Surround sound without a DVD player

[cat@10]

I'm looking for a surround sound set up but without a disk player or box under the TV (I have a PS3 for playing disks). I've found the SONY HTAS5-CEK 5.1Ch Home Cinema System http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/sony-htas5-cek-5-1ch-... . What other similar systems are there?

[Zod]

It rather depends on your budget.

This is the cheapest I could find in a five minute search.

[cat@10]

They look nice! What are these kind of set-ups called?

[Zod]

That's pretty unusual, because the surround amplifier is in the subwoofer, so I'd call it an all-in-one-surround system without DVD. It's Onkyo and they make good kit. Most systems will consist of a set of speakers and an amplifier and will cost from £500.

[wobert]

Zod said:

That's pretty unusual, because the surround amplifier is in the subwoofer, so I'd call it an all-in-one-surround system without DVD. It's Onkyo and they make good kit. Most systems will consist of a set of speakers and an amplifier and will cost from £500.

I can vouch for the kit, although not the one above, I've just upgraded my surround sound to an Onkyo amp, am very impressed.

[Podie]

Zod, as the resident man in the know... you don't happen to know of a surround system WITH a DVD recorder do you?

Looking to replace our existing one-box job as it doesn't have any HDMIs.

[Zod]

Podie said:

Zod, as the resident man in the know... you don't happen to know of a surround system WITH a DVD recorder do you?

Looking to replace our existing one-box job as it doesn't have any HDMIs.

I know they exist, but I can't think of a model. I think they are beginning to die out. Do you really want a DVD recorder though? Would a Freeview box with a hard drive work for you?

[Podie]

Zod said:

Podie said:

Zod, as the resident man in the know... you don't happen to know of a surround system WITH a DVD recorder do you?

Looking to replace our existing one-box job as it doesn't have any HDMIs.

I know they exist, but I can't think of a model. I think they are beginning to die out. Do you really want a DVD recorder though? Would a Freeview box with a hard drive work for you?

We use Sky for recording, but find it useful to burn things to DVD.

[jr123]

Off topic but can someone help me, looking to buy a surround sound, I'm interested in this it's powerful and well priced, i would like to know if it is possible to play avi movies off a memory stick straight on this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-DAVDZ330-Cinema-Syste...

thanks for any help, sorry for the thread hijack.

Edited by jr123 on Monday 3rd January 14:44

[jr123]

Bump

[Ruttager]

Sony do a similar system to the Onkyo but the speakers are tiny! About the size of a golf ball. A few of my friends have this system and the sound quality is very impressive.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-HT-IS100-Cinema-Upgra...

[HereBeMonsters]

As this thread is a good a fit as any - what would this be like?

http://www.richersounds.com/product/1-box-home-cin...

Looking for a cheap system to go into the new house to connect to PS3 (for Blu-Ray and games), Xbox, Wii etc.

[Norbury90]

I have a Sony HT-SS100 which I have my PS3 connected to and it seems to work nicely... not sure how good it is in the grand scheme of things though, i'm no boffin.

[cat@10]

Norbury90 said:

I have a Sony HT-SS100 which I have my PS3 connected to and it seems to work nicely... not sure how good it is in the grand scheme of things though, i'm no boffin.

What do you think of it? I'm not looking for an roof shaking system, just something to fill out the sound during a good film.

[Norbury90]

cat@10 said:

Norbury90 said:

I have a Sony HT-SS100 which I have my PS3 connected to and it seems to work nicely... not sure how good it is in the grand scheme of things though, i'm no boffin.

What do you think of it? I'm not looking for an roof shaking system, just something to fill out the sound during a good film.

Nice and easy to use, set-up is pretty straightforward. Sound quality seems very good, but as I said, i'm no expert and can't tell the difference between something that's great and something that's average. When I bought it, the chap said that it was a step above DVD-surround sound systems, so I took his word for it! It seems to get good reviews from other people as well.

I wouldn't just take my word for it though, make sure you ask somebody who knows more than me