hows the sony HT-7100DH for a cheap HTIB?

[DarkManX]

im gettin my 46 inch samsung lcd 2morow, getting dishnetwork with HD installed monday and I dont have anything for surround sound or even a descent upcomverting DVD player. i plan on getting higher end components later on but for now i just want something cheap and bestbuy is closing these out for like 320$ and i have about 300$ in giftcards. is it worth it?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Unless you have a plan for what you're going to do with that system once you upgrade, then I wouldn't recommend getting a $300 HTIB set.

You could potentially get an ok receiver + pair of speakers from Best Buy for that much and leave yourself an upgrade path rather than having a throw away system.

 

[DarkManX]

yes but keep in mind i also need an upconverting dvd player, the cheapest ones start at 70$.

question... since it does HDMI video only, does that mean for the output to the TV? or will my sattelite receiver need to be hooked up with HDMI + audio cable to the receiver?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: DarkManX
yes but keep in mind i also need an upconverting dvd player, the cheapest ones start at 70$.

question... since it does HDMI video only, does that mean for the output to the TV? or will my sattelite receiver need to be hooked up with HDMI + audio cable to the receiver?

None of the HTiB upconverters are going to be any better then the one already built into your TV.

Personally, if you already have a DVD player, I would just start with that and don't let it cut into your audio budget. The difference often isn't huge especially on midsize sets or smaller. Certainly that $70+ bucks will get you a better increase in audio performance than it will in video.

As for your HDMI question. Basically, the only reasons why a person would connect a device to this via HDMI are as follows:

1. They were out of HDMI ports on their TV.

2. They didn't want to change inputs on their TV if they only have 2 devices connected and they were both HDMI.

Otherwise there is no other benefit. You are correct that you will have to make a seperate audio connection should you choose to use HDMI. You could wire the HDMI connection directly to the TV and the audio connection only to the receiver. Many people do this as it results in less cables and sometimes less complexity.

 

[DarkManX]

i found a 10% of coupon for BB B&M so i will try, that will make the system less then 300$.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: DarkManX
i found a 10% of coupon for BB B&M so i will try, that will make the system less then 300$.

Why did you make this thread again?


Perhaps you should consider this:

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=786794