Home theater in a box recommendation?

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Captain Pablo
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Can anybody recommend a home theater in a box? Small room, Christmas gift recipients are older and are NOT that into it, just need a blue Ray and a sound boost for their new tv. Around $300 would be great.

Also, would like to buy it off the shelf if possible. Probably too late to Order online and get it by 12/24

Thanks in advance.
MaroonSpirit
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I got this one as a "special" with a tv a few months ago. It's done well. Would have preferred wireless speakers but won't complain.

Panasonic - 1000W 5.1-Ch. Blu-ray Home Theater System (Model: SC-BT228 | SKU: 9775638)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+1000W+5.1-Ch.+Blu-ray+Home+Theater+System/9775638.p?id=1218171551174&skuId=9775638

Captain Pablo
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That ought to be plenty of gear. Thanks for the rec.
Jelly Bean
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If you have a small room, pablo, have you considered a sound bar? For under $300 you can get a pretty good one:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+BRAVIA+3.1-Ch.+Home+Theater+Soundbar+Speaker+System+with+Subwoofer/9770697.p?id=1218170521084&skuId=9770697
99CentBeer
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It's hard to beat this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120167

Unfortunately Newegg is out of stock.

If you can find it elsewhere it's a great product. You could still very easily order online and get it well before Christmas.
boy09
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I'm in the same boat here, looking for something <$300. 99Cent, that's pretty much exactly what i'm looking for. It says temporarily out of stock on Amazon, but you can order it now and it will ship when available. $298 seems like a great price for that, but if i order it could i be waiting around for a month waiting for it to become available, or does Amazon restock stuff like this pretty regularly?
neomoon
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quote:
It's hard to beat this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120167

Unfortunately Newegg is out of stock.

If you can find it elsewhere it's a great product. You could still very easily order online and get it well before Christmas.


Me wants the 7.1 version of the above for the living room. It's dropped ~$50 since black Friday ($599.99). Tasty!!!
99CentBeer
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Here, looks like Tiger Direct has it in stock: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6026786&Sku=O22-3200&SRCCODE=GOOAPI69041624&TId=1&SF=1

Buy.com also has it, but they're somehow trying to get away with charging $457 for it!
boy09
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Thanks. No wonder Amazon is out of stock, after tax and shipping they are $50-150 cheaper than everywhere else...
farmer2010
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I bought the Onkyo HTS3300 for under $300 this summer. It sounds amazing. I've been super happy with that purchase.
farmer2010
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Also, Wal-Mart has the Onkyo AVX-280 for under $250. As far as I can tell, the AVX-280 is almost the same as the HTS3300, but the receiver comes without the Audyssey speaker lever calibration. It might be worth a look. Here's the link:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Onkyo-AVX-280-5.1-Channel-Home-Theater-Receiver-Speaker-Package/14335656#Specifications
boy09
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Thanks farmer, just pulled the trigger on that one.
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