Philips HTS 8100 Reviews

Stylish, minimalist design; built-in DVD player concealed behind motorized door; very good video ... (cnet.com)

Stylish, space-saving design; fuss-free set up; 1080p video upscaling; versatile connectivity; im... (cnet.co.uk)

alaTest Review Summary

We have collected and analysed 28 expert reviews and 133 user reviews from international sources. The alaScore™ for this product is 94/100 = Excellent. Experts rate this product 75/100 and users rate it 80/100. The average review date is November 21, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 24837 reviews from other Home Theater Systems. Last update: December 2, 2008.

161 reviews

December, 2008

75 / 100

28 Experts

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80 / 100

133 Users

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Key Features

DVD player with speaker system

Expert Reviews (28)

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Philips SoundBar HTS8100

By (cnet.com)

Stylish, minimalist design; built-in DVD player concealed behind motorized door; very good video quality on DVDs; four total audio inputs; iPod dock included.

No video inputs; sounds better with movies than with music.

The exceedingly stylish Philips HTS8100 SoundBar packs the home theater experience--including a DVD player--into one slim package plus a sub.

The Philips HTS8100 SoundBar is one of the newest virtual surround systems wi...

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Philips HTS8100 SoundBar

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Philips SoundBar HTS8100

By Richard Arrowsmith (cnet.co.uk)

The Philips SoundBar HTS8100 is a stylish, clean-looking virtual surround sound system with integrated DVD player. It's inconspicuous and versatile, and its image quality is impressive. The set has an expansive sound stage and does a good job with periphe...

Stylish, space-saving design; fuss-free set up; 1080p video upscaling; versatile connectivity; impressive image quality

Expensively priced; subwoofer means it isn't totally discreet; compromised sound quality

The Philips SoundBar HTS8100 is an excellent solution for style-conscious buyers with limited time and space to set up a true surround system, but you'll have to accept a few sonic compromises

Philips' SoundBar HTS8100 isn't a home cinema system as we know it -- instead...

User Reviews (133)

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Not at all happy.

By 85308 (shopzilla.com)

It's certainly pretty.

Horrible neon-green static during DVD playback.

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"Awesome...If you hook it up in the correct way !!!!"

By beachfront71 (cnet.com)

For the money, in my opinion, this is the bes... 

Great looking all in 1 with good sound

