5.1 Home Theatre - Budget=20k

[s18000rpm]

Suggest me HT under 20k.

i went to Sony World(b'lore) & sat thru a demo of DAZ 555k model HT (not sure about model no. ), was a good experience, the sound clarity is amazing so was the picture quality.



features wanted-

HDMI output.
good power output.
Tower Speakers.

i've LG 42" LCD TV, (42LC2RR) which has Time-Shift (onboard 80GB HDD).

suggest a HT which can take advantage of this TV.

btw are Philips HT good? i thought they were cheaper.
@ "e-zone" Philips was available upward 40k only .

 

[upendra_gp]

how was the bass? always check the subwoofer unit "RMS".I heard that Sony's HT's have weak bass until the price goes very high! I have a DAV DZ100 which has stereo input so its just tooooo bad cause I can't connect my PS3! So please check the inputs and outputs! btw i checked sony india site and the rating is 850w rms and 140 for system and sub-woofer resp. i think it will perform better but please make sure the bass is good or your experince will be incomplete! Hope it helps!

 

[s18000rpm]

ya, bass was in "ok" range.

tat demo guy put a song "Eagles - Hotel California" (no-bass), & a small clip (dog fight - fighter jet).( bass effect was ok)

it was ok, but not as good as wat a Akai HT offered back in 1997. if same clip was put on Akai, man our body wud shake coz of the all-round Bass output.

any other brands to look for?

 

[upendra_gp]

look for brands like yamaha,onkyo. but they will cost much more! if nothing can satisfy ur needs then go for the U2 Goldmond room!

 

[s18000rpm]

this is the HT i saw

DAV-DZ555K

*www.sony.co.in/product/dav-dz555k/sku/dav-dz555k%2Fcsp1?site=hp_en_IN_i

*sp.sony-asia.com/media/22/10942

features
850W Total Power Output
DVD/CD/DivX/Tuner/MP3/JPEG Playback
S-Master Digital Amplifier
HDMI Output
Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (D.C.A.C)
S-DIAT Wireless Ready
Dolby Pro Logic II/DTS Decoding
Karaoke Scoring Function
Music and Movie Mode
Bass Boost Function

is going for a wireless solution good?

 

[xbonez]

woohoo!! thats a gr8 budget dude....lucky u

btw, just a couple of days back i had gone to Bose showroom ....wow, the sound quality...but i guess theirs probably dont start befor 50k

 

[s18000rpm]

Bose !!!

i'd rather get a Pulsar 200 than putting that much of money on HT

 

[s18000rpm]

bought "Sony DAV-DZ555K" & Sony ppl hav installed it.

wen i go home, will giv a review.

 

[xbonez]

^^nice...good. whats the primary purpose?? movies, music or games?

 

[s18000rpm]

Movies obviously.

why wud we buy a 42" TV then ?

there's a PC port at the back of TV, wil get a cable & try some gaming on it pretty soon.

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Woh Dude Congrats on this great buy!!!
This really sound great. One of my friends owns the same.

 

[upendra_gp]

congrats friend but do post review and mainly of quality of bass!Matrix[all 1 2 and 3],Superman Returns and Lotr Fellowship have excellent low frequency among the one's I have!

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Try to go in for an Onkyo HT system.They have really good bass levels & the surround effect is awesome provided the speakers are positioned correctly.The one I had seen during the demo was HTS 670 if my memory serves me correctly.It stood at hefty 54k around 2 years back.Not sure if any new model has come out or not but the sound is awesome believe me it left my Bose experience pale.

 

[s18000rpm]

^i already bought Sony (check post #8)

my views, so far...

BASS cant be tuned
Tata Sky + HT = average experience.

DVD movie on HT (connected wit HDMI cable) is AWESOME*smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/r/sgrin.gif.

saw Top Gun, OMG what a experience.

the sony personnel who installed the HT was a noob, he took 4+ hours to configure this & know what? he has mis-aligned the speakers & has installed the rear speakers on wall with the WIres hanging down

noob took a coupon too (free service coupon)

-=-=-==-
which Hollywood movie (latest release) is worth to be bought.
is "I am LEGEND" good?

 

[xbonez]

^^yeah, I Am Legend is good...nothing awesome but worth watching. Some movies you'd definitely wanna watch again on ur HT - Matrix trilogy, LOTR Trilogy, Bourne Trilogy, King Kong, Blood Diamond, ratatouille, ice age
man, i wish i were your roommate

 

[moshel]

^^let me add to that

Transporter 2, Transformers (must watch), MI:2, Troy....

btw i have sony DZ120k. and have noticed one flaw in all sony products, the bass is always high and it cant be turned down. on my HT, i never have to turn on the bass while watching the movie, cos when i do, the bass becomes so high that we cant hear anything else.

 

[xbonez]

even gladiator should be worth watching

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

awww mann Xbonez!
LOTR Trilogy! Man this series s***s!
I 'de rather watch Ice age 3 times than this movie!
I don't know why people love this series.

Gladiator was a great movie!Russel rules!

 

[xbonez]

to each his own...there must be some reason why all the three movies got a rating of 90+ in RT, not to mention the tons of oscars they won

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Yeah i know but they were darn boring for me!
I rented all three of them and used in my 3 disc changer and actually felt asleep after 1 hour!
Man these movies were freaking too long!