[Justmadeit]

can any one recomend some speakers for connecting up to my tv for around the £50 mark

theres some below which ive seen

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/product...x?GroupID=1156

what is the best i can get for that money in overall performance ?

[RayGreen]

If you need to connect your Sky + /Sky HD box so you can watch sky movies/box office using Dolby 5.1 then you will need an optical connection. Then have a look at this from Argos.

Its entry level and the remote is cr*p, but it does a good job in the front room.

Hope this helps

[Justmadeit]

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Originally Posted by RayGreen

If you need to connect your Sky + /Sky HD box so you can watch sky movies/box office using Dolby 5.1 then you will need an optical connection. Then have a look at this from Argos.

Its entry level and the remote is cr*p, but it does a good job in the front room.

Hope this helps

i havent got sky. needs to be around the £50 mark

anyone ??

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Last edited by Justmadeit : 31-10-2006 at 22:20.

[gerbilly]

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Originally Posted by Justmadeit

i havent got sky. needs to be around the £50 mark

anyone ??

Then why do you need 5.1 speakers then as you wont get a 5.1 signal from any TV programme unless you have sky+ or TV drive. You wont get it from a DVD player either unless it has 5.1 anologue inputs and you are able to attach them to the sub sat speaker system.

[Kojack]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justmadeit

can any one recomend some speakers for connecting up to my tv for around the £50 mark

theres some below which ive seen

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/product...x?GroupID=1156

what is the best i can get for that money in overall performance ?

Don't think you will find any for £50, if you do they wont be much good.
also those ones at Microdirect are PC speakers.

[Justmadeit]

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Originally Posted by gerbilly

Then why do you need 5.1 speakers then as you wont get a 5.1 signal from any TV programme unless you have sky+ or TV drive. You wont get it from a DVD player either unless it has 5.1 anologue inputs and you are able to attach them to the sub sat speaker system.

didnt realise. which ones do i need then ?

[Justmadeit]

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Originally Posted by Kojack

Don't think you will find any for £50, if you do they wont be much good.
also those ones at Microdirect are PC speakers.

those speakers at micro direct are still gonna work fine connected up to a tv though ?

[nick h]

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Originally Posted by Justmadeit

those speakers at micro direct are still gonna work fine connected up to a tv though ?

i doubt it very much - consider looking for a secondhand 5.1 surround system inc amp

that will give you far better surround sound - the pc based systems in truth are not too clever

[Justmadeit]

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Originally Posted by nick h

i doubt it very much - consider looking for a secondhand 5.1 surround system inc amp

that will give you far better surround sound - the pc based systems in truth are not too clever

my mate had some speakers that were connected to his pc and are now transferred to his tv and they work fine

[nick h]

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Originally Posted by Justmadeit

my mate had some speakers that were connected to his pc and are now transferred to his tv and they work fine

they may well 'work' - but is that the sole criteria?

i and others were trying to give options for decent audio quality

[FlatProblem]

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Originally Posted by nick h

i doubt it very much - consider looking for a secondhand 5.1 surround system inc amp

that will give you far better surround sound - the pc based systems in truth are not too clever

I'd second this. I had a PC 5.1 system running for a few months when I was a student, but they just don't cut it (despite how much you're willing to convince yourself).

I'd possibly go further and say it might be an idea to look for a 5.1 amp on ebay, and just use 2 speakers with it for the moment, then save up and add speakers at a later date?

Richersounds sell some cheap speakers for something daft like £9.99 a pair, there not fantastic, but they'd do as a start (and could be used as a rear pair if you decided to get a decent pair for the front). And the £9.99 a pair speakers will still far outshine a PC type system.