For a budget meal HT, I say get a receiver, 2 front speakers and a subwoofer.
Ok na yan as a starting point. Dahan-dahan na lang ang dagdag later.
Wag HTiB, mahina ang power, madali pang masira.
For the video source, get a media player. Mabusisi lang, kailangan master mo ang file types and specs. Pero mas convenient vs. disc sources pag sanay ka na sa media file specs.