Feels like the Cinema. (VideoLogic Digitheatre)

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Product:	VideoLogic Digitheatre
Date:	01/06/01 (298 review reads)
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Advantages: Excellent sound quality, price

Disadvantages: none

If you love movies as much as me you try to get as close to a cinematic experience in your own home. So you already own a DVD player and wide screen television well the only thing missing is a complete Dolby Digital home cinema system.

The VideoLogic Digitheatere is one such system. It has all you could possibly want. It has two front speakers, two rear speakers, a centre speaker, a subwoofer, the decoder and of course a remote control. All the connecting cables are provided and although there are a lot of speakers it is very easy to wire up. The build quality of everything is excellent with the speakers all being sturdy yet stylish. The remote control is credit card sized yet the buttons aren’t too small.

The volumes of all the speakers can be adjusted individually as to can the delays placed on them. This enables you to set up the system to give the best possible performance. It is easy to set up the decoder to provide the sound you want. It can provide Dolby Digital, which is heard in the cinema, and is also the format found on Dad’s as well as being able to handle Dolby Pro Logic that is the sound format found on videos.

Ok. What does it sound like you I hear you say? Well I am very qualified to tell you as I have taken the system to full volume which had the neighbours so impressed the bought the same system! It picks up many split effects and like cars driving past very well and all bullet ricochets are perfectly placed adding more depth and realism to whatever you watch. Such films as Twister have the subwoofer shaking the floor due to the incredible bass sounds. This adds another dimension of realism creating the effect you are in the film. There are also some excellent split effects in movies like The Mummy (the aircraft scene sounds great), Godzilla (plenty of deep rumbles in this one) and Mission: Impossible 2 (the motorcycle scene sounds amazing).

The amazing thing is that the louder it goes the better
it sounds. I watched Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park: The Lost World and kept turning the volume up. This gives the rumbles from the subwoofer even more energy and the quieter sounds that are hidden at low volume are more noticable. I eventually had it at full volume and the speakers were perfect with no sign of hissing or crackling. It really is amazing. And I was not joking my neighbour did buy it off the strength of the sound they heard next door.

The sound from all the films I mentioned came from DVDs but the quality coming from videos is just as high. It enhances the Pro Logic surround and adds some more depth by adding the subwoofer. Films like True Lies and Lethal Weapon 4 sound great on video too.

The great thing is it isn’t just for getting the sound for movies you can also connect your PC, Playstaion or Dreamcast, or even a MiniDisc Player or Cd Player. So for your money you get a speaker system that is extremely versatile. I have connected my MiniDisc player to it and it sounds superb. It makes it seem like you are at a concert. So it just shows that it isn’t just for movies.

It costs £248 although my neighbour found it on Dabs.com cheaper. All in all this is one of the best value surround systems on the market. It is one of the cheapest and yet doesn’t disappoint in the quality department providing sound, which you literally have to hear to believe. But believe me it is worth the investment.

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