Surround Sound Help

padair

Hi Folks,
Thinking of getting a basic surround sound sound setup for my PS3. Does anyone know if this setup is any good?

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4366029/art/lg/ht353sd-home-cinema-syste.html

The TV I use is Samsung LE32A456 LCD Television

All help appreciated.

penguinpoppers

Hi there,

The link you posted was to a surround sound system that will only give you true surround sound for the inbuilt DVD player.
While it would be possible to make sounds from you PS3 come out of the speakers, it would not be surround sound.

You need to find a surround sound system with an optical input if you wish to use it with your PS3.

Tell me your price range and i'll have a look around for something more suitable.

C14N

Don't forget that if you can get a HDMI, that's better still.

penguinpoppers

C14N wrote: »

Don't forget that if you can get a HDMI, that's better still.

Oh ya sorry, he's right!

padair

penguinpoppers wrote: »

Hi there,

The link you posted was to a surround sound system that will only give you true surround sound for the inbuilt DVD player.
While it would be possible to make sounds from you PS3 come out of the speakers, it would not be surround sound.

You need to find a surround sound system with an optical input if you wish to use it with your PS3.

Tell me your price range and i'll have a look around for something more suitable.

Sorry about not getting back to you sooner. I probably have around €200 to spend. Can I even get a system for that..?

Mountjoy Mugger

You're going to need a receiver and speakers. You'll need HDMI and or optical. On Pixmania, the one nearest the mark is this one, but it's €269 + delivery.

It has a DVD player as well, but as you have a PS3, you already have a DVD player, so it's overkill.

I'd look at something like the Yamaha at Richersounds with some speakers.

Again, it's over your budget, but pop over to the Richersounds forum on Boards. John might be able to do you a deal or, better again, offer some alternative suggestions.

C14N

padair wrote: »

Sorry about not getting back to you sooner. I probably have around €200 to spend. Can I even get a system for that..?

You'd be lucky to find something good for that price. If you want to get some good surround sound, I'd say save up or buy it bit by bit. You could buy the receiver first, then later if you save up some more you could get two front speakers, a little after you could buy a subwoofer and so on. It would be more expensive in the long run but you'd be paying bit by bit and you could just stop with a receiver and the two fronts and it would still work fine. You'd also have a much better setup than one of the all-in-one boxes.

padair

Alright Folks,
Being slight lazy here. I did not get a chance to pop over to peats but I might try and get that done during Lunch.

I was having a look at this on Pixmania

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2658782/art/samsung/ht-tz222-home-cinema-syst.html

What I was thinking, I would be able to connect to the PS3 to the DVD player using the optical. Would this give surround sound..?

penguinpoppers

Ya that would work fine with your ps3 and you would get 5.1 surround sound.

You should be aware that you won't be getting a great system for that price. But it might be just what you're looking for for the moment.

If you just want to experience surround sound playing games and watching movies and aren't too concerned about getting the best sound quality i'd say go for it.
At that price it's not a terrible deal.

padair

Thanks penguinpoppers,
I think I am going to invest a little more time into looking before I buy. And as C14N say buy piece by piece and ahve a good system compared to an all in one piece of trash.

Cheers for all of the help folks.

tc2010

shop around and get these cheap. even go second hand. For ease of use and bang for the buck youll be VERY hard pushed to find better

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-021-LG&tool=3

C14N

tc2010 wrote: »

shop around and get these cheap. even go second hand. For ease of use and bang for the buck youll be VERY hard pushed to find better

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-021-LG&tool=3

Don't those only work with a computer though? I'm not certain but I thought they connect with the 5 different coloured output ports found on soundcards.

tc2010

the older versions do but the new ones have optical connections and coax.

Drivers:
Satellites: 3” polished aluminum phase plug drivers
Subwoofer: 10” high-excursion ported driver with 6th order bass reflex enclosure
Surround sound effects
Hardware decoding:
Dolby® Digital, DTS®, and DTS®, 96/24 soundtracks
Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie and Music modes)
6 Channel Direct
Stereo x2
Stereo
Supported digital formats:
Dolby Digital
DTS and DTS 96/24
PCM (uncompressed stereo): 44.1 kHz / 16 bit through 96 kHz / 24 bit
Source Inputs:
Digital optical for DVD or CD players, PlayStation®2, Xbox®**
Digital coaxial for DVD or CD players or PC sound cards (requires coaxial cable, sold separately)
6 channel direct (3 stereo-mini connectors) for 2, 4, or 6 channel PC sound cards OR
6 channel direct (3 stereo-mini connectors) for 3 stereo analog mini audio sources, like CD and DVD players, Playstation 2, Xbox, or 2 channel PC sound cards (somedevices may require stereo mini to dual RCA adapter, sold separately)
Analog stereo-mini (on side panel of control center) for portable CD, MP3,or MiniDisc® players

C14N

tc2010 wrote: »

the older versions do but the new ones have optical connections and coax.

Oh right. That sounds like a good enough option then.

padair

I went for this one in the end.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Onkyo+HT-S5305B

Cheers again for all of the help.