Samsung HT-BD2T 7.1 System - Any good? (1 Viewer)

[tarfu43]

Hi all,

I'm finally putting together my first home theatre, and have already purchased a 52" Samsung LCD after studying the issue for awhile. I also purchased a Samsung HT-BD2T, 7.1 Blue-ray system, which was sort-of an impulse buy since it was on sale at Sams club. I didn't do any research on it (hey, it's a Samsung, right?), and was very concerned when I found some reviews on it, which were less than glowing; mainly concerning the fact that it will only play version 1.0 blueray discs and doesn't have many adjustments (I didn't realize this when I bought it!). I haven't opened the box yet, so I have a few questions:

1) Does anyone have this system, and do they like it?
2) Should I take it back and get separate components instead, including a more advanced Blue-ray player?

Please keep in mind that I don't want to spend a fortune on the system, and that ANYTHING would be an improvement over what I currently have.

Any comments would be very much appreciated. I really don't know what I should do here; Keep it, or return it and look for something else.

Thanks!

BOB

 

[David Willow]

What is your budget?

Lots of reasons to NOT purchase ANY HTiB. Poor speakers, proprietary designs, and not being able to expand are a few of them.

 

[tarfu43]

My budget for the dvd/blue-ray and speakers is $1000.

 

[David Willow]

Plus the receiver?

 

[tarfu43]

Including receiver. I've decided to take the system back to Sams. Instead, I'm going to buy a PS3 and a Denon receiver/speaker set.

 

[David Willow]

PS3 - Good choice.

Denon HTiB... I will try to talk you into checking out the Onkyo HTiB instead.

Amazon.com: Onkyo HT-S7100 7.1 Channel Receiver and Speaker Package: Electronics

You will need at least this level of AVR to take advantage of the HD formats from your PS3.

 

[Batt]

I bought it from Amazon for under $500. Works fine for my needs, especially at that price.