Hey guys.. my parents want to upgrade our home cinema.. we already have a 68cm tv.. so basically we are looking for

DVD player - multi region
amp with 5.1 speakers

if any home audio gurus can give me some advice that would be good..

also they want to spend around 1k so no 8000 dollars speakers thanks :P

sif'nt get one of these, http://www.onkyousa.com/show_model.cfm?class=receivers&m=TX-DS797

we did, they farken slaw, mm THX rawks. $2700 from hardly normal. (we know the guy there so we got it for $1700)

but we got ours in gold
http://www2.onkyo.co.jp/product/products.nsf/ccbb835f038c59ec4925681d002f38fb/3cbdb4f7e6c7c41d49256ab9000c324c/Picture/0.7C?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=jpg

update: we got one of these aswell, http://heimkinoverkauf.de/Pioneer_DV-444_K_SlimLine_DVD.html

but it is in gold aswell.

pfft onkyo. sif shrap, harman/kardon all the way hehe :)

umm Ad, sorry to say, but for 1k, you arent going to get a very good "home cinema", you could probably get a half-decent amp + dvd player for that but not speakers as well. i'd start having a look around kmart/big W and see what you can get there. also, clicky here

You can always buy one of those entry level DVD + 5.1 kits that you might be able to squeeze out for around a grand or so.

It'll be enough to get your family going at least.

I just had a look at Dick Smith, this is what they have:

Panasonic $997
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3d1943c601caaca22741c0a87f9c071d/Product/View/A2822

Another Panasonic $897
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3d1943c601caaca22741c0a87f9c071d/Product/View/A0529

Yet another Pana-f***ing-sonic $1376
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3d1943c601caaca22741c0a87f9c071d/Product/View/A2823

Teac $796
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3d1943c601caaca22741c0a87f9c071d/Product/View/A2819

Sony $997
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3d1943c601caaca22741c0a87f9c071d/Product/View/A0734

None of them will exactly have a sound that fills the Sydney Opera House, but for a starter kit it's pretty good value.

Try and make sure if you get one they dont have some customised interconnect bulls***, that'll stop you from turfing some bits and keeping others as you upgrade.

cheers gobo..

are you still looking 4 a 5.1 amp? i have one here in top condtion 4 $200

i only really like yahmaha for home theatre...