Best Home Theater Systems for The Home

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Samsung HT-A100T

$282.00 Est. at Amazon

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after some experimentation, i was able to use the home stereo speakers with the tv.
from www.amazon.com
my laptop is on the opposite side of my bedroom from where the home theater would be.
from www.amazon.com
i had no problems connecting my macbook pro and listening to itunes over the home theater (just no luck connecting my iphone...no big deal though).

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Nice Affordability, 2 Speakers and Subwoofer

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for THE HOME

Philips HTS3544/37 System

$191.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
it just so happened that walmart featured this product when i went to the home theater section.
from www.walmart.com
i was able to connect to my hdtv simply and easily and can listen to regular tv through the home theater system as well as watch dvds through the system.for the money it is an outstanding value.
from www.walmart.com
however, i connected satellite box into the home theater.
from www.amazon.com
also this thing comes with a usb drive so you can get a usb flash drive and actually save movies and music from your computer and play it on the home theater!
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the home theater sound is very good.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Affordability, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for THE HOME

Panasonic SC-BT100

$514.00 Est. at Amazon

from Harvey from Charleston, SC, clickfrom.buy.com
the home theater sound is much better than the base tv system.
from www.amazon.com
this is the only way to show off your travel pics :-) the only gripe i have (and it may just be my learning curve) is that if i want to listen to the tv with the home theater, i have to go to the box
from www.amazon.com
1) when using the veira link, the tv comes on and off with the home theater system.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Many Inputs, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for THE HOME

Samsung 5.1 Channel Black Blu-ray

$508.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?picture quality of the blu-ray, sounds quality of the home theater system what's not so great:?no hdmi input "great system for the price.
from www.bestbuy.com
the sound from my ipod while in the docking station seems to be muffled, so much so that upon initially hooking up and playing the ipod thru the home theater my wife asked if i could increase the

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Affordability, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for THE HOME

Samsung HT-TZ512T

$430.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
whats really great is the anynet device feature that syncs up my tv to the home theater system.
from www.amazon.com
the tv will recognize the home teather system right way and will set up the anynet feature automatically.
from lt.dell.com
ipod and other usb players is kinda gimicky, but still a nice feature since you can dock your ipod and charge it through the home theater receiver.

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Positives: Good Affordability, Good Sound Quality, Attractive Design, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Onkyo HT-SP908 Theater System

$749.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
with the home theater system, you plug the wii into the home theater receiver which is generally in the front of the room.
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well i hired the home theatre specialits boy was my wife right.

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Positives: Many Inputs, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, 7 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony HT-SS2300 Blu-ray Disc Matching Component

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the home theater talks with the tv, when changing to dvd and tuner operation.
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the bass is wonderful while playing call of duty or ncaa on the xbox, the crowd goes insane if you are the home team.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Many Inputs, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony DAVHDX275 Theater System

$303.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
ordered the home theater system, and then my sony tv went.
from www.amazon.com
digital input capability (important for decoding digital dolby from satellite or cable boxes) and support for the new "s-air" system that allows wireless connectivity to other rooms in the home.
from www.amazon.com
the speakers are the same, but this unit adds digital dolby decoding, additional digital input capability (important for decoding digital dolby from satellite or cable boxes) and support for the new

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Positives: Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony BRAVIA DAVHDX275 Theater System

$315.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
ordered the home theater system, and then my sony tv went.
from www.amazon.com
the speakers are the same, but this unit adds digital dolby decoding, additional digital input capability (important for decoding digital dolby from satellite or cable boxes) and support for the new

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Positives: Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 6 Speakers and Subwoofer,5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Sony HT-CT100 Theater System

$274.00 Est. at Amazon

from Dean from Minnesota, www.circuitcity.com
better yet, hook up all your components directly into the 3 hdmi ports on the home theater system and save yourself some hdmi ports on your tv (bonus feature: if you have a compatible sony bravio tv,
from www.amazon.com
basically, this is the only item in the home theater genre i have been able to find that fits my application.
from www.amazon.com
this lil thing just opened my eyes into the home theater world and i won't be looking back.

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Positives: Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Many Inputs, 3 Speakers and Subwoofer

Panasonic SC-PT660

$285.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it works well as a dvd and sound system but the tv timer and directv hd receiver competed with the home theater system for control.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased the home theater system based on use/performance/price for our open floor plan kitchen/family room (approx.
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something samsung was unable to do when their home theater carasoule system would lockup when playing certain dvds, or simply wouldn't even load them.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Panasonic SC-PT750

$553.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Owego, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
(carpenters call it "measure twice, cut once") -- and the home theatre system works very well.
from andye from houston, tx, www.circuitcity.com
(can't hook xbox directly to main unit, instead have it hooked up to tv and have surround sound thru the auxiliary function of the home theater system.
from woofer from Atlanta., www.circuitcity.com
the owners manual sucks and it doesn't give you a very good explanation on optimizing the home theater to fit your individual needs.firstly, after hooking up the system, i found out there is no
from vvj99, reviews.cnet.com
this is a sleek looking system and paired with my panasonic plasma tv gives a neat compact look to the home theater.
from guy from Austin, TX, www.circuitcity.com
so, if you wanted to occasionally watch a show on cable (as opposed to dvd), the only way to connect the cable box to the home theater is via stereo rca cables.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use

Samsung HTZ-510 5.1 Channel

$268.00 Est. at Amazon

from Brian from Illinois, www.circuitcity.com
without the hdmi input, i needed to run a toslink (optical) cable from the digital cable box to the hts so i could listen to the sound from the television broadcast through the home theater.
from www.amazon.com
the manual can't cover every scenario, but if you have a dvr cable box and you want the sound from the tv to go to the home theater system you must connect at the cable box.
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i'm still trying to determine if the poor dvd picture quality is the fault of the home theater, or is it like this on all dvd-hd setups.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

Panasonic SC-PT960

$500.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
yes, this is a pretty decent home theater in a box solution to getting the home theater experience, in fact it's one of the better "instant" home theater systems available.
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the home theater is ok.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the dvd player is horrible in my opinion and there is a real lack of useful features throughout the hometheater system.this system would be great for a novice or someone who doesn't want to be

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Positives: Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, 5 Speakers and Subwoofer

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Best Home Theater Systems for The Home

Samsung HT-A100T

Philips HTS3544/37 System

Panasonic SC-BT100

Samsung 5.1 Channel Black Blu-ray

Samsung HT-TZ512T

Onkyo HT-SP908 Theater System

Sony HT-SS2300 Blu-ray Disc Matching Component

Sony DAVHDX275 Theater System

Sony BRAVIA DAVHDX275 Theater System

Sony HT-CT100 Theater System

Panasonic SC-PT660

Panasonic SC-PT750

Samsung HTZ-510 5.1 Channel

Panasonic SC-PT960

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