Panasonic Promotional bonus gift

[JMZ]

I have a small dilemma people. I'm going to buy a new TV this weekend and when I do, I can claim one of three bonus gifts from Panasonic.

Lumix Camera, DVD Recorder or Blu Ray home theatre system.

I have a digital camera so scratch that gift out of the choices. Now, I'd like a general consensus from people about which of the other two bonus items they would chose.

DVD Recorder;

http://panasonic.com.au/products/det...?objectID=5001


Pros:

1. I can record anything at anytime and with twin HD tuners I can watch and record two different channels.
2. I get rid of the rickety old DVD/VCR player/recorder with mono sound.

Cons:

1. I don't think I'll be using the recording function every day
2. I'll have to wait for another day to buy home theatre

Blu-ray Home theatre system;

http://panasonic.com.au/products/det...?objectID=5350


Pros:

1. I get the latest blu-ray technology to suit my Full HD TV.
2. I get decent sound when watching films and TV in surround sound

Cons:

1. I can't record any shows I might miss
2. I live in a loft style apartment with 5m ceilings and open plan living. Optimum sound from the home theatre won't be achieved.

Please feel free to offer your thoughts and/or experiences with this stuff, it would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

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[Ice]

Blue-ray theatre system for sure !

I wouldnt even think about it, imo.

[Nurb608]

If you can't play the system loud, i'd go for the recorder and get rid of the vcr.

[Calibrated]

hmm

i have the panasonic dvd recorder, with the twin hd tuners and the 500gb hdd. to be honest, i hardly use it.

so i'd go with the blu-ray setup

[btm]

blue-ray theatre system for sure !

I wouldnt even think about it, imo.

+1

[Vectracious]

Another vote for the Blue Ray home theatre.

I know what you mean about the room not being good for "home theatre" but unless you do a proper set up and spend thousands of dollars, these all in one out of the box units will sound pretty much the same wherever you use them - and will be a LOT better than just using TV speakers.

[cdti]

Depends what you're after:

If you watch movies at home lots, get the blu ray. The home theatre is good, but you can get a home theatre set up fairly cheap that will do fine where you are.

If you like watching TV, or have others in your house who like watching stuff, the HDD recorder is great. We have one (SD with twin tuners), and have it permanently set up to record the programs we like to watch, so even if we're out, we haven't had to remember to set the recorder, and chuck in a tape, if that's what you do with the VCR now. Twin tuners means you don't have to miss something, just because it's on when something else is.

We've had home theatre for years in DVD/amp all in one unit, and I do like to turn it on and up, but for general watching, the TV is enough. We don't rent or own that many movies, so it doesn't get much use.

Your choice, just think about what you do most.

[chrissn89]

blue-ray theatre system for sure !

I wouldnt even think about it, imo.

+1 you'll love it

[oneightoo]

take the camera..

just being different

seriously, take the home theatre.. too inconvenient using dvd's, might as well get a set top box that records on to the hdd..

[JMZ]

thanks guys I like your thinking.

If there's still any blu-ray home theatres left I'll be sure to get one! Down to 600 left now.

Since starting this thread, I've found a new idea for recording TV shows. I could use a DVB USB stick (?) into my PC or Laptop and set that up to record shows when I'm out and about.