I'm sorry to ask another insanely beginner question but I can't readily seem to find the answer on my own.  Will most/all of these options plug directly into the TV (big flat screen HDTV a couple years old) or will I need another component to make them work?   I really appreciate all of the...

Thank you for the advice so far and sorry about that.  I'm hoping to stay within the $200 - $300 range but am willing to go higher if it would make all the difference in the world.  Seeing as how I currently only use the TV's speakers, I think I'll be insanely impressed with the lower to mid...

Hi everyone...I am a complete novice when it comes to this stuff and know next to nothing.  I need to start watching more films for work and don't want to bother my roommate when I watch them late at night but also don't want to sacrifice the sound by constantly having to turn the TV down when...