Home Theater System

great addition to my home theater system
Great home theater system it upconverts all my old electronic to the best quality for my hd tv not always the 1080p conversion works the best but it converts to the best version possible highly recommend this system i got it for a good price not the actuall 900 sticker price but if i had to pay full price i would cause its worth it its not just a home theather system it does so much more for the best addition to your home theater espescially if you stubborn like me and want to keep your old components instead of buying all new stuff

Great mid-range system for a small to medium sized room
I purchased this system a little over a year ago and it's been running great ever since. I was primarily looking for a mid-range system which included the newer HD audio formats for use with Blu-ray movies. I'm currently using the system in a somewhat small room and the sound from the speakers and sub are reasonable. I had to do some tweaking on the "Setup" screen, but the included microphone which detects where the speakers are located and automatically sets options is pretty reasonable.

The included speakers and subwoofer are decent, especially for a HTIB setup. I plan on buying better speakers and a sub in the future when the system is moved to a larger room, but the included items perform quite well in a smaller environment. The only upgrade I've done in regards to the current setup is better speaker wire. I went ahead and bought some 16 gauge wire from Monoprice before setting everything up. The four HDMI inputs act great as an HDMI switcher. I only have one HDMI cable running to my TV, while my Xbox 360 Elite, Playstation 3, WDTV and standalone Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player are connected to the Onkyo receiver. Switches from source-to-source quickly and haven't experienced any issues whatsoever. I have never heard any hissing noises, as I've noticed a few other reviewers have mentioned. However, as others have said, the receiver does get very hot. Be sure to give the receiver ample breathing space, especially around the top where the vents are located.

Overall, a great HTIB for the price. Can be purchased much cheaper than it was a year ago, but newer models are also available now. The receiver can easily be upgraded with better speakers, subwoofers, speaker wire and banana plugs if it's required. Definitely buy better speaker wire beforehand, though. I can't say if this is a great buy for a large room, but I highly recommend it to non-audiophiles in a small to medium sized room.

Good HTiB
I purchased this unit a few weeks ago. Install was simple and I was up and running with in a few hours.

Pros- 4 HDMI inputs, True- HD, DTS all the decoding you could need. Once setup you'll notice noises you never heard before in your favorite movies, TV, Games.

Cons- Speaker wire replacement. The subwoofer is muddy to say the least spent about a week tweaking it. Dark Knight really showed me the faults in the sub. It was unable to keep up with the action scenes and to me was distracting. The sub also distracted from music as well. So after about week of tweaking it I was forced to replace it after I played a track called "bass cooker" and I think I actually cooked my bass. My living room smelled of an electrical fire and being a former Navy electrician it was a smell I was all too familiar with thanks to the USS JFK.

Went to BB and the guy suggested a vescodyn impact 10.

This is a great purchase!
I had ordered this system at a great (lowest price). it was shipped to me ontime and i received it in a perfect condition.
I will really recommend TigerDirect to other customers. Five Starts!Onkyo HT-S7100 7.1 Channel Receiver and Speaker Package

Great HTIB with room to grow!
I've had the Onkyo S7100 for quite some time maybe for 9 months now and really enjoying it. To me this is the perfect HTIB (home theater in a box) that comes with a 'real' receiver, the SR606. (note: don't know any new models that came out for Onkyo now since i was really satisfied with S7100 that didn't even care for newer models if there are any.) This was perfect for me since, i was looking for a simple easy set-up home theater system that already comes with speakers and subs and and will give me room in the future to upgrade the speakers if i wanted to (Polk). This HT system gives me that flexibility. I have my PS3, 52A550 Samsung and a PC connected to the receiver using HDMI and everything works perfectly. This to me allowed me to step over completely into the HD world enjoying both 1080p HD video and the HD audio coming from blurays. I liked the simple set-up using the included mic, front speaker stands,bought gauge 14" wires, wall speaker mounts and banana plugs from Monoprice and i was all set. I only have it set-up right now as a 5.1 (room layout constraints in new home) and I am enjoying the sound coming out it. I really enjoy watching movies and playing games with it filling my room with nice crisp sounds and full rich bass. Now i even re-watch movies just to listen and enjoy the sound (ie. Dark Night, Iron Man, 300, Cars, Wolverine). I even tried using Magic Mic (videoke console) connected to it and it is a blast singing with it, feels like singing in a concert hall or karaoke suite if you ever been into one, anyway just wanted to share that bit of info. I got the unit from [...] as a refurbed unit for a little over $[...] and the package came like it's brand new and is perfect. The price as it is makes it a great buy already and for the price i paid made it a better buy. I'm a very practical person that really looks for the best value for performance (did a lot of research) and for the home theater stuff, S7100 gets it done for me.