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Originally Posted by Jack Manfred
Last year I bought a Sony Bravia 40" HDTV. Now I'm thinking about getting a Blu-Ray player and a home theater system. In the past, people had recommended just getting a PS3 instead of a stand-alone Blu-Ray player. Does the Sony BDP-S350 player change that calculation for me? I've read that the step-up Sony BDP-S550 is the choice only if you have some sort of home theater set up already because it has some backward-compatabililty with 5.1 surround sound components.
I was considering getting this Sony Home Theater setup as well: Sony-HT-SS2300 home theater.
I don't want to get a PS3 because I'm afraid I'll lose my job if I get one.
Any advice from the technically inclined? All that I have hooked up to the TV now is an ancient Sony DVD player and a Comcast box with DVR. I have an old Tivo Series 2 that is sitting in my closet because it's not HD. |
It has been awhile since I shopped, but I bought a PS3 because it played blue ray, was cheaper than the other options, and, of course, also played games. I also have an Oppo upconverting DVD player. I have been happy with the combination in particular because not every movie is available on blue ray from netflix.
I'm not exactly sure why, but I have alway been skeptical of home theater packages. It's probably irrational, but I have had a Onkyo surround sound tuner and JBL speaker set, which work great.
That said, the price certainly seems right for that Sony package, and it is probably as easy an option as you are going to get.
