Letters - October 2006
Cheap home theater
October 16, 2006
To Doug Schneider,
Do you think that I can buy a home-theater
system for less than $400? Is it possible? Will it be any good? What do you recommend?
Dwayne Miller
While you probably can buy a home-theater
system for $400, I can almost guarantee you that it won’t be any good. The
electronics will be cheap, and the speakers just as cheap. And when I use the word
“cheap,” I don’t just mean "inexpensive"; I mean "bad."
In fact, there used to be an online magazine called CheapHomeTheater.com, which I always
thought was a lousy name. And the last time I typed that URL into my browser, it no longer
came up. It looks like many others agreed with me.
Anyway, you’re not going to get something
that inexpensive and good. Save a little longer and spend a little more, and you’ll
more than likely get something quite a bit better....Doug Schneider
Get Sony?
October 11, 2006
To Doug Schneider,
I’m shopping for a projector and saw your
write-up on the new Sony model. You seem impressed by it. Should this be the one I get?
Richard Pasher
I suspect you’re referring to the Sony VPL-VW50 projector that we covered at CEDIA Expo 2006. Yes, I was
impressed -- VERY impressed. In fact, if I had an extra $5000 kicking around (which I
don’t), I’d buy one. I suspect it should be on the top of your shopping list.
Let me know how it turns out….Doug Schneider |
