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Hi guys....I'm new to the home theater thing, but am trying to build my own rather than getting an HTIB.
The main reason for this is because I have read of a bunch of people getting their recievers with hdmi ports and it only lets the audio play through the tv...not the surround sound.
anyways, I have a pretty small room.....14ft by 20 ft, so I don't need a ton of power. I'm only going to have 5 speakers plus a sub.
I will be hooking up an Xbox 360 with the component cables......I have a 1080p tv, an hd dvr and an upscale dvd player.
question 1: What is a good reciever under 300 bucks (if this exists) that has hdmi ports that work the way they are supposed to.....supporting 1080p video and audio through surround sound not tv. I have looked and looked and can't find many. I just don't want to regret my purchase.
question 2: Can you get a reciever that supports 7.1 sound or 6.1 sound and only hook up 5 speakers?
question 3: I would love suggestions for a reciever and if you have time, I wouldn't mind speaker suggestions either. I'm trying not to spend too much money, and I'm not a huge audio freak. I'm hoping to get teh reciever for under 300 and the rest of my speakers for under 300.
Thank you so much for the help. I do apprecieate it!
Mo
The main reason for this is because I have read of a bunch of people getting their recievers with hdmi ports and it only lets the audio play through the tv...not the surround sound.
anyways, I have a pretty small room.....14ft by 20 ft, so I don't need a ton of power. I'm only going to have 5 speakers plus a sub.
I will be hooking up an Xbox 360 with the component cables......I have a 1080p tv, an hd dvr and an upscale dvd player.
question 1: What is a good reciever under 300 bucks (if this exists) that has hdmi ports that work the way they are supposed to.....supporting 1080p video and audio through surround sound not tv. I have looked and looked and can't find many. I just don't want to regret my purchase.
question 2: Can you get a reciever that supports 7.1 sound or 6.1 sound and only hook up 5 speakers?
question 3: I would love suggestions for a reciever and if you have time, I wouldn't mind speaker suggestions either. I'm trying not to spend too much money, and I'm not a huge audio freak. I'm hoping to get teh reciever for under 300 and the rest of my speakers for under 300.
Thank you so much for the help. I do apprecieate it!
Mo