Robocop
Moderator, *Mammoth Killer*
I am hoping we have a few home theater people here as I am really lost when dealing with this stuff....
I have a new LG 52" HD Plasma TV and have not yet set it up. I am planning on buying the Play Station 3 game system now that it is 299.00 and would like to add a little sound to my set up. I really do not watch much TV in the living room and usually only play video games in there. I usually wait until I go to bed to watch TV and have a smaller TV in my bedroom.
So mostly the new 52" will be used for the PS3 and I have been looking at home theater set ups. I was shocked to see such a huge range of prices with some 6 speaker set ups starting around 300.00 and going all the way up to 2500.00.
If I am mostly gaming can anyone recommend an average set up for under 400 dollars? I know the PS3 doubles as a blue ray disc player so I may watch a few movies from time to time as well.
From reading the specs between price ranges they pretty much sound all the same as far as inputs and stuff. Can anyone tell me if I can have a good gaming sound system from the budget home theaters in a box?.....Maybe something I could find at BestBuy as I do not wish to buy online. What about those 300 dollar set ups at Wally World....are they all junk?
I am really looking for good seperation of sounds with moderate sound levels. I do not ever listen to music and mostly am concerned with sound effects from games on the PS3. I did read that the higher cost systems were aimed more towards those who wanted to listen to music and came with better speakers and more powerful receivers.
So can it be done....anyone here have a decent gaming home surround system and if so how much did it set you back? Is it also really necessary to buy the expensive monster cables or can I get what I am looking for with plain cable hook ups?....Thanks for any input on this.
I have a new LG 52" HD Plasma TV and have not yet set it up. I am planning on buying the Play Station 3 game system now that it is 299.00 and would like to add a little sound to my set up. I really do not watch much TV in the living room and usually only play video games in there. I usually wait until I go to bed to watch TV and have a smaller TV in my bedroom.
So mostly the new 52" will be used for the PS3 and I have been looking at home theater set ups. I was shocked to see such a huge range of prices with some 6 speaker set ups starting around 300.00 and going all the way up to 2500.00.
If I am mostly gaming can anyone recommend an average set up for under 400 dollars? I know the PS3 doubles as a blue ray disc player so I may watch a few movies from time to time as well.
From reading the specs between price ranges they pretty much sound all the same as far as inputs and stuff. Can anyone tell me if I can have a good gaming sound system from the budget home theaters in a box?.....Maybe something I could find at BestBuy as I do not wish to buy online. What about those 300 dollar set ups at Wally World....are they all junk?
I am really looking for good seperation of sounds with moderate sound levels. I do not ever listen to music and mostly am concerned with sound effects from games on the PS3. I did read that the higher cost systems were aimed more towards those who wanted to listen to music and came with better speakers and more powerful receivers.
So can it be done....anyone here have a decent gaming home surround system and if so how much did it set you back? Is it also really necessary to buy the expensive monster cables or can I get what I am looking for with plain cable hook ups?....Thanks for any input on this.