Best Home Theater Systems for Fun

Analyzing reviews from 66 Sites…

24 out of 25 products found

Sort By

Overall Fun HDTV Movies Small Rooms Sound Quality More ▼

Apartments Design Ease Of Use Gaming Home Inputs Large Rooms MP3 Players Music Price Surround Sound

For Fun, people talk about

price
inputs
ease of use
ease of set up

Price (Go)

Brand: Select

Features: Select

Sony HT-CT100 Theater System

$274.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
here's what i did.went into the amp menue and turned off the drc function,allmost fell off my chair,it sprang to life!
from www.amazon.com
this is a great product for audiophiles on a budget, and it also functions as an hdmi switcher which helps integrate all your hd components into your home theater.
from www.amazon.com
it functions as a receiver and a superb sound system for the upstairs without the hassle of wires running everywhere.
from www.amazon.com
i found that the center channel +2 and subwoofer -4 works well with most things, with the exception of ps3 +4 center and +2 sub on most blu ray(depends on movie and studio.) for fun i like to play
from www.amazon.com
the sony remote (which is ugly but functional and gives me the full range of functions on my sony tv) has buttons designated for each audio source so it's not necessary to see the display to know

Read more reviews

Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Many Inputs, 3 Speakers and Subwoofer

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for FUN

Panasonic SC-BT100

$514.00 Est. at Amazon

from High Def from Rochester, NY, www.circuitcity.com
the receiver portion is my favorite part, visually, as it is very slim for the functions it performes with the expansion capability for a 7.1 channel system.the pictureis out of this world.
from www.amazon.com
after a bit of time i was able to get a universal remote to handle most functions of the system.
from www.amazon.com
learning to use all the functions on the remote is challenging, but this is fairly high tech, so i don't expect to be comfortable with all the functions for a few days.
from www.amazon.com
so you have to use the function button, then select "tv/aux"
from High Def from Rochester, NY, www.circuitcity.com
the setup was fairly easy i was watching my first blue ray within 30 minutes.visually the speakers are sleekand powerful, the sub woofer is easily hidden (either way it is not very noticable) the

Read more reviews

Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Many Inputs, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for FUN

Onkyo HT-S7100 Theater System

$730.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it works and plays music but i can't seem to get all the functions to work.
from www.amazon.com
the remote can be programed to run other components> i have mine set to run my comcast cable box so i can run the guide and volume functions from the onkyo remote.
from www.amazon.com
clear, and functional for all my hdmi sources!!!
from www.amazon.com
dock: after putting in the supplied code (not obvious per their instructions), all functions worked as described.
from www.amazon.com
this is a great investment as i have enjoyed the many functions of this receiver.

Read more reviews

Positives: 7 Speakers and Subwoofer, Included Components: Receiver,Radio Tuner

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for FUN

Panasonic SC-PT750

$553.00 Est. at Amazon

from andye from houston, tx, www.circuitcity.com
(can't hook xbox directly to main unit, instead have it hooked up to tv and have surround sound thru the auxiliary function of the home theater system.
from dvchung from, www.circuitcity.com
great sound quality, but wished it has customized eq functions.
from ES from Philadelphia, www.circuitcity.com
if you have some knowledge of how to use electronics, you should have no problem figuring out all the functions available.
from brzinscm from Milwaukee, www.circuitcity.com
ipod dock was nice, but had limited remote functionality (only volume and track forward/backward, no menu operation)2.
from MikeB from Manhattan, www.circuitcity.com
life is to enjoy, have fun, so many people don't know how to.

Read more reviews

Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for FUN

Sony Bravia Theater DAV-HDX500

$390.00 Est. at Amazon

from Rich from Marietta, GA, www.circuitcity.com
wish it had seperate function buttons instead of having to press the function button multiple times toget to the desired function.
from Chip from Leesburg, Fla, www.circuitcity.com
switch function to sat/cable to listen to tv sound.
from Michael from Richmond, VA, www.circuitcity.com
the remote is good controls all functions.
from www.crutchfield.com
multibrand remote allows control of tv functions.
from dredhaus from NJ, www.circuitcity.com
have fun!

