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Home Cinema Choice - Help Please
nheather
16-09-2004
I've got the go ahead to upgrade the TV. I've decided on the following:

32 inch LCD - probably Sharp LC32GA3E
AV Amp / Speaker Combination
Alphason Glass Stand
Panasonic E50 (already have)
Sky+ (already have)

It's the Amp and Speakers that I am having problem with. It must be neat and unassuming and I not looking for a powerful perfect sounding setup. So I've been looking at the combined amp/speaker packages (like Sony and Panasonic).

My problem is that I want the system to be simple to use so that my wife and children use it without problem.

So my ideal is that I want to plug the DVD and Sky+ (both sound and video) into the AV amp and then connect the amp to a single TV SCART. That way, if they want to watch a DVD they just press DVD on the AMP remote and thesound and picture are set to the correct sources. If I went for a solution where you have to switch both the TV and the Amp to the correct channel I can forsee moans, confusion and problems from my family - watching a DVD with a Sky sound for example.

Now my problem. Everything I have looked with has only supported composite video. I thought I'd found the answer in the Panasonic SCHT05 because this has three SCARTs but it turns out that these only support composite !!!!

So can anyone suggest any of the following

(i) An Amp/Speaker package that does RGB video switching at a reasonable price.

(ii) Another way of acheiving what I want.

For the moment I ruling out the Philips Pronto type controllers because of the expense.

Cheers,

Nigel
shawkins002
16-09-2004
Many of the newer slimline Pioneer amps have RGB Scart for switching.

I think the range starts with the Pioneer VSX-C301, which you should be able to find new for about £175.

Also available are the C402 (3 scarts in, 1 scart out)
http://www.avland.co.uk/pioneer/vsxc402/vsxc402.htm


and the C501 (2 scarts in, 2 scarts out)

http://www.avland.co.uk/pioneer/vsxc501/index.htm

Don't rule out the pronto option though - the macros for switching a&v sources are really easy to set up, and it gives you much greater flexibility.
nheather
16-09-2004
Thanks,

I'd forgotten about the Pioneers - could be just the ticket, but I would need to find a reasonably priced speaker package.

Suspect it will cost more than the Sony and Panasonic routes but I assume that I will have a better sounding system.

One question though - how important is the sub-woofer. My room layout will limit where it can go - basically it will need to sit next to the TV stand - so I was wondering whether it would be better dispensing with it and going for some better centre, fronts and surrounds.

Cheers,

Nigel
cyberdog
16-09-2004
If you're watching films in 5.1 a sub is a must!
Theyre not too fussy about placement but I'd recommend putting it at the front, and in any case the position you've described would be ideal.
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