Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - Recommend good "out of the box" home theater?

jkuli6 · 04-22-2008, 02:48 PM

Thanks for the response, John.

The room size where I'd like to put the surround sound is about 14'W x 20' L.

I have a surround system setup in my basement with a reciever (about a 4 yr. old RCA) and a mix of Sony front/center speakers and Polk Audio rear.

I tried to go the receiver route in the room I refer to above, but with all the wires behind the tv (w/ the PS3, DVD player, and VCR) it just seemed to be a bit of a fire hazard. I didn't really enjoy the idea of having to lift up carpet to hide wires for the surround speakers, as I am renting the place. Plus, and it was probably user error, I had trouble hooking it up and getting good results (image on the tv screen, etc.)

I like the panasonic I was looking at because the rear speakers are wirelss (so to speak, I know they are wired to each other and plugged into a wall). I also like that it upconverts DVD's to 5.1. The price is attractive, too ($500). I know it's not as powerful as a stand-alone receiver ( I think the THD is 0.1% and it is "measured at 6 ohms, not 8).

Any other thoughts?

04-22-2008, 02:48 PM	#3 of 6
jkuli6 *Joseph Kulikowski* Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Local Time: 01:12 AM Local Date: 09-08-2008 Posts: 3	Re: Recommend good "out of the box" home theater? Thanks for the response, John. The room size where I'd like to put the surround sound is about 14'W x 20' L. I have a surround system setup in my basement with a reciever (about a 4 yr. old RCA) and a mix of Sony front/center speakers and Polk Audio rear. I tried to go the receiver route in the room I refer to above, but with all the wires behind the tv (w/ the PS3, DVD player, and VCR) it just seemed to be a bit of a fire hazard. I didn't really enjoy the idea of having to lift up carpet to hide wires for the surround speakers, as I am renting the place. Plus, and it was probably user error, I had trouble hooking it up and getting good results (image on the tv screen, etc.) I like the panasonic I was looking at because the rear speakers are wirelss (so to speak, I know they are wired to each other and plugged into a wall). I also like that it upconverts DVD's to 5.1. The price is attractive, too ($500). I know it's not as powerful as a stand-alone receiver ( I think the THD is 0.1% and it is "measured at 6 ohms, not 8). Any other thoughts?