Onkyo Announces New 7.1 and 5.1 HTiB Systems
Written on Feb 11, 2011 by Charles Jefferies and filed under Featured, News, Onkyo
Onkyo has announced two new home theater in a box (HTiB) systems: the 7.1-channel HT-S5400 and the 5.1-channel HT-S3400. The receivers feature four HDMI inputs and one output plus support for 3D video.
Panasonic SC-ZT1 Announced – Full Wireless Home Theater in a Box
Written on Jan 12, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Panasonic
Panasonic announced the launch of its first fully wireless home theater in a box system, the SC-ZT1. HTiB systems are all about simplicity and removing all the speaker wires definitely adds to a simple setup. Audio is sent over a wireless 2.4-GHz frequency band, similar to other wireless HTiB setups that have wireless rear speakers or subwoofers.
Sharp Announces Two New Soundbars
Written on Jan 11, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Sharp
Sharp didn’t want to be left out of the soundbar party at CES, so they did the right thing and announced two new soundbar units, the HT-SB300 and the HT-SB200. Both units are affordably priced and offer MP3 player input. The SB300 adds Dolby Virtual Speaker support to simulate 5.1 surround sound.
Sherwood Announces Their First Soundbars and Three HTiB Systems
Written on Jan 11, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Sherwood
Sherwood has announced their first soundbars and three new home theater in a box systems. All of the systems are designed for the value-oriented buyer without giving up on features. The new soundbars for instance include iPod docks and FM radio receivers, giving them tremendous flexibility.
Panasonic Announces Two 7.1 Channel Blu-ray HTiB Systems
Written on Jan 9, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Panasonic
Panasonic has announced the SC-BT200 and SC-BT300, two new 7.1 channel Blu-ray Home Theater systems with wireless ready rear speakers, integrated iPod dock, and access to BD-Live content. The BT300 offers 1250 watts of power while the BT200 hums along at 1000 watts.
Bowers & Wilkins Panorama Soundbar Announced
Written on Jan 8, 2009 by Brian and filed under Bowers and Wilkins, News
Bowers & Wilkins has announced their first soundbar, the Panorama. B&W claims it will redefine the market. While they’ve yet to fully release the specs on this unit, we do know that it will feature three built-in amplifiers and plenty of inputs.
Samsung HT-BD1250 5.1 HTiB with Blu-ray Announced
Written on Jan 7, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Samsung
Of their three home theater CES releases, Samsung is the least forthcoming about the HT-BD1250 Blu-ray HTiB system. It is a full 5.1 system though with Blu-ray, 1,000 watts of power and kelp speakers like the BD7200.
Samsung HT-BD7200 2.1 Blu-ray HTiB Announced
Written on Jan 7, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Samsung
The Samsung HT-BD7200 2.1-channel Blu-ray home theater is a great looking system that will find wide appeal for buyers with space constraints. The system pumps out 400 watts with simulated 5.1 surround sound.
Samsung HT-BD8200 Soundbar with Blu-ray and Wireless Subwoofer Announced
Written on Jan 7, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Samsung
Samsung has announced the HT-BD8200, the first soundbar to feature both Bu-ray and a wireless subwoofer. The system offers full HD 1080p playback and virtual 5.1 surround sound.
Polk Announces SoundBar SDA with Wireless Subwoofer
Written on Jan 6, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Polk Audio
Polk, who seems to love making soundbars, has announced another one, the SoundBar SDA instant home theater solution. Polk’s soundbars are actually very nice, but still lack the bass that many consumers want. That is, until now. The SDA also includes a wireless subwoofer in addition to the four 3.5″ mids.
Yamaha DVX-700 2.1 HTiB System Announced
Written on Dec 26, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, Yamaha
Yamaha has added to their home theater in a box system lineup with the new DVX-700. The 2.1 system comes with a 1080p upscaling DVD player, 70W satellites, 70W subwoofer and Yamaha’s Air Surround Xtreme for simulated surround sound.