Hi Guys,
Just bought my first plasma, the Panasonic 42V20 last week and have been going insane doing research over all the stuff I need to get things going. Have spent over 10hrs a day the entire past week updating myself and making decisions.
The first decision was buying a media player to play blu ray rips, after countless hours decided on the wd tv live over the xtreamer. Have already placed on order via ebay and the unit should arrive in a day or two. Popcorn Hour C-200 was a little outta budget, else would have gone for that.
Now to the other main component of the HT setup, the speaker system to achieve 5.1 surround sound. Have been reading extensively abt all the available options and on my shoestring budget (25K max!!), I narrowed it down to two choices - Logitech Z-5500 and Onkyo HT-S3300. Neither of them are available for auditioning so the decision had to be made solely based on the reviews and comments of others.
As said earlier, had been reading so much that it was starting to get a little frustrating and out of a whim I got the Z-5500 speakers from local retailer today. And instead of coming back home and setting them up, I got back to reading up on the reviews again and doing more 'research'
!!! Dunno why but I feel that I probably haven;t made the right choice in a haste. I can still return it tomorrow and get the Onkyo, but need a little advice from you guys. So here's the deal:
1. The room is 120sqft in size.
2. Have managed with just TV speakers until now and this will be my first setup. 3. The main and ONLY use will be watching movies... no gaming and no music.
4. I am not that big a fan of loud bass and will probably keep it turned down a bit. What I want in the setup is a lot of clarity. As in speech and the subtle sounds.
5. The budget is a max 25K (the 3300 just barely fit in it.)
6. Made a hasty decision and purchased the Z-5500 today! Can be returned but have only 24hrs to make the decision.
Kindly advice whether I should keep the current set or go for the Onkyo 3300. All I need is good clear sound!! Any and all advice is highly appreciated!! Thanks a lot for going through this long post pls do pist ur thoughts at the earliest possible.
TIA
Just bought my first plasma, the Panasonic 42V20 last week and have been going insane doing research over all the stuff I need to get things going. Have spent over 10hrs a day the entire past week updating myself and making decisions.
The first decision was buying a media player to play blu ray rips, after countless hours decided on the wd tv live over the xtreamer. Have already placed on order via ebay and the unit should arrive in a day or two. Popcorn Hour C-200 was a little outta budget, else would have gone for that.
Now to the other main component of the HT setup, the speaker system to achieve 5.1 surround sound. Have been reading extensively abt all the available options and on my shoestring budget (25K max!!), I narrowed it down to two choices - Logitech Z-5500 and Onkyo HT-S3300. Neither of them are available for auditioning so the decision had to be made solely based on the reviews and comments of others.
As said earlier, had been reading so much that it was starting to get a little frustrating and out of a whim I got the Z-5500 speakers from local retailer today. And instead of coming back home and setting them up, I got back to reading up on the reviews again and doing more 'research'
!!! Dunno why but I feel that I probably haven;t made the right choice in a haste. I can still return it tomorrow and get the Onkyo, but need a little advice from you guys. So here's the deal:1. The room is 120sqft in size.
2. Have managed with just TV speakers until now and this will be my first setup. 3. The main and ONLY use will be watching movies... no gaming and no music.
4. I am not that big a fan of loud bass and will probably keep it turned down a bit. What I want in the setup is a lot of clarity. As in speech and the subtle sounds.
5. The budget is a max 25K (the 3300 just barely fit in it.)
6. Made a hasty decision and purchased the Z-5500 today! Can be returned but have only 24hrs to make the decision.
Kindly advice whether I should keep the current set or go for the Onkyo 3300. All I need is good clear sound!! Any and all advice is highly appreciated!! Thanks a lot for going through this long post pls do pist ur thoughts at the earliest possible.
TIA
