Hi,
I bought a 42" Samsung plasma (B450) last week. Can you recommend what set up I could buy for my media playing & sound requirements? I am a novice and don't have good idea about HTPC, home theatre in a box, media players, amplifiers, etc. Following are my requirements.
1) Sound: 2.1 output is sufficient. Not really looking for a home theatre/cinema experience. Need decent bass/treble. Samsung plasma excels at everything else but sound.
2) Player: Apart from VCDs & DVDs, I'd like to be able to play most video formats (avi, wma, mkv, etc.) from hard disk/USB. Is there any all-in-one device that satisfies all these requirements? And how good is a laptop with HDMI out for this requirement? Will it give sub-par picture/sound quality compared to some dedicated devices?
I don't have any budget in mind. May be around 20K INR for the whole setup.
Thanks
I bought a 42" Samsung plasma (B450) last week. Can you recommend what set up I could buy for my media playing & sound requirements? I am a novice and don't have good idea about HTPC, home theatre in a box, media players, amplifiers, etc. Following are my requirements.
1) Sound: 2.1 output is sufficient. Not really looking for a home theatre/cinema experience. Need decent bass/treble. Samsung plasma excels at everything else but sound.
2) Player: Apart from VCDs & DVDs, I'd like to be able to play most video formats (avi, wma, mkv, etc.) from hard disk/USB. Is there any all-in-one device that satisfies all these requirements? And how good is a laptop with HDMI out for this requirement? Will it give sub-par picture/sound quality compared to some dedicated devices?
I don't have any budget in mind. May be around 20K INR for the whole setup.
Thanks