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RE: 5.1 Analogue Out

Good spot that man.
Many Thanks

5.1 Analogue Out

HI
I`ve just bought a new TV (nothing special) and they threw in a 5.1 surround system for free.
Unfortunately It has no coaxial or optical in just 6 phono`s.
Any recommendations for an inexpensive DVD player with decoder and phono outs to match.
Seen a Cambridge Audio at Richer Sounds for £60ish, but for the amount of films we watch (since the child came along) it seems a lot.
Have got it up and running just with stereo, but would be nice to get the 5.1 if cheap enough.
Many thanks in advance.

LIDL - SCHMIDL.... overstock.com

So, for one reason or another I was in Lidl (very nice pizzas at 99p) and saw the Cat Home Theatre system, checked it out on here and really didn`t want to part with any cash for something that might be a load of old toss.
Then I remembered a website that i was lookingat, for something for my wife for Xmas.
Has anyone ever bought gear from overstock.com?
There`s a lot of home theatre stuff, a lot of it branded (Philips, Harmon Kardon) and with the pound being so strong at the moment quite possibly some serious bargains to be had.
I`m not too sure about the postage costs but it might be worth a look. There`s full systems with multi region players and

6-piece home theater system from KLH Audio Systems.

Satellite Speaker Features:
Two front and two rear speakers
3-5/8 in. titanium cone woofers
7/8-in. liquid-cooled dome tweeter
5-125 watts suggested amplifier power
Frequency response of 80Hz-20Hz
Magnetically shielded silver cabinets and grills
Dimensions: 12-1/4 in. H x 5 in. W x 6-1/4 in. D
Center Channel Speaker Features:
Four 3-5/8-in. dynamic fiber woofers
7/8-in. liquid-cooled dome tweeter
5-125 watts suggested amplifier power
Frequency response of 80Hz-20Hz
Magnetically shielded silver cabinets and grills
Dimensions: 5 in. H x 19-3/8 in W x 6 in. D
Powered Subwoofer Features:
10-in. dynamic long throw woofer
Built-in amplifier - 100 watts peak
FTC rating: 10-percent THD at 70 watts at 100 Hz at 4 Ohms
Downfiring ported design
Frequency response of 30Hz to 40 -180Hz
Speaker level and line level inputs
Adjustable crossover
Auto shut-off
Silver cabinet
Dimensions: 15-1/2 in. H x 14 in. W x 14 in. D

$209.99 which in real money is about £113.50 (no P & P)

or

Upgrade your home theater system in one fell swoop with this all-in-one DVD Dolby system from Coby. All housed in stylish silver casing, the system comes complete with a DVD player, five satellite speakers, and a subwoofer.

Features include:
5.1 channel system
Plays DVD/MP3/CD/CD-R/CD-RW
Compatible to PAL/NTSC
Multiple subtitles/viewing angle
Convenient on-screen display
Zoom operation
Parental lock control
Remote control
300-watt output
5.1 Dolby Digital
Coaxial digital output
Component video output, S-Video output

$149.99 which in Sterling is just over £81

Is it worth it? I dunno... at the minute I`m limited to a very poor cobbled together system thats probably worth less than £50