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Review summary: With the Philips Ambisound HTS8100, you dont need five separate speakers to enjoy surround sound in your living room. Miraculously its speakers, amplifier and DVD/CD player are all contained within a 13 cm-thin box. This design concept - the sound bar ...

Review summary: Other than being incredibly fashionable with its mirror-like black finish, the SoundBar HTS8100 also boasts the company's propriety "Ambisound technology and Smart Surround processing."..

Verdict: Stereo sound doesn't exactly cut the mustard these days, especially with the growing popularity of 5.1 home theaters. One hitch, however, is that you have to deal with those ugly cables leading to the rear channels. Philips has avoided this issue ...

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Review summary: We heard about Philips' 1.1 virtual surround system, the HTS8100 SoundBar, before CES 2007, but now that we've got the final specs, we're even more eager to give it a whirl when it comes out around the middle of this year, for $999. What ...

Review summary: There are a couple of ways to set up a surround sound system. Besides an old school multi-speaker approach favored by audiophiles, there are also various virtual equivalents targeted for the minimalist.

Review summary: The Philips Cineos HTS8100 SoundBar isn't just a speaker system capable of delivering front surround sound, but a whole home theatre system. All you need to do is add a display

Pros: Great value for money, very easy to set up, excellent picture quality.

Cons: Limited output levels, tight squeeze for HDMI connection.

Verdict: At higher volume levels it became a little harsh, so a bit more power would probably help the system