Maybe a soundbar with a sub? Vizio VSB210WS is less than $200 at Tigerdirect.com. I have it without the sub and it's pretty good, though the sub would help a lot.
Edit: That Onkyo receiver looks great for $299!
SOLD
$65 shipped to lower 48 via USPS priority mail. Paypal, check or money order.
Purchased from monoprice.com & used for 2 months, but no longer need it. (I was upconverting DVDs to 720p from Blu-ray player to projector, but got a new projector with HDMI input.)
Includes VGA adapter cable...
According to Blu-ray.com, we'll be getting BOTH cuts late 2010, "in time for Halloween."
Plus restoration overseen by Friedkin AND Owen Roizman:
"The transfers were completed in July, under the supervision of Friedkin and director of photography Owen Roizman, who had had opposing views early...
After my large order in April, I came across a cheap copy of 300 on HD-DVD. I sent that sleeve in with a few other titles I hadn't included in the initial order, and that was fulfilled fairly quickly...maybe 2 weeks?
So you realized the answer was BOTH...right?
But yeah, I'd sent in covers for each. I actually have the Matrix HD-DVD boxset, but only sent in the cover for first film.
Received my 13 discs, including complimentary copies of Matrix & Casablanca (in standard cases without shrink wrap). It was a long wait, but worth it. Thanks, WB!
I will definitely be calling to find out...
EDIT: Some folks on Blu-ray.com have mentioned a regular (non-digibook) edition of THE MATRIX being sent.
Edited by Tim-H. - 7/22/2009 at 10:17 pm GMT