home theatre system

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.

[Luckypants]

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?

[SoulKiss]

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

[Bluepete]

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!

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.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by colinsv25

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.

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.

Originally Posted by colinsv25

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.

Toshiba HD-DVD player for ?119 with 7 HD-DVD titles.

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

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.

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