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keriboi

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#61859 25-May-2010 11:48
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I have a budget of $1000.

Im after a bluray system and surround sound speakers.

I really like the look of the following http://www.magnessbenrow.co.nz/audio-video/home-theatre-packages/sc-bt207gn9k-panasonic-blu-ray-home-theatre.html but its out of my range :(

 

Anyone got any thoughts on these systems? are they any good?

I have a 50" Pani s10 1080p plasma


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Dunnersfella
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  #334453 25-May-2010 12:36
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Are you after tallboy speakers + wireless rears in particular?
If not... then there's a little more choice out there.
Does it HAVE to be Panasonic?
Normally I'm an advocate for a seperate receiver + speaker kit... then match it up with the BluRay player of your choice.



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  #334456 25-May-2010 12:40
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dont care about size or shapes of the speakers, they dont need to be wireless


I really want 5.1 and blu-ray for less that $1000, I doubt I could go that way with components.

it doesnt have to be panisonic

 

 

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  #334468 25-May-2010 12:52
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If you're quick... Sony Outlet has one (1x) BDVE300 priced at NZ$699.95 (RRP $1299.95). It is S-AIR wireless ready and iPod cradle included.

http://www.outlet.sony.co.nz/products/product/ht.jsp

And hot off @SonyStyleNZ tweet: http://www.sony.co.nz/productcategory/hts-bd-home-theatre-system




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  #334475 25-May-2010 13:11
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thanks, I really like the look of that, will look into it more tonight





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  #334501 25-May-2010 13:58
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keriboi:

Anyone got any thoughts on these systems? are they any good?

I have a 50" Pani s10 1080p plasma


Thanks
Dane

 


Hi Dane the Sony BDVE300 is a very good unit/price - highly recommended.

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  #334704 25-May-2010 18:59
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had listen down at jbhifi, not bad, the guy wouldnt match the price and wanted $800 so did himself out of a sale.

At first I told him I could get it from the sony www site for $699 and he pushed the buttons on his pda, came back and said he could match it, then when he checked with his boss the boss said no lol oh well.

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  #334710 25-May-2010 19:13
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Although... technically, you could actually only get it for just under $719.75 from the Sony website.
Pop it into your shopping cart and you'll see that they put freight onto the price...

I'm picking the manager knows this, as they'll come up against web based price comparisons quite a bit. Rather than lose money / break even, he/she walked away from the deal, figuring out that the next person would pay more than $699 for it.


 
 
 

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  #334816 25-May-2010 22:40
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Hmm naa I still think the manager is stupid - regardless of the freight business, if the customer was about to purchase the goods, he should not have let the customer walk away.

Because now that customer is going to purchase it somewhere else so zero profit for Mr managers store.

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  #335051 26-May-2010 14:02
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keriboi: I have a budget of $1000.

Im after a bluray system and surround sound speakers.

I really like the look of the following http://www.magnessbenrow.co.nz/audio-video/home-theatre-packages/sc-bt207gn9k-panasonic-blu-ray-home-theatre.html but its out of my range :(

 

Anyone got any thoughts on these systems? are they any good?

I have a 50" Pani s10 1080p plasma


Thanks
Dane

 

 

 


I would never buy an all in one system at any price, you will regrete it oneday, Trademe is full of them!

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  #335135 26-May-2010 16:43
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it comes down to a budget of $1000
I dont really see any other option

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  #335154 26-May-2010 17:33
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Taken a step back and had a thought. I like big sound, not too worried about surround and I use to love my old system of a denon 1802 reciever, warfdale sub and cerwin vega 12" fronts.

So i'm out on a mission. Trademe setup of $1000 , will ignore bluray for now as I send bluray from my pc anyway.

sourced the following, should be ok, and no doubt sound better than the satalites

$250 AMP Denon 1803 6.1 90 w RMS
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Amplifiers-tuners/auction-291981585.htm

$200 SUB Velodyne 130W RMS
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Speakers-and-stands/Subs/auction-2922041...

$500 Speakers Wharfdale 9.6
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Speakers-and-stands/Floor-speakers/aucti...

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