All,
I'm in the happy position of wanting to buy a home cinema system, but being a novice in this area, I've been unable to find any reviews which can tell me what I need to know.
Firstly, most importantly, I'm looking at a budget of about €500.
Next, I already have a Sony widescreen TV and VCR, both about 4-5 years old, so I was leaning towards a Sony system, but am not absolutely set on it. I'm not changing the TV or VCR, as they're both working perfectly well.
I want a multi-region DVD player, as well as a radio, and I suppose it would be nice to be able to plug in a USB hard disk or flash drive to play MP3s (I don't have an iPod or anything like that), but again this is not essential.
I was thinking about wireless rear speakers, but having read up a little bit about them, I'm not so sure now.
What other factors should I be considering, and can anyone recommend a particular system to me which is currently available in the shops?
I know it's all a tad vague, but can anyone help?
I'm in the happy position of wanting to buy a home cinema system, but being a novice in this area, I've been unable to find any reviews which can tell me what I need to know.
Firstly, most importantly, I'm looking at a budget of about €500.
Next, I already have a Sony widescreen TV and VCR, both about 4-5 years old, so I was leaning towards a Sony system, but am not absolutely set on it. I'm not changing the TV or VCR, as they're both working perfectly well.
I want a multi-region DVD player, as well as a radio, and I suppose it would be nice to be able to plug in a USB hard disk or flash drive to play MP3s (I don't have an iPod or anything like that), but again this is not essential.
I was thinking about wireless rear speakers, but having read up a little bit about them, I'm not so sure now.
What other factors should I be considering, and can anyone recommend a particular system to me which is currently available in the shops?
I know it's all a tad vague, but can anyone help?