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hiya .org i was wondering if anyone knows of a cheap home theatre system and a hd dvd player to go on my hd ready tv i had for christmas, not got a big budget only about £150, ive been looking myself but not sure wot to look for thanks colin.

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you will be lucky to get a HD DVD player for that money, let alone a home theatre system.

I did spot a HD DVD player in the Toshiba outlet store at Cheshire Oaks at the weekend for ?99 - cheapest I've seen.

I'm still waiting to see which format of high def DVD comes out on top, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray? HD-DVD player prices seem to be coming down, but Blu-Ray players still pricey.

anyone know what software prices / availability is like for the two formats?

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Blu-ray seems to be the winner at the moment, a bunch of the big movie studios have announced that they wont be producing any more titles on HD-DVD.

This means that the cheapest Blu-Ray player may actually be a Sony PS3.

For home theatre, a mate of mine seems to rate the Sony system at around ?120

So wont come in under budget and probably will be a Sony

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I doubt you can fulfill your wishes at that price! I have a PS3 and have some Bluerays, but on my 32inch LCD, it's not that much better than standard def DVD.
I have used www.soundandvisiononline.co.uk loads of times and they have this product; Panasonic Home Theatre which has an HDMI output for your flat panel and full 1080p upscaling, which will make all your existing DVDs look pretty too. 162 quid delivered!

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if its everythin all together ie sound system and dvd player i dont mind going over budget a little, i do like the look of that sony system though.

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Well you will have to sacrifice a high definition DVD player then, but as Pete says an upscaling DVD player will make your standard CD's look better than currently.

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wots the difference between an actual hd dvd player and 1 that upscales:scratch:

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An upscaller basically adds resolution to standard DVD's to make them look more detailed on a high def screen. It will not play HD DVD or Blue ray. An HD DVD or Blueray player will play these discs which actually have a hiigher definition and will look better.

As had been said it does look like Sony are winning the race at the moment with Blueray, which is actually a better technology than HDDVD, so be wary if buying a HD DVD player, it may well go the same way as betamax.

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i must admit ive seen more blue-ray dvds in the shops than i ave hd dvds