Cheap Home Cinema/Surround sound system (£100)

[Lord_Howit_Hertz]

Ok, I know from the outset that sounds like a cardinal sin, but I would like a cheap and cheerful home cinema system/Surround sound/Speaker system for my Gaming experience.

I have my PS3 setup on a a two year old 42" Panasonic Plasma, and would just like to improve the sounds a bit.

Could anyone recommend a simple and cheap set up (in a box) that fits within my budget.

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.

[_dobbo_]

For under £100 try looking at something from Logitech - cheap and cheerful but should do the job nicely - X530 can be had for very little money.

Or... Go second hand and get some proper speakers/AV amp but expect to pay more than £100.

I'd go second hand every time - get over to AVForums to see how far your money goes.

[Lord_Howit_Hertz]

Thank you dobbo! After a bit of searching already on that forum my budgets wondering up the scale!! Haha cheers!

[garycat]

Tesco / Comet etc have cheap 1 box systems from LG, Samsung etc.

e.g.

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/DVD-Home-Cinema-Systems/b...

but I'd pay a bit more for one like this

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/DVD-Home-Cinema-Systems/b...

[Devilstreak]

If its just for gaming, why not buy a decent gaming headset? They all have surround sound in built, something like a turtle beach px21?

[Lord_Howit_Hertz]

Liking the suggestions from comet etc, but now I'm liking the headphones idea.

Only one problem, and this might seem daft, but my ps3 and tv doesn't have a typical headphone socket, is there a way round this, & apologies if that's a dim question!

Cheers for your help

Eddie

[Devilstreak]

Don't worry about that mate, they connect straight to your ps3 via phono cables, I bought mine about a year ago and have converted another 5-6 people on thecomputer games forum to buy them. They do make a lot of difference, can hear people planting claymores across the map on call of duty, and from which direction. They also have a very good Mic integrated with them. You can also have the volume as loud as you like without annoying anyone else.
Sorry if it seems a bit jumbled, I'm in a rush.
hth

[Jonny_]

_dobbo_ said:

For under £100 try looking at something from Logitech - cheap and cheerful but should do the job nicely - X530 can be had for very little money.

I've used an X530 with my PC for 2 or 3 years now, no complaints at all, spot-on for gaming and not bad with music either. Can be had for under £60 including P&P.