Read more reviews

Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Excellent Affordability, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony BRAVIA® DAV-HDX576WF

$419.00 Est. at Amazon

from Evilbob from Lewisville TX, www.circuitcity.com
for the price i can not see how you can get another system with all the same functionalities.
from Wily from Calabash, NC, www.circuitcity.com
it is convenient to be able to control many functions of the main unit from the bedroom, but i don't think we'll buy another receiver.
from Wayne from Carmel, Indiana, clickfrom.buy.com
i purchased this recently after hearing wonderful things about the s-air function that allows you to listen wirelessly to your music anywhere in the house using the s-air receiver (1 included).
from www.crutchfield.com
this sony is one of the best yet in terms of set-up anf functionality.
from www.amazon.com
this system does that and has all the funtionality that a basic a/v user needs.

Read more reviews

Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony DAV-IS10 System

$590.00 Est. at Amazon

from MeyeK from Denver, Co, www.circuitcity.com
it will self calibrate for you if youdon't want to tweak it right away but there are a lot of functions you will have to read up on and it was pretty easy to install.
from JAZ from Clayt, www.circuitcity.com
only drawbacks is that many functions must be programmed from the remote and they should have madethe rear speakers wireless.
from Eric from Northbrook, IL, www.circuitcity.com
the ipod features & function is extraordinary and the sound from ipod via this sony dav-is10 is amazing.
from JtW from Nrothwest Arkansas, www.circuitcity.com
design, function, portability are all incredible on this unit, but the sacrifice is in sound quality.
from www.crutchfield.com
lots of functionality.

Read more reviews

Positives: Good Sound Quality, Many Inputs, Good Affordability, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Onkyo HT-SP908 Theater System

$749.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'm very satisfied with the functionalities, it's very future-proof and i happily recommend it to anyone interested.
from www.amazon.com
at devoting an afternoon to running and hiding wire all over your living room, but with this, plan on spending your night getting the settings to a point where it will all just function properly.
from www.amazon.com
the best function is that everything i plug into the receiver can be passed through one hdmi cable to the tv.
from www.amazon.com
the 2nd remote is not really necessary since the recievers remote runs all of the same functions.
from www.amazon.com
with 7.1, you're already looking at devoting an afternoon to running and hiding wire all over your living room, but with this, plan on spending your night getting the settings to a point where it

Read more reviews

Positives: Many Inputs, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, 7 Speakers and Subwoofer

Samsung HT-Z310T

$183.00 Est. at Amazon

from David from Charlotte, NC, www.circuitcity.com
the system has functions where you can control the level of loudness to your perference.
from MAS from Pittsburgh, PA, www.circuitcity.com
the ipod functions are not the greatest, very disappointing, but at least the option to plug your ipod in is there unlike other more expensive home theatre systems.
from Juno from Seattle, WA, www.circuitcity.com
which would be no big deal except there is no shuffle function in the interface (which is viewable only by having the tv on, another bummer) and you can only play playlists and albums alphabetically!
from Samsung nut, www.newegg.com
thought it was funny
from www.amazon.com
it automatically senses whether i'm using that or the dvd function, and also switches the tv to the correct input for video.

Read more reviews

Positives: Nice Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Samsung HT-AS720ST

$364.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
thank you samsung for my home theater joy!!!crank it up and have fun!!!ps.
from www.bestbuy.com
this should not be a deal breaker.buy this system and have fun.
from www.bestbuy.com
the remote itself is not user friendly as too many functions are mapped to multiple buttons.
from www.amazon.com
functionality is a different bag.
from www.amazon.com
the ht remote works the ht and tv, but has no control over the bluray functions like start/stop/ pause.

Read more reviews

Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Affordability, Nice Sound Quality, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Panasonic SC-PT960

$500.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one funny thing, when i first tried this system out by pushing it to the limit, it got so loud that a motion activated toy two rooms over started going off.
from www.amazon.com
pre-programmed codes are installed in the 960's receiver to allow this function with a host of other brands, so you don't have to be using it with a panasonic tv.
from www.amazon.com
the speakers have a decent range, and the am/fm functionality is very basic, but works.
from www.amazon.com
it made watching movies way more fun...
from www.amazon.com
that is horrible, and panasonic should be providing basic universal remote functions.

Read more reviews

Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Philips HTS3544/37 System

$191.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
it arrived in a timely fashion, but after setting it up and getting speakers installed i found out the fm/am and ipod functions were inoperable.
from www.walmart.com
it takes a little getting used to, but the remote is very functional.
from www.walmart.com
it has great sound, an am-fm receiver, plays cd's, dvd and functions as a docking station for her ipod.
from www.walmart.com
the option of all the different sounds is fun to play with too.
from www.walmart.com
they are great speakers for the price, but the dvd player takes a lot longer to load a disc & function.

