What is the best surround sound dvd home theater?

Posted by admin in Home Entertainment Q&AMay 20th, 2009 | 3 responses

kathyerine asked:


I am looking for a good quality home theater system as a present for my son. Every time I find something I think might be good, I find there are some horribly bad ratings by consumers. Has anyone bought one up to the 500-dollar range that they like, can play games, listen to music, TV, easy to install, and all around nice sound that won't break down in a month or two?
Thanks!

3 Responses to “What is the best surround sound dvd home theater?”

1. Grass says:

   May 22, 2009 at 2:11 pm

   i would never buy HTIB they dont really give you good sound and come with weak speakers.if you are after a surround sound dvd home theatre i wud buy sperate av amp and a sperate dvd player and sperate speakers ask your local hi fi store they always have good peeps to help you in the right direction but i wud go for onkyo or yamaha av amps sony dvd player caint go wrong with them and polk b&w kef and klipsch for speakers
2. bbt91945 says:

   May 23, 2009 at 1:30 am

   My choice would be the Onkyo system 5200, it’s a receiver 7.1 with a 7.1 speaker set up all for $499 at Fry’s Electronics. Just add a dvd or Blue Ray disc player and a tv and you are set up. It’s better than the ones like HTB from Sumsang, Panasonic and Sony.
3. Peter D says:

   May 24, 2009 at 5:05 pm

   You get more options and room for expansion if you buy a separate receiver, DVD player and speakers. If you want the ease of one-stop shopping, the Onkyo HT-S5200 is a decent entry-level home theater in a box (HTIB). It’s a good compromise between the limits placed on you by all of the DVD-based HTIBs out there and the expanding your son may want to do down the road. Amazon has it for $494. Onkyo has a good reputation among a/v geeks (like me) because of their quality products.

   You would still have to buy a DVD player, but you can get a good upscaling DVD player for $50 now.