5.1 Home Theatre - Budget=20k

s18000rpm · 01-12-2007, 07:33 PM

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

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upendra_gp · 01-12-2007, 08:20 PM

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 · 01-12-2007, 08:35 PM

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 · 02-12-2007, 10:04 AM

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 · 05-12-2007, 09:38 PM

this is the HT i saw

DAV-DZ555K

http://www.sony.co.in/product/dav-dz...ite=hp_en_IN_i

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 · 05-12-2007, 10:31 PM

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 · 05-12-2007, 10:49 PM

Bose !!!

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

s18000rpm · 24-12-2007, 10:18 PM

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

wen i go home, will giv a review.

xbonez · 24-12-2007, 10:46 PM

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

s18000rpm · 24-12-2007, 10:51 PM

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 · 26-12-2007, 02:15 PM

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

upendra_gp · 28-12-2007, 08:10 PM

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 · 28-12-2007, 08:15 PM

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 · 28-12-2007, 08:29 PM

^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

.

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 · 28-12-2007, 08:32 PM

^^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 · 28-12-2007, 11:33 PM

^^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 · 28-12-2007, 11:38 PM

even gladiator should be worth watching

keith_j_snyder2 · 29-12-2007, 12:00 AM

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 · 29-12-2007, 12:12 AM

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 · 29-12-2007, 12:36 AM

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!

pawsingh · 29-12-2007, 05:19 AM

Saving Private Ryan

^add this to your list. great audio experiance

keith_j_snyder2 · 29-12-2007, 12:54 PM

Try I-Robot too!

moshel · 29-12-2007, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!

hee hee.... each movie 3hrs++ long...so if u want to see all at one stretch....its gotta be 10 hrs!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!

hee hee.... each movie 3hrs++ long...so if u want to see all at one stretch....its gonna take u 10 hrs!!!

P.s. please bear with me for the above post, but either the forum or opera is acting weird...

upendra_gp · 30-12-2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

.

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?

I AM LEGEND must be good! I haven't seen it btw.
And u can tune the amplification by pressing meny key then select setup then custom setup then go there and adjust speaker levels! But know that the bass will not be good above 2-3+ dB! Atleast on my DZ100!

hahahari · 30-12-2007, 06:16 PM

wtach 300 on that bugger.man U might have a gr8 time pappy

s18000rpm · 30-12-2007, 09:39 PM

300!!!

watched on my cousin's laptop & his HT

sound effect was awesome.

today saw The Chronicles of Narnia

, superb effects & clarity., i wonder how it would look in HDTV

right now, saw Ice Age , & now watching Hot Shots (Tata Sky).

Pics.

HT+TV Pic

Quote:

Originally Posted by upendra_gp

And u can tune the amplification by pressing meny key then select setup then custom setup then go there and adjust speaker levels! But know that the bass will not be good above 2-3+ dB! Atleast on my DZ100!

Speaker Set-up Page

hmmm,, did what you said.
now its better @3dB

will try more tomorrow