Which of these 4 Sony's do you most recomend?

[GOAT]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstempl...s&nrp=15&iht=n

The first four on the page... and for the ones that come with a DVD changer.. I dont need to use that right??

[emoxley]

None of them. The only one with any HDMI inputs, is HDMI "pass through", so they don't do Dolby TrueHD or dtsHD Master Audio. Sony makes good tvs and BD players, including the ps3, but are not very desirable with receivers until you get into the expensive "ES" line. And their HTIBs are terrible. Never enough inputs, if any at all, to hook up what most people want.

I'd look into the Onkyo HTIBs, if looking at the HTIB route. They use real receivers, have plenty of inputs, and usually have Audyssey auto speaker calibration. For use with blu ray, I'd recommend the HTS-6200: http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S6200...0883649&sr=1-1
If you're not worried about blu ray decoding, I'd recommend the HTS-5200: http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5200...0883740&sr=1-1
Can't beat these for the money.
Good luck!

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by emoxley

None of them. The only one with any HDMI inputs, is HDMI "pass through", so they don't do Dolby TrueHD or dtsHD Master Audio. Sony makes good tvs and BD players, including the ps3, but are not very desirable with receivers until you get into the expensive "ES" line. And their HTIBs are terrible. Never enough inputs, if any at all, to hook up what most people want.

I'd look into the Onkyo HTIBs, if looking at the HTIB route. They use real receivers, have plenty of inputs, and usually have Audyssey auto speaker calibration. For use with blu ray, I'd recommend the HTS-6200: http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S6200...0883649&sr=1-1
If you're not worried about blu ray decoding, I'd recommend the HTS-5200: http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5200...0883740&sr=1-1
Can't beat these for the money.
Good luck!

dude those are both sweet deals for nice looking pieces!! My only worry about AMZ is I cant do a warranty. Is a warranty worth it on a surround sound system? Im glad those are both 7.1 as thats what I really wanted but couldnt find any sonys (was trying to keep everything in the system sony) at Best Buy... now ive got to see if I can find those at BB

[GOAT]

oh and what is blu ray decoding?? id like the system to work with the regular TV as well.

[HiDefRev]

The Onkyo systems will work fine with your TV. I personally would go with the HT-S6200. It adds a few features, and includes HDMI switching, which means you only have to run a single HDMI cable from your components to the receiver. The Onkyo systems are very far above the Sonys that you mentioned. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to set up, and how wonderful it sounds !!

[dvs1270]

Originally Posted by hidefrev

the onkyo systems will work fine with your tv. I personally would go with the ht-s6200.

+1

[emoxley]

Originally Posted by GOAT

oh and what is blu ray decoding??

Blu ray movies have HD audio (lossless) soundtracks on most discs. Very old movies that are remastered to blu ray may not, but all the newer movies do. Some receivers, such as the one with the 6200, will decode the HD audio codecs, so you can hear the HD (lossless) soundtracks. These soundtracks sound better than regular DD and DTS over an optical connection.

Some blu ray movies have discreet 7.1 soundtracks too, which isn't possible to hear over optical or digital coax connections. They are only possible over HDMI or 7.1 multi-channel analog connections. I mentioned the Onkyos because they are a lot of bang for the buck, and I thought you'd rather have something good, rather than buy something you'll probably end up not being happy with.

Amazon.com is a factory authorized dealer for Onkyo, so you get the Onkyo's two year warranty. I bought my Onkyo 805 from them. If you scroll down the Amazon page, you'll see (on the left) "Service Plans", so you can get extended service contract on it. It's just above where it says "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought"................

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by emoxley

Blu ray movies have HD audio (lossless) soundtracks on most discs. Very old movies that are remastered to blu ray may not, but all the newer movies do. Some receivers, such as the one with the 6200, will decode the HD audio codecs, so you can hear the HD (lossless) soundtracks. These soundtracks sound better than regular DD and DTS over an optical connection.

Some blu ray movies have discreet 7.1 soundtracks too, which isn't possible to hear over optical or digital coax connections. They are only possible over HDMI or 7.1 multi-channel analog connections. I mentioned the Onkyos because they are a lot of bang for the buck, and I thought you'd rather have something good, rather than buy something you'll probably end up not being happy with.

Amazon.com is a factory authorized dealer for Onkyo, so you get the Onkyo's two year warranty. I bought my Onkyo 805 from them. If you scroll down the Amazon page, you'll see (on the left) "Service Plans", so you can get extended service contract on it. It's just above where it says "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought"................

yeah the AMZ service plans are not valid for residents of Maine for some reason so I loose out there. Yeah man I love those 2 systems... I see the more expensive one has gone up in price by 5 dollars in the last 2 hrs.. the other lost 9 bucks.