DVD player bought the farm, need help
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DVD player bought the farm, need help
Hey. Long time lurker, first time poster. Here's the issue:
I bought a home theatre in a box a couple of years ago. Nothing good, just a 100 watt RCA set with 6 speakers for a couple of hundred bucks. Well, the damn thing crapped out tonight. Here's the issue, money is tight, with a capital T.
Here's what I want to do: I want to buy a replacement DVD player that will allow me to use the surround sound speakers that I've already got. I've looked online, but it's hard to tell what ones, if any, would work for what I want to do. My budget is pretty limited. I really couldn't go more than 100 bucks, and even that is going to hurt. Anyone have any advice? Any help is appreciated.
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Dubby
I bought a home theatre in a box a couple of years ago. Nothing good, just a 100 watt RCA set with 6 speakers for a couple of hundred bucks. Well, the damn thing crapped out tonight. Here's the issue, money is tight, with a capital T.
Here's what I want to do: I want to buy a replacement DVD player that will allow me to use the surround sound speakers that I've already got. I've looked online, but it's hard to tell what ones, if any, would work for what I want to do. My budget is pretty limited. I really couldn't go more than 100 bucks, and even that is going to hurt. Anyone have any advice? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Dubby
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If your current stereo has a coax or optical sound input that can feed the onboard decoders then any of the stand alone DVD players you buy will work with it.
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Thanks Chip. Unfortunatly, the DVD player was my stereo, so now that it's gone, all I've got are the speakers. No receiver, no nothing. The more I look on the net, the more I realize that without a receiver, I've got nothing to work with. Is my best (cheapest) bet to buy a cheap box set at Wally mart and just hook my speakers up to the sets DVD player?
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It sounds like your HTIB was a dvd player/receiver all in one unit. Since it's toast, all you've got are 6 speakers to work with. You can either buy a new player and a receiver, or you can go with a home theater in a box product like the one you had that just died. Keep in mind, the old speakers may not work with the new system as HTIBs often have proprietary connectors for the speakers.
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Originally posted by dubby
Thanks Chip. Unfortunatly, the DVD player was my stereo, so now that it's gone, all I've got are the speakers. No receiver, no nothing. The more I look on the net, the more I realize that without a receiver, I've got nothing to work with. Is my best (cheapest) bet to buy a cheap box set at Wally mart and just hook my speakers up to the sets DVD player?
Thanks Chip. Unfortunatly, the DVD player was my stereo, so now that it's gone, all I've got are the speakers. No receiver, no nothing. The more I look on the net, the more I realize that without a receiver, I've got nothing to work with. Is my best (cheapest) bet to buy a cheap box set at Wally mart and just hook my speakers up to the sets DVD player?
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Here is a link to the HTIB forum at AVS. Lots of good information there as far as recommendations and such.
Good luck!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...s=&forumid=109
Good luck!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forum...s=&forumid=109