Home theater on a budget 25k

[manohar3787]

I would like to buy a hometheater within 25k . but brands like LG and samsung have lot of fancy words
that i find confusing. Anyone with a decent home theater can advice on which one to buy currently .
Also i wish the player to play a few formats through a usb drive.

please suggest wall mountable units only.

 

[diplomat]

hopefully Yamaha YHT 196 fits in, may be few models from Onkyo and one from JBL Cinema series...

 

[manohar3787]

@diplomat, the one's u suggest dont come with a DVD player , so cant take them.

 

[gurujee]

a decent home theater with dvd/bd player in 25k will not be possible, i think.

only sony, lg, samsung can provide complete setup within this budget.

you can go for yamaha 196+player though

yamaha 196 20k
Any BD player 5k+

 

[spirovious]

Get Onkyo or Yamaha HTib.DVDp shouldn't be an issue as you can get it cheaper.

 

[RMCWS]

yamaha 196 20k
Any BD player 5k+

Actually for 5K, you can get a bluray player.

 

[GameMaster]

One more HTiB you can audition or test is the Pioneer HTP 071 for 21k.:yahoo:

 

[diplomat]

@diplomat, the one's u suggest dont come with a DVD player , so cant take them.

JBL Cinima BD 100 Home Theatre System
JBL Cinema BD100 has bluray @ 18K with all that u can expect within ur budget, forget about DVD, these days have gone

 

[manohar3787]

thanks you all for the recommendations , still have a few queries :

1) Will i have compatible problems if i pair HTiB and the player from different brands.

2) Which BD player in 6k is the best right now

3) How does the JBL BD100 compare with LG and samsung products in the 25k price range

 

[RMCWS]

1) Will i have compatible problems if i pair HTiB and the player from different brands.

Pairing bd players of different brands to that of HTiB won't be an issue.

2) Which BD player in 6k is the best right now

I bought Sony bdp SS1100 for 6.5k few months back (with 1 bd title free). It is a non 3D player but absolutely serves my purpose. It also doubles as a very good media player and plays most of the files via usb which earlier my Sony TV refused to do so.

 

[manohar3787]

ok I've decided to go for a HTiB+player combination, to further narrow down my purchase options , can you suggest which among the following is a better buy in terms of performance, reliability and customer support.

1) Yamaha YHT-196
2) Onkyo S3400
3) Pioneer HTP 071
4) Denon 1312

 

[manohar3787]

waiting for ur reply guys, have to buy by the end of this week

 

[vpraveenis]

Go out and hear all those before you buy. Your ears are the best judge. Also take some source audio/video files that are familiar to you in terms of sound and compare.

All these models should be fairly easily available for audition in retail stores.

 

[manohar3787]

any good stores in Pune where I can test all of them

 

[Vagabond]

nice to see you getting close to what you started at TE...

In Pune i would suggest check vijay sales, croma and reliance digital...

 

[manohar3787]

ok thanks Vagabond, will check them out this weekend and will post an update

 

[Rupam]

Demo Yamaha YHT-196, its a good entry level system.

 

[ypednekar]

How about buying JBL Cinema 300 speakers with a BD player?

@Manohar: Have you finalized on anything yet? I am also looking forward to buy a HT under 25k.

 

[manohar3787]

@ypednekar, no dude not yet , this saturday and sunday is dedicated for this purpose only, will update here once I am done reviewing them.

But guys is there any specific video or audio that is best suited to test the performance or the HTiB's

 

[manohar3787]

Guys I've seen this Energy take classic 5.1 speakers and people say its damn good. Is it so? then if it is so good , any idea where I can buy it in India.