Entry level Receiver

[Kroks]

Hi All,

My brother is busy building at his house. The new T.V. room / lounge is my little project.
The room is about 5 X 5 . I have installed 2 X 50mm pipes in the center of the wall where the LCD will be. Bottom has a 45 angle in, then a t behind the LCD and another 45 emerging in the ceiling. Yeah I know I'm over compensating , but making sure that there is enough piping available.

His current LG DVD/surround sound unit is a bit flaky when playing DVD's.
Does anyone have any good advice for a entry level receiver. we will probably use the speakers from the LG. We will get a "cheap" DVD player as they generally break as soon as the warranty expires.

requirements will be as follows.
5.1 surround sound.
hdmi output.
2 or more hdmi inputs
2 or more av and composite inputs

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

 

[FrancTheTank]

http://www.demostock.co.za/?q=catalogue|more,275,Pure+Acoustics+PU-55+DVD+Receiver

Best price I've seen -> R999

Pure acoustics seems ok too, they have some high end (high priced) goods and speaker + receiver combos.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Pioneer VSX-420 (R2850):

Sony STR-DH510 (R2999):

Both will do HDMI repeating too.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Currently.... If he can buy right now, this is an unbeatable deal :

Marantz NR1501

http://www.fotodiscountworld.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/21_37_311_114/products_id/1524

7.1 Surround
4 HDMI Inputs
1 HDMI Outputs
3 Component Inputs
3 Composite Inputs
2 Optical Inputs
2 Coaxial Inputs

Also has the ability to take analog video inputs and output over the HDMI connection.

 

[stevenv]

we will probably use the speakers from the LG

Not sure how well a proper receiver will power speakers from an all-in-one. Would say that there is either a good chance they will get blown or will sound incredibly distorted. Unless you have a top-of-the-range LG system that has massive speakers.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I actually will be doing a similar thing..

I have the component LG system (AR702 I think it is)... as a temporary measure the NR1501 will drive them until I can get decent speakers like Monitor Audio or something of that nature.