Editors' choice home cinema systems

  • 9.0 7

    Yamaha Air Xtreme YAS-71

    11 Aug 2009 11:23 AM

    The Yamaha Air Surround Xtreme sets a new standard for soundbars, it features convincing pseudo-surround and can also carry a tune.

    Specs: 2.1 , Subwoofer, Main unit , Yes

  • 8.5 8.5

    Philips SoundBar HTS8140

    13 Oct 2008 5:15 PM

    If you're looking for a discrete budget system as equally at home with music as it is with movies then they don't come much better than the Philips SoundBar HTS8140.

    Specs: speakers , 1

  • 8.3 5.6

    Samsung HT-TXQ120T

    26 Jun 2007 2:46 PM

    The Samsung HT-TXQ120 is a rock solid audio system that rivals component-level kits in sound quality. This, however, is not the case for the video department with its just above-average visuals.

    Specs: DVD home cinema system , yes

  • 7.9

    Samsung HT-P1200

    27 Oct 2005 4:08 PM

    A stylish and highly capable 5.1 home-theatre-in-a-box system with HDMI support and a fully-featured DVD player.

    Specs: Yes , Player only with Hypervision (up scales to 576p/720p/1080i); Formats include: DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, VCD, SACD, CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW , Yes

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