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[George Steinbrenner]

Hey. I'm "the new guy"

I intend to stimulate the economy with this magical $600 check I have just received.

When I bought my TV, I made the guy throw in a floor model Samsung home theater system for free. Long story short: (1) it doesn't have enough HD inputs (2) it sounds like crap suddenly (3) it's going on ebay (buyer beware)

SOOOOO, the question is - what can I do to maximize the PS3's surround sound capabilities for $600? Dolby True HD? DTS HD? I assume that these are the best available codecs, and I prefer a 5.1 setup...but beyond that I'm clueless.

MY SET-UP
Samsung 50" DLP 1080p (model # HL-S5087W)
Samsung DVD recorder (model# DVD-R155)
Sony PlayStation3 (60gb)
Directv HD-DVR

basically I want to hook it all up to a receiver using HDMI. What gives me the best performance of blu-ray/PS3 for 600$ or less? (more like $550 + tax?)

Thanks in advance experts.

[Beta Man]

I'd put the funds from the Ebay Sale into the mix, and up your budget a little. but I'd buy a receiver (pass-through is o.k. since you have a PS3) and just start with two fronts, or the fronts/center. If you weren't happy with a crappy HTIB, another one probably won't knock your socks off.

[CptGreedle]

Get a Yamaha, Onkyo, Sony, or other similar name receiver. Make sure it has HDMI. Look at my sig to see which one I have (Yamaha) and a link about it.
It works perfect for me and I got it on a big discount!
I suggest you look around. Save up and use the ebay sales as well to try to get a better set up.
Good Luck.

[slap_yo_mama]

I hope you have a bunch of qualifying kids, earning you $300/head, because in truth, you will not be getting any better than HTIB crap for the $600 you are thinking about reinvesting.

[BStecke]

Sorry to say, but $600 for everything isn't going to get you anything good. $600 for a receiver is a good start . . .

[sircraig2000]

Since you have a PS3, the Samsung HT-AS720ST will work well for you and it is in your price range. This is what I have and it works great with the new audio formats (DTS-MA, Dolby True HD, etc.)

[Heart_Collector]

Welcome to the forum. you fared much better than the last "new guy", who asked the ecological effects of surround sound.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by George Steinbrenner

Hey. I'm "the new guy"

I intend to stimulate the economy with this magical $600 check I have just received.

When I bought my TV, I made the guy throw in a floor model Samsung home theater system for free. Long story short: (1) it doesn't have enough HD inputs (2) it sounds like crap suddenly (3) it's going on ebay (buyer beware)

SOOOOO, the question is - what can I do to maximize the PS3's surround sound capabilities for $600? Dolby True HD? DTS HD? I assume that these are the best available codecs, and I prefer a 5.1 setup...but beyond that I'm clueless.

MY SET-UP
Samsung 50" DLP 1080p (model # HL-S5087W)
Samsung DVD recorder (model# DVD-R155)
Sony PlayStation3 (60gb)
Directv HD-DVR

basically I want to hook it all up to a receiver using HDMI. What gives me the best performance of blu-ray/PS3 for 600$ or less? (more like $550 + tax?)

Thanks in advance experts.

First of all welcome Now you don't have a lot of funds - I would do like the other poster said and combine the Ebay sale money with it. If you have $950 you can get into a Yamaha RX-V663 for $350 (6AVE), and a Athena LS system (this is a tower system with a center,sub, and bookshelf surrounds) from www.audioadvisor.com for 595.00 - here's a link to the sound system http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo...umber=ATKLS500

I would generally tell you to go around and listen, but with your budget - I can all but gurantee you - you will love this system over the Samsung HTIB.