Home Cinema for Xbox 360

apkb

i am looking for a home cinema setup to use mainly with my xbox 360(non hdmi)

i am considering a pc 5.1 speaker set
or a home cinema in a box set

my budget is around 200 euro

Any recommendations??

Vic Vinegar

A mate of mine has this

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1536837196.1246985863@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccecadehjiedjidcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=12&sm=2&tm=2&sku=633725&category_oid=-30663

Can't go wrong with Panasonic really. I know that's an english price, but they'll have it at stores down here for €180 i reckon

mcgovern

A little bit above your budget, but totally worth it,
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/59184/art/logitech/z-5500-5-1-speaker-system.html

apkb

thanks very much that panasonic is exactly what i am looking for, and the ipod dock seems to be swaying me towards it.
just wondering are the speakers wireless?

i seem to like the look of the logitech system and the reviews it gets are amazing for 236euro it definitly seems like a good deal. i am just wondering are pixmania.ie a good company to deal with?? any personal experiences?

thanks for your help

Vic Vinegar

apkb wrote: »

thanks very much that panasonic is exactly what i am looking for, and the ipod dock seems to be swaying me towards it.
just wondering are the speakers wireless?

i seem to like the look of the logitech system and the reviews it gets are amazing for 236euro it definitly seems like a good deal. i am just wondering are pixmania.ie a good company to deal with?? any personal experiences?

thanks for your help

I don't think the speakers are wireless, better to get wired anyway to be honest cos cables are always better than wireless (except they're more unsightly)

Pixmania are grand, if what you order is working perfectly when you get it, if not you can be waiting anything up to 3 months to get it replaced/refunded! I've ordered a good few things from them and only had problems once, i like being able to pay a couple of euros extra for the two day delivery from them.

apkb

just went into my local currys and they dont have the exact one. they have one for 169 that looked like it but it didnt have a optical input.

so im just gonna put down the wires now and buy the system later

i know this is a stupid question but do i need a dvd player?? can my xbox play 5.1 dvds as good as a dvd player??

EasyBoy1974

I think the xbox makes a poor DVD player - It's loud, and the picture qual on my 42" plasma is bad compared to sony upscaler ...

Vic Vinegar

apkb wrote: »

i know this is a stupid question but do i need a dvd player?? can my xbox play 5.1 dvds as good as a dvd player??

The Xbox won't upscale dvds unless you have it connected via HDMI. A standalone player would definitely be better, like Easyboy said, the 360 is also very noisy for watching movies.