Do you reallly need to buy speakers when buying an hdtv?

[Chacranajxy]

Originally Posted by visionquest414

oo i see... i can't have anything too loud in my house... but i do want to experience movies such as lethal weapon, rocky, die hard, and in the futuure hopefully saturday night fever and jaws... so would basic speakers be ok? like do i need to get a 5.1? or whatever it's called?lol

You don't need to have the volume cranked up. If you have good speakers, the movie will be infinitely more enjoyable even at low volumes.

[wem003]

Originally Posted by Chacranajxy

You don't need to have the volume cranked up. If you have good speakers, the movie will be infinitely more enjoyable even at low volumes.

+1 for that....

I rarely have the volume very loud, and I rarely use a subwoofer. But I made sure I bought great speakers, and the clarity and soundstage are amazing.

Our theater room is upstairs, and with a 3 year old, and 9 mos. old - we are lucky to have time watch, so its got to be low for us - for now.

[MSG33]

Originally Posted by Chacranajxy

You don't need to have the volume cranked up. If you have good speakers, the movie will be infinitely more enjoyable even at low volumes.

Agreed. Even with subwoofer turned down (the low frequency subwoofer is the most likely component to penetrate walls and disturb neighbors), 5-speaker systems sound much better than the TV speakers at the same volume.