Excerpt: It was inevitable that sooner or later we were going to see Blu-ray get the home-cinema-in-a-box treatment. And, sure enough, here's the very first one.
Pros: Excellent spec for the money, including fine Blu-ray pictures and sounds, plus 7.1 speakers, very stylish looks
Cons: Treble is a bit harsh, whilst bass isn', t quite deep enough, could do with a little more sonic solidity
Conclusion: If surround sound is your bag, the Samsung is the Blu-ray system for you. With no fewer than seven satellite speakers (four of which are giant floorstanders) and a...
Pros: Samsung hasn’t scrimped on the audio side of this all-in-one home cinema system, and the 7.1 surround setup here means you can experience every audio channel on any Bl...
Cons: Conforming only to Blu-ray Profile 1.0 (tsk!), the HT-BD2 is neither able to connect to the web for BD-Live content nor display picture-in-picture LiveView features (p...
Conclusion: If surround sound is your bag, the Samsung is the Blu-ray system for you. With no fewer than seven satellite speakers (four of which are giant floorstanders) and a...
Pros: Samsung hasn’t scrimped on the audio side of this all-in-one home cinema system, and the 7.1 surround setup here means you can experience every audio channel on any Bl...
Cons: Conforming only to Blu-ray Profile 1.0 (tsk!), the HT-BD2 is neither able to connect to the web for BD-Live content nor display picture-in-picture LiveView features (p...
Excerpt: Unboxing Samsung's HT-BD2 is much like making love to an Eskimo; there's an awful lot of unwrapping to be done before you get to the tasty bits.
Pros: Good Blu-ray and upscaled DVD video performance, Loud, bombastic audio
Cons: Slooooow load-up times, Not compatible with all BD-J or BD Live, No video inputs
Summary: The Samsung HT-BD2 delivers the sort of top-notch video quality you'd expect from the world's first HTIB with built-in Blu-ray — but its high price, average audio
Pros: 7.1-channel Blu-ray home cinema, Built-in Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, Elegant styling, with four tallboy speakers, Full-size subwoofer, Upscales DVD...
Cons: Expensive, Only Blu-ray Profile 1.0 compliant, Few jacks for connecting external sources, Slow disc loading, No auto speaker calibration