Get a Custom Home Theater/Flat Panel HDTV Package Starting at $879
By Rachel Cericola
Samsung's LN46B530 Entertainment Bundle
Building a home theater system doesn't have to be scary. OneCall has been kind enough to put together five full home theater packages -- for cheap! And these aren't your bargain basement no-name brands, but high performance components from well-respected brands such as Samsung, Panasonic, Hitachi, Denon, Klipsch, Polk Audio and Sony.
While traditional HTiB (Home Theater in a Box) systems generally have weak links (e.g., receiver companies don't necessarily make the best speakers), most of these systems have been hand-picked to feature best of breed components from multiple manufacturers. Each package includes a flat panel HDTV and full surround 5.1-channel sound system with Blu-ray. For the entry-level 32-inch system, sound is provided via Sony's integrated Blu-ray home theater system. For the rest, you get a cherry-picked system which includes a home theater receiver, 5 compact high performance speakers, a powered subwoofer, and Blu-ray Disc player. With one purchase, you can have it all! Check out this link to look over all five packages available:
The cream of the crop is the $1999 Samsung bundle. The anchor is Samsung's 46-inch 1080p LN46B530 HDTV. The unit has a 60,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and three HDMI inputs. Expect one of those to be filled with the Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray player, which is also part of the setup. That Profile 2.0 player features BRAVIA Sync technology and the Xross Media Bar user interface. For the audio, the system has the Denon AVR-1610 receiver and Klipsch's HD Theater 1000 5.1-channel speaker system. Here is the direct link to the setup:
Right in the middle of the price scale is the Panasonic package, which has the manufacturer's 37-inch TC-L37G1 VIERA HDTV. Featuring a 1080p image, it also features 120Hz Motion Picture Pro3 technology, the VIERA Image Viewer and VIERA Link support. For more high-def, the set has Samsung's BD-P1600 Blu-ray player, which has Wi-Fi support and streaming content from Netflix and Pandora. To up the audio, the package includes Denon's AVR-1610 5.1-channel receiver and Polk's RM705 5.1-channel speaker system. For more information, check out this link:
The $879 starting point isn't too shabby, either. The set starts with a Hitachi's 32-inch UT32A302W HDTV, which features a 1366 x 768 resolution. Other pieces in the set are Hitachi's digital TV tuner, and the Sony BDV-E300 Home Theater System with Built-in Blu-ray Disc Player. Check out this link for more info:
OneCall is offering free shipping for each of the packages, but you'd better act fast. The free shipping and special package prices will end on Monday, March 8, 2010 (or while supplis last).
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