Philips debuts Soundbar with Blu-ray, Home Theaters galore

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September 5th, 2009

If there’s one thing we’ve always maintained here at Engadget, it’s that “HD people are good people.” Hell, we have a whole website devoted to HD, home entertainment, and the whole “HD lifestyle,” only because you warm our hearts so much. And the folks at Philips are obviously on the same tip — as proven not only by all the wonderful products of theirs that grace these pages regularly, but by all the surround sound gear they’ve schlepped to IFA this year, including: a new SoundBar with Ambisound, featuring a Blu-ray disc player, optional iPod dock, 7.1 surround sound, and DoubleBASS. Available in black (HTS8160B) or white (HTS8161B). Just the thing for those of you who think that a single speaker could somehow replace seven (plus one) in the surround sound stakes. Also on hand for the less credulous, the company is unveiling a number of home theater systems with the now-mandatory Blu-ray playback, including: three separate 5.1 surround affairs for folks with on varying budgets, and a two speaker / one sub combo for those of you who want to try out “Dolby Virtual Speaker” technology after all. If all this appeals to you, you have two options — check out the PR (after the break) or hit the read link to sift through a wild’n'wooly PDF. Continue reading Philips debuts Soundbar with Blu-ray, Home Theaters galore Filed under: Home Entertainment Philips debuts Soundbar with Blu-ray, Home Theaters galore originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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