You can see 1 hdmi cable from my HT beside that white n red cables. That goes to hdmi (arc) slot on my tv. What it is for?

That is for dvd playback

arc can transmit sound from tv to ht amp. your amp got support arc too?
if got, just press the hdmi link button on remote and choose home theater to play sound.

Seems like u guys are pro in this ht setup. I might be asking in the wrong room, but help me if you can. Planning to move into a new house next year, so wanna buy a ht for the living room.

Budget: rm6k
TV: 55inch minimum, full hd, don't need smart/uhd/curved unless necessary - need recommendation (rm3k)
Sound system: 5.1 setup - need recommendation (rm3k)
Player: currently owns ps3, maybe get ps4 next year. 6k budget doesn't include ps4
Usage: astro hd, dl-ed series/movies in 720-1080p, ps3, music

Question,
1. how to make those integrated system ie; control everything ht, lights,air cond etc through iPhne/ipad?

2. How to setup speakers in diff rooms to play songs from single source eg. Turn on speakers in master bedroom/ study room/ kitchen , to play songs from laptop/PC/iPad/ iPhone. Preferably without wiring. Eg. What I do now is use remote app on my iPhone to control the iTunes on laptop connected to speakers. So I can turn on/off/change songs even when I'm in a diff room. What I want to be able to do is eg. Walk into master bedroom, turn on speaker and play songs from my iPhone. Then later maybe go study room, off the speakers in master and turn on the ones in study room. All controlled by my iPhone. Do-able?

Thank you very much for your kind advices.

If you only want to play songs with different audio set up, it's do-able with Apple Airport Express, you just need to get your own speakers and connect it to Airport Express and play with AirPlay

How do people usually choose home theater systems?

And is the setting up a huge hassle?

Thanks.

Go to listen and then choose.

buy the sound u like, because listening is subjetive matters.
what speaker u using now? any unsatisfy problem?

setup playback is easy, aim towards perfection is difficult.

This post has been edited by ktek: Dec 30 2014, 02:30 PM

now not home theater.. direct from TV

ok then, how much u plan to spend?
if u want surround, 1-2k cannot go far from htib set.
if u dont want surround, can look around hifi shop.

something decent la... not too expensive... should be quite easy to upgrade from just the tv right?

or just go get HTIB = home theater in a box

whats the essential difference ?

what different are you asking? do u mean compare htib to tv sound?

of course much better la from speaker pointing downward is too weak and lost balance.

i mean what does "in a box" mean?

Meaning is those package home theater just need to plug in and use

htib set, got amp, player, 5pcs speaker, 1pc subwoofer, cable.

ht component set, u pick and choose the above items.

owh i seee... htib should be sufficient then since im not well versed in these things

maybe you can look into sonos
Sonos Webpage

great sharing peeps