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Home Theater System Reviews and Buying Guide:With all the widescreen plasma and LCD Tv's and HDTV cable connections, many people are looking to put it all together and have a movie theater type environment in their own living room. Watching movies at home is big business because it's becoming more and more like being at the theater. The sound and picture quality are excellent with surround sound speakers and subwoofers that practically knock down your walls. The real problem is putting these new home theater systems together properly and hiding all the wires and cables so that it doesn't look like an amateur did it. The majority of home theater systems come packaged with everything you need to get started including speakers, a DVD player, AV Receiver, the subwoofer, a remote control and all the wires and cables you need to connect it all together. They call these a home theater in a box (HTIB). Creating the home theater experience ultimately comes down to money and how much you want to spend. The top brands include Sony, Onkyo, Samsung, Panasonic, Klipsch, LG, and Yamaha. Expect to spend anywhere from $200 to $1000 as each component can dramatically increase the cost of the system.
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Basic Home Theater Systems:There are quite a few of these systems that sell for less than $300 including the Sony HTSS360 and the other packages that often just include speakers without a DVD player or even receiver. Not everyone needs a 7 channel surround system to fill up their family room. I have a few neighbors who went all out and have theater systems that go way beyond the scope of their TV rooms and it's almost annoying to watch movies in their houses because it's too loud. For those of you with TV's in smaller apartments or condos, finding a system that is 3 channels could easily do the trick. You may not even have room for 7 speakers, let alone 5 of them. Check out the budget home theater systems online here. In the past, I have seem some great closeout clearance sales at Best Buy or other electronics retailers right after Christmas. They need to get rid of inventory and clear out floor space.
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that includes a receiver/speaker package and a dock for your iPod. It comes in traditional black or you can go with the new silver color. You get 130 watts per channel, although the unit does not come with a DVD or Blu-Ray player. Sound quality is rated better than most and owners say the versatility on this home theater system is what they like. There are 4 HDMI inputs, 1 output for video, and the dock for iPod fans. Set up gaming consoles, Blu-Ray players, set-top boxes, etc. At $500 it's mid-range when it comes to HTIB, but consumers say it's "got real value" and offers "clean sound quality". The other company that received top ratings from experts and consumers was Yamaha. Both the YHT-391 and YHT-591 were right up there with the Onkyo. You can see all the 
is an excellent choice at just over $500. Get full HD 1080p resolution, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, and dts-HD. The two tower speakers look great in any room and the LG LHB977 scores well for sounds quality and picture quality. Sony offers their 5 channel 
which also gets positive feedback on audio/video forums we visited. Owners say the wireless rear speakers (that use the S-AIR technology) make setup easy and installation possible for even the worst DIY homeowner. The BDV-E500W provides surround sound for all your movie needs and video games. Expect to spend a bit more for these types of systems since they come with a DVD player (or Blu-Ray). You can