Samsung HT-X200 Expert Reviews

Samsung's HT-X200 is a one box solution for people who want a home cinema setup without having to spend an entire weekend setting up speakers and running cables around a room. Its impressive, stylish design stands out and will fit perfectly in your living...

Good DVD playback; gorgeous design; DVD-Audio support

Lifeless sound

The Samsung HT-X200 is one of the best looking 2.1 home cinema systems we've seen, but although its DVD playback quality is good, it's let down by its slightly sterile audio performance

Danny checks out another 2.1-channel DVD system, but is it a case of style over substance?

To us, it seems as though Samsung spent too much time perfecting the HT-X200's (admittedly gorgeous) design and not enough time tweaking its sound quality. If it had, we could have had a bona fide bargain on our hands, but despite those jaw-dropping looks...

A full 5.1-channel DVD system for well under 200 sounds good, so let's hope it is...

On paper, Samsung's HT-X30 is a really tempting package. The feature list is tremendous for a system under -200, giving you plenty of value-adding extras to fiddle with between films. And there are elements of its performance that will give you reason to

The HT-X200 is quite possibly the most gorgeous 2.1-channel system we've ever come across. The main unit, which can be mounted horizontally or vertically, boasts a sleek curvy black design and displays text in large blue letters - all of which makes it st...

Very good looking, Easy to set up and use, Decent pictures

Poor audio

Does an awful lot right, but badly let down by disappointing audio

The HT-X200 is quite possibly the most gorgeous 2.1-channel system we've ever come across

Very good looking, Easy to set up and use, Decent pictures

Poor audio

Judging by the quality of its design and picture quality, the HT-X200 could have been something very special. Unfortunately, it's let down by poor sonics, making that £350 price tag a bitter pill to swallow

Samsung's HT-X200 is designed to appeal to those who want home cinema without the fuss. Everything you need comes in one box and is easily connected. The speaker system is just a 2.1-channel model, so there is no genuine surround sound

Good HD picture quality, Easy to set up

Disappointing sound

Uninspired sound lets down an otherwise attractive system

A great solution if you don't want lots of speakers and wires cluttering up your front room

A good-looking two-channel alternative to surround sound, with picture quality that�€™s highly impressive for the money

Styling; build; fine picture performance

Sound lacks body; not enough picture detail in blacks

The set looks great and provides regular DVD images, but the overall impression suffers from a poor audio quality.

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