Gizmodo: hts8100

Philips Ambisound HTS8100 Shipping Soon for $999

Charlie White — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EST

We lusted after the Philips Ambisound HTS8100 DVD- and amplifier-packing speaker system at CES in January, marveling at its slide-open CD/DVD panel (see the video of it in action here) and kick-ass sound that we heard with our own ears. Now we get the news that it's an actual product, and will ship in Q2 2007 for $999.

It's just the right size to go under a flat panel HDTV, and is particularly swanky-looking paired up with one of those Phillips Ambilight plasma and LCD panels.

Gussied up in piano black for all to see, what we liked the most was its sound that was good enough for Coltrane, surprisingly tight and punchy for speakers of its size and beauty. We can't wait to take one of these into our specialized listening room. – Charlie White

Philips Ambisound HTS8100 is Set to Replace Most of your Home Theater's AV Components [Chip Chick]

CES 2007: Philips One Piece DVD Home Theater System

Mark Wilson — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:30:58 EST

Not everyone can live in the sprawling feudalist mansion estates like those of Gizmodo writers - or so we've heard. Apparently there are hordes of peasants who live in single-family homes, or even (gasp!) apartments.

For the "poors" who live in cramped quarters or the "crazies" who don't want their entertainment centers sprawling into their kitchens, the Philips One Piece DVD Home Theater (HTS8100) is a promising choice. The system features a DVD-player with HDMI out and 1080p upconversion, while built-in Sonowave speakers offer surround sound without the rears taking up your living room. The whole package is one, elegant line only broken by a separate subwoofer. Now if this system only supported next gen DVDs, we'd sell our mansions just to fondle its svelt, obelisk-on-its-side body. – Mark Wilson

Philips Home Theatre (product not here yet)