Surround Sound Systems

LCD televisions are wonderful but one thing that lets them down is the sound. They produce stereo sound and sometimes have virtual surround sound but these come nowhere near the quality of a Dolby Digital surround sound system. The quality of the sound is much better as it is produced from 5 speakers and has bass from the subwoofer which adds a huge amount of power to the sound, this is nothing though compared to the sense of reality you get when you hear things happening behind you and sounds darting around the room.

Imagine for example a helicopter flying into a scene in a film; on standard stereo speakers you will have no reference as to where it is coming from but with surround sound you can hear the exact location that it is flying from and so if it comes from behind the camera and into the shot you will hear it come in flying over your head!

The best surround sound systems utilise Dolby Digital and this is what is used in most cinemas, it has a very high quality of sound and also uses five speakers and a subwoofer and so you get a very realistic surround sound experience. When you buy a Dolby Digital system be sure to set the speakers up so that they are in the far corners of the room, as far away from each other as possible as this gives the best surround sound (if you have them too close together the sounds will simply merge and it will be hard to differentiate between them).

If you would like to buy a surround sound system that has Dolby Digital online then see the selection on the right which is listed with the cheapest first so that you can buy a cheap Dolby Digital surround sound system easily.

© LCD Televisions.org.uk 2007.

Turtle Beach Wireless Headset Ear Force X41 (Xbox 360)

Turtle Beach Wireless Headset Ear Force X41 (Xbox 360)
£142.99


Sony BDPS760B Blu-ray Player with Multi-Channel Headphone Surround Sound System

Sony BDPS760B Blu-ray Player with Multi-Channel Headphone Surround Sound System
£300.45


Sony BDVE300 Home Cinema System

Sony BDVE300 Home Cinema System
£417.72


Sony DAVDZ280 5.1 ch DVD Home Cinema System with Satellite Speakers

Sony DAVDZ280 5.1 ch DVD Home Cinema System with Satellite Speakers
£164.99


Sony BDVZ7 2.1 ch Blu-Ray Home Theatre System with iPod Dock

Sony BDVZ7 2.1 ch Blu-Ray Home Theatre System with iPod Dock
£428.79


LG HT33S 2.1ch DVD Home Cinema System with iDock

LG HT33S 2.1ch DVD Home Cinema System with iDock
£235.98


Yamaha RXV365BL 5.1 AV Receiver

Yamaha RXV365BL 5.1 AV Receiver
£175.99


Yamaha YAS71BL Home Theatre Sound Bar and Sub Woofer

Yamaha YAS71BL Home Theatre Sound Bar and Sub Woofer
£319.90


LG HB354BS 2.1ch Blu-ray Home Cinema System

LG HB354BS 2.1ch Blu-ray Home Cinema System
£367.10


SONY DAV-DZ20 Home Theatre System

SONY DAV-DZ20 Home Theatre System
£168.00


Televisions

PANASONIC SC-PT870EB-K
PANASONIC SC-PT870EB-K
From Comet
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...
£299.99


Sony BDV-Z7 Blu-ray DVD System
Sony BDV-Z7 Blu-ray DVD System
From Digital Direct
, 1080p, 21ch, blu, bluray, digital, dolby, dvd, hd, picture, ray, sound, surround, system, systems, truehd
...
£549.01