My 私人影院

madvlam

Hi Everyone,

First of all 請不要笑我, I know this system is cheap, but it is my first AV system:

1. Sony HT-IS100 home theatre
2. LG 37H20FD (37" Full HD LCD TV)
3. LG BD300 Blu-Ray Player
4. Cheap Cheap DVD recorder
5. XBox 360
6. Belkin PureAV Isolator 8 sockets powerbar

Will post review and details later...
Madboy.

nbhd

ching大把前進空間wo

chhanthony

平有平玩貴有貴玩, 最緊要玩得開心

ming

我房都係用呢個電視
BDP 我係 BD370

cfsdms

good!!

WhyFive

Very nice!! 慢慢upgrade。

furanku

enjoy what you have

otigero

最緊要玩得開心x3

madvlam

Thx all, here is the review and details:

Connection:
1. LG BD-300 (BDP): HDMI -> IS100 -> TV
2. XBox360:
    i) Component+Audio -> TV (just in case i dun need the Amp to play - esp. at late night)
    ii) Optical -> IS100 (for Dolby Digital)
3. Cheap Cheap DVD: Component+Audio -> IS100 -> TV (via HDMI)

Pros:
1. Feature-wise OK: Dolby Digital, DTS, LPCM decoding, auto-calibration,
2. Enough input (except "red/white" audio - just one), input switching (see appendix below for up-conversion problem)
3. Powerful enough (at least for the size of my living room :)
4. Surrond effect good enough (at least for newbies like me :)
5. Enough accessories for "out-of-the-box" experience (cables, wall mount etc.)
6. On-site installation included (e.g. wall-mounting)
7. Cheap! ($4.2K at MK)

Cons:
1. No latest codec (DTS-HD MA, Dolby TrueHD)
2. No headphone jack!
3. All connections at the bottom of the subwoofer, very inconvenient
4. Turns out no video up-conversion (see appendix below)

Conclusion:
Good enough for newbies, some say if u spent a little and go from 2.0 to 5.1 you get lots of improvement, but u need to spend alot to see the differences if u go from 5.1 to better 5.1 or 7.1

Appendix:
As the attached indicated, the HT-IS100 "should" be able to up-convert component signal (480i/p, 576i/p) to 1080i, turns out it didn't quite work (i checked input signal from my TV), seems that nobody at sony is able to answer this question...

747-300

唔錯喎!! ching你哩套比我第一套av system勁好多!! 最緊要開心!!