any opinions on the yamaha yas 70 or yas 71? it's only $250 at costco.

peas said:Sorry but the virtual surround from these bars simply can't compare to a real 5.1 setup. I can understand the selling points: convenience and price. If you consider that you're not getting surround sound, those points aren't really valid. I'd recommend putting the money towards decent individual speakers.

I agree with you 100%, but most of America would be totally satisifed with this product since they don't have to run wires to the rear speakers...half probably couldn't tell the difference between a 2.1 and 5/6/7.1 system anyway...

Another vote for Onkyo....have a 770 HTIB system in the master bedroom which rocks and using a TXSR605 in my living room with some Onkyo HTIB speakers...

I'm skeptical as well however the reviews are good and there's a rather large thread of happy owners over at avsforums. For people just looking to upgrade the sound of their TV without any hassle this seems like a no-brainer.

i have the phillips one from Dell. it sucks monkey butt. compared to a $500 (5 year old) 6.1 Sony htib, doesn't even come close. basically sounds like someone added some DSP to a 3.1 system. exactly as you would suspect.

i think your pc can do this without paying any extra money lol.

well there's a reason why they are on sale for so cheap.

If you missed this deal, another way to get it for around $150-$200 + tax/maybe shipping is to take advantage of the Sony Card promotion---gets you $150 (sometimes $100, promotion varies) off your first purchase of $299 at the Sony online store, where they sell for HTCT100 for $299. Previous Finance Forum thread about Sony Card deal

Yes, it involves signing up for a new credit card, so it's not for everybody.

This soundbar is $199 in Best Buy's BF ad.

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spacejamz said:ktg said:If you missed this deal, another way to get it for around $150-$200 + tax/maybe shipping is to take advantage of the Sony Card promotion---gets you $150 (sometimes $100, promotion varies) off your first purchase of $299 at the Sony online store, where they sell for HTCT100 for $299. Previous Finance Forum thread about Sony Card deal

Yes, it involves signing up for a new credit card, so it's not for everybody.

this promotion would be put to better using buying a new camcorder, camera, PS3, or even the Sony HTIB system...using it for this sound bar would be a waste...

Well, that completely depends on your needs, doesn't it? I didn't need a new camcorder, don't want a PS3, and for my small bedroom, a 5.1 setup just didn't make sense. But getting $150 off this soundbar did, and it has fit my needs well. I read enough positive reviews on it, knew it wasn't bad. Yeah, you can do better. But a deal's a deal sometimes.

I've got 6.1 in my living room, and 5.1 in my rec room, so I'm no stranger to the obvious benefits of true surround. But that just wasn't practical in this case, and this little soundbar has worked out to my liking.

To each his own.

Be careful with this deal, I was about buy this soundbar,but before I went to 4 different stores to check it out. The sound coming out of this system is almost non-existing,not even talking about the bass.The last trip I made was to the special Sony store in manhattan, NYC, they could not explain why, but that the sound turned on max was actually weaker than any tv speakers can give you. In CC the Boston Accoustics(100W!!!) outplayed the Sony on every measurement and Sony soundbar is supposed to be 300W, no way and as I said I tested 4 systems in 4 different stores.

Anyone have experience with setting up the remote? the only thing i find annoying is since i dont have a universal remotr, and all my equipment is not Sony i need to carry to remotes, one for the sound and one for cable. is there a way to program the remote that came with the soundbar to change cable channels?

namcongtu said:i have this sound bar, it's ok for small room or someone who don't want to run lots of wires n speakers, it absolutely can't replace any real surround sound systems, if you are serious about it then get yourself a 5.1/7.1 instead

Exactly. Hopefully the people buying those systems are those that want an improvement from the tv-only speakers they have now, but can't (or don't) want to invest in a full 5.1/7.1 system.

For the upcoming $199 sales, I wonder if Sears will have another 5%/10% discount? Also, does anyone know what Sears restocking fee is (if I open it, then don't like it, and want to return it)? I'm pretty sure BB is probably 15%.

Jeff