Saturday, January 13, 2007

Samsumg Home Theater HT-P50 5.1 Dolby Digital

Rating: 9/10

The Samsung HT-P50 offers:
  • 5 speakers
  • 8-inch subwoofer
  • DVD player with 5 disk changer
  • MPEG, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder
  • Samsung Anynet HDMI output
  • USB input: plug and play
  • AM/FM Radio
Pros:
  • Good sound quality
  • Compatible with multiple media formats: DivX, DVD-Audio/Video, MP3, WMA, JPEG, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW playback
  • USB input
  • Nice design, sleek speakers
  • 5 disk changer
  • HDMI output for great picture quality

Cons:

  • Not many inputs - just 2 composite videos and 1 optical audio
  • Proprietary speaker connections

I bought this home theater system for the sleek look of the speakers because our bookshelf speakers were too bulky to hang on our family room walls. The first time I listened to the sound, I was really impressed by the quality.

Our house was pre-wired for home theater but this system has proprietary speaker connections. I was therefore forced to cut the wire on the speakers and solder it to our existing wires in the wall. I don't understand why most "home theaters in a box" come with these kinds of connections when more and more homes are getting pre-wired...

For under 400$, this system is a good buy. Don't let the term "home theater in a box" scare you away; the sound and the picture quality are very good.

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