Decent surround sound on a budget

[Legend83]

So Pioneer KRL37 on order from the fine Mr Der arriving soon....thinking of topping it up with some surround sound.

Following the above purchase I probably can only spare £200 max. Is there an obvious choice?

Seen this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-DAV-DZ260-Cinema-Syst... which looks good value.

I have a PS3 - would I need the DVD that comes with these home cinema systems? I already have a DVD player in the bedroom so don't really need another unless it is crucial to the set-up.

Cheers guys.

[derestrictor]

Ed,

TV in a corner position or along a wall ?

[Legend83]

derestrictor said:

Ed,

TV in a corner position or along a wall ?

Mmmm, almost both. If you imagine a rectangular room, I will be sitting left wall facing bottom right corner of room with the back of the TV on the wall opposite me....if that makes sense.

So along a wall but angled out a bit for a corner effect.

[mackie1]

The perfect complement to the PS3 is a Sony HT-SS1300 but it's a bit over your budget.

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hcs-cinema-surround-...

Available from about £270.

I don't think you can get anything comparable (i.e. that handles audio over HDMI) for less.

Edited by mackie1 on Tuesday 27th January 16:59

[derestrictor]

Ed, parlez on the morrow if ok?

[Legend83]

derestrictor said:

Ed, parlez on the morrow if ok?

No rush mate. Probably need a bit of time to save/persuade the missus....

[Legend83]

mackie1 said:

The perfect complement to the PS3 is a Sony HT-SS1300 but it's a bit over your budget.

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hcs-cinema-surround-...

Available from about £270.

Looks nice, but definitely setting a limit here (went slightly over budget on the TV ). The product I linked to has 104 customer reviews at an average of 5 stars so I reckon it can't be bad for a cheapo unit?

[mackie1]

I'm sure it'll be fine, it just doesn't have the same connectivity level as a dedicated amp. If you end up wanting to hook up other devices (freesat or sky box for example) then you'll be a bit stumped.

[Legend83]

mackie1 said:

I'm sure it'll be fine, it just doesn't have the same connectivity level as a dedicated amp. If you end up wanting to hook up other devices (freesat or sky box for example) then you'll be a bit stumped.

A 3-way Toslink and some cables would do the job though would it not?

[B3Svert]

Doesn't look bad to me. Sorry for the minor hi-jack but would I be able to link my xbox 360 to the surround and still use my projector?

[B3Svert]

FYI this unit is available at Richer Sounds for £119.95

[Legend83]

B3Svert said:

FYI this unit is available at Richer Sounds for £119.95

£113.01 at DD....