Read more reviews

Positives: Easy To Use, Great Affordability, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Yamaha YHT-390BL Theater System

Check Site at Amazon

from Joe, www.newegg.com
pros: overall sound and functionality is way better than expected for a unit in this price range.
from Ed, www.newegg.com
cons: mediocre included speaker wire (at this price, buy yourself a lower gauge spool to use), manual isn't written/translated well, too many multi-function buttons on the remote, and the unit will

Read more reviews

Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Many Inputs, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Yamaha RXV465BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver

$308.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
overall, i'm happy with this receiver at the price i paid when compared to other available receivers with similar features/functions.
from www.amazon.com
turn on the unit and use the remote to change the hdmi control setting to "on" in the functions menu under the setup menu.
from www.crutchfield.com
they also do not explain the functions of these items at all.

Read more reviews

Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Great Affordability, Surround Sound: DTS-HD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD

Samsung HT-TZ515T

$403.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'd highly recommend this system to anyone, but especially if you have other samsung components/tv because the anynet+ function makes it a snap to set-up.
from www.amazon.com
the only down side is the fact that it lacks multiple inputs, however it sounds great and its functioning great...offers huge sound for the price and i love the wireless speakers...saves alot of fuss
from www.amazon.com
it doeas have some difficulty with dirty or moderately scratched disks that my sony 5 disk player had no trouble with, but this may be a function of the higher quality of the reader.

Read more reviews

Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 4 Speakers and Subwoofer

Yamaha YHT-390

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the system also has four preset buttons that allow you to choose what video and audio functions are active.
from www.amazon.com
the remote is functional but not exceptional.

Read more reviews

Positives: Good Affordability, Many Inputs, Great Sound Quality, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Samsung HT-TZ512T

$430.00 Est. at Amazon

from Kevin from GA, www.circuitcity.com
you cannot use the progressive scan function of this dvd player unless you use an hdmi hookup.
from www.amazon.com
it's a little tricky learning all of the functions but it sounds amazing and works in sink with my samsung tv.

Read more reviews

Positives: Great Affordability, Good Sound Quality, Attractive Design, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony BRAVIA DAVHDX275 Theater System

$315.00 Est. at Amazon

from Patrick from Los Angeles, CA, www.circuitcity.com
that makes it hard to tell if you're at the proper funtion.
from www.amazon.com
it will control all of the unit functions and even allow for basic control of an ipod that is connected to the included ipod dock.
from www.amazon.com
the logic of the functions is the problem.
from www.amazon.com
there's no way to directly pick a function (dvd, tv, radio, etc) you have to press a fuction+ or function- button.
from www.amazon.com
i can control the bravia's dvd player basic functions from the tv remote, and if i power on/ off the tv the surround system does the same.

Read more reviews

Positives: Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 6 Speakers and Subwoofer,5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony HT-SS2000 Theater System

$280.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i needed a decent system for the living room as the basement will have the real heavy duty a/v and this fit the bill perfectly in function and cost.
from www.amazon.com
the audio sync function is great for matching up with the tv speakers, as sometimes one will have a slight delay.

Read more reviews

Positives: Many Inputs, Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Onkyo HT-S3100 Theater System

$200.00 Est. at Amazon

from Wellwell from Nashville, TN, www.circuitcity.com
as far as set up goes, it was very easy, and with a quick flip through the manual, i was acquainted with most of the functions.
from www.amazon.com
the funny thing is, i haven't played my ps2 on it yet, but it should be just as good as dvd's.

Read more reviews

Positives: Excellent Affordability, Many Inputs, Easy To Use, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

1 2 Next

Also Try:

More ▼

Electronics

Home Theater Systems

Best Home Theater Systems for Fun

Sony HT-CT100 Theater System

Panasonic SC-BT100

Onkyo HT-S7100 Theater System

Panasonic SC-PT750

Sony Bravia Theater DAV-HDX500

Sony BRAVIA® DAV-HDX576WF

Sony DAV-IS10 System

Onkyo HT-SP908 Theater System

Samsung HT-Z310T

Samsung HT-AS720ST

Panasonic SC-PT960

Philips HTS3544/37 System

Yamaha YHT-390BL Theater System

Yamaha RXV465BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver

Samsung HT-TZ515T

Yamaha YHT-390

Samsung HT-TZ512T

Sony BRAVIA DAVHDX275 Theater System

Sony HT-SS2000 Theater System

Onkyo HT-S3100 Theater System

Lcd

Lcd Tv

MP3 Players

Cd

Tv

Top Brands

More Brands

Number Of Speakers

Included Components

Surround Sound