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Buying a 5.1-channel surround sound system is one thing. Actually being allowed to set up all five speakers plus a subwoofer in a typical living room can be much more problematic…Home cinema and music enthusiasts who know - even before they ask the question - that there’s no way they are going to get away with installing a full multi-speaker surround system can now get the next best thing… the Jamo DMR 45 2.1-channel Virtual Surround DVD/CD receiver. (more…)

JVC’s new TH-F3 home theater system is a four-piece, 4.1-channel system featuring a DVD receiver with HDMI output with 1080p up-conversion, USB Host, an iPod® docking station and DivX playback. To deliver on its simplicity promise, the TH-F3 features JVC’s front surround technology combined with a new speaker design, eliminating the need for rear speakers and the placement problems they often create. Further simplifying setup, there are only three speaker wires to connect. The new system is designed to complement the latest generation of flat panel TVs, with a sleek, black-on-black main unit and small, cylindrical, wall-mountable main speakers. (more…)

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company today announced the launch of its first home theater in a box (HTiB) system with an integrated Blu-ray Disc player. The new model, SC-BT100, is the perfect complement to a flat panel, large screen TV.

The new model epitomizes Panasonic’s emphasis on media friendly capabilities. It is made for iPod* and features an (more…)

Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, offers consumers an enhanced total HD solution with its 2008 Home Entertainment lineup. Designed to enhance the digital living-room experience and complement Samsung’s HDTVs, Samsung’s latest home entertainment lineup brings functionality, audio quality and connectivity to a whole new level. With fully integrated Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities, 1080p support technology and full support for iPod connectivity, Samsung is expanding the possibilities of HD living, making the home theater experience more accessible and convenient for consumers. (more…)

Final Sound Solutions offers a new exciting solution in September 2007: A 2.1 Stereo & Virtual Surround Sound package! This package includes a DVD Receiver with 75W class D, Dolby virtual Surround DSP and a complete AV switching module HDMI in and out, a universal Remote Control etc. and can be bundled with the Final Sound speakers 90i, 150i, 300i or 400i and a matching subwoofer: the S95, S110 or S220.

General Virtual Surround Systems
The virtual surround effect is created with only two front speakers and a subwoofer by processing the signal coming for (more…)

Are you suffering from gadget overload? Multiple sources of home entertainment can often mean multiple headaches, deciding what to buy and, just as importantly, finding room to keep all the necessary hardware.

Mobile entertainment specialist NextBase has come up with a unique portable solution that, at a stroke, meets many of your entertainment needs in a single device. (more…)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in consumer electronics and digital technology, expands its lineup of high-definition optical disc players, with the launch of the BD-P1400, BD-P2400 and BD-UP5000, as well as the first Blu-ray Home Theater system. Now home entertainment aficionados can enjoy at home the closest experience to watching movies in cinema. Building on the success of Samsung’s BD-P1000 (the world’s first Blu-ray player) and the second-generation BD-P1200, the all-new lineup quenches consumers’ thirst for not only the best video possible, but also high quality audio in a high-definition disc player. (more…)

Sony invented ‘home cinema in a box’, giving you everything you need for a superb home entertainment experience in one simple package. Now, we’re taking the concept to a new level with our first-ever Blu-ray Disc™ system, the BRAVIA Theatre HTP-BD2RSF, complete with Blu-ray Disc™ player, multi-channel digital receiver and top-quality speaker package. (more…)

Philips has combined the best of both audio worlds – tubes and chips, analogue and digital – to create the MCD908 DVD Micro Theater, a compact home entertainment system with the specification and performance normally reserved for true audiophile products but in a chic and compact package that exudes refined taste and luxury.

Analogue meets digital audio

In the past, individually analogue and digital hi-fi systems have had their (more…)

So you want superb surround sound and breathtaking viewing, but don’t want to spoil the clean lines of your room? Sony has the answer in the sleek, chic DAV- X10 system, combining gloss-black understatement with invisible ‘light to the touch’ controls, and delivering amazing sound all around you from just two small speakers and a compact hideaway subwoofer.

The DAV-X10 is packed with Sony technology to make set-up and operation as simple as possible, and it’ll even talk to your Sony Ericsson WALKMAN® phone via Bluetooth, allowing you to play your personal mobile music collection with room-filling clarity and power. (more…)

Sony invented ‘home cinema in a box’, giving you everything you need for a superb home entertainment experience in one easy-to-buy, easy-to-set-up and easy-to-use package. Now, with the DAV-IS10, we’ve come up with the most stylish cinema in a box ever, complete with gloss-black finish, slick hidden controls that light up at a touch, and speakers so small they fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. (more…)

Lets be realistic, not everyone has the space to accommodate a full-size Universal DVD player, receiver and multi-channel speaker system. If a micro-sized 2 or 2.1-channel system is all that will fit into your living space then we think you’ll want to take a look at the £275 Onkyo DR-815 micro CD/Universal DVD receiver.

Small enough to be secreted away, this iPod-compatible, 2-channel desktop receiver is designed to deliver genuinely high quality audio and video entertainment, at a price that simply can’t be matched and with minimal living-room intrusion. Just add a pair of speakers – or perhaps a pair of satellites and a subwoofer – and you’re (more…)

Pioneer has announced the new LX01 Home Cinema System; a unique surround sound system that shares the minimalist aesthetic of a Pioneer plasma screen.

The LX01 is a complete home entertainment solution. It includes a 250GB Hard Disk DVD Recorder with digital terrestrial tuner, HDMI with 1080p scaling, a dual-drive subwoofer receiver, and four distinctive 3-dimensional shaped satellite speakers; a speaker design technology unique to Pioneer.

Sharing the characteristic piano-black gloss finish of a Pioneer plasma screen, the LX01 also (more…)

Arcam’s best-selling Solo Stereo music system has brought audiophile sound to a whole new group of music lovers. With the Solo Movie 5.1, Arcam has achieved a world first: the advanced feature set and performance of an esoteric home cinema system, with world class sound and picture quality, in a stylish, neat and easy-to-use package. Based on Arcam’s renowned high-end AV, DVD and Hi-Fi components, the new (more…)

Yamaha have unveiled the latest additions to their revolutionary, award-winning Digital Sound Projector range: the YSP-900 and YSP-1100. Offering true 5.1 channel Surround Sound from a single elegant and unobtrusive enclosure. These units build upon the features and reputation of the YSP-1000 which took (more…)

Thanks to the arrival of HD-DVD/Blu-Ray players, satellite-delivered television services and HDMI-equipped flatscreens, HDMI provision is now an absolute must for any self-respecting all-in-one DVD system.So it’s with great pleasure that we announce an updated version of our well-received multimedia-capable DMR 60 DVD receiver. Now equipped with a rear-mounted HDMI output the new DMR 61 offers (more…)

For 30 years Meridian’s award-winning hi-fi and home cinema components have represented class-leading performance, exquisite engineering and elegant style. The latest product from the Cambridgeshire company holds true to these values and yet represents somewhat of a departure.

Meridian’s traditional focus has been on ultra high-end separate hi-fi systems and components: CD players, DVD players, surround-sound decoders, amplifiers and loudspeakers. The new F80, however, can best be described as (more…)

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