.
Thank you!
I have in mind a Samsung LCD TV, the newer one that supports the HDMI 1.3a, I will get a PS3, a Onkyo receiver - I have been recommended the TX-SR605 because it also has HDMI 1.3a support (which might be an Aisa only model - I am living in Hong Kong).
Basically that has blown most of my budget. Whilst I would like to get an amazing top of the range set of speakers, and I know it is probably the most important part, I am having a great difficulty justifying to the missus paying more than about 300 pounds for a set of speakers. I might be able to go over a bit but it would better be worth the sweet-talking.
What would you recommend? Oh, also because I have two small kids I am looking at ceiling mounting the back 2 speakers to stop them knocking them over, so the back two speakers should not be floor standing.
Also would anyone recommend that I save myself a lot of money and get a HTIB set, bearing in mind I will be getting a PS3. Would I for instance get the same quality outputting a Blu Ray disc from the PS3 directly into the TV, and using the PS3 optical to connect to a HTIB digital input? Or does that like I will be sacrifiing a lot. Also since I am thinking of sinking the rear speaker cables into the ceiling I don't want anything with propreitory cables.
Thank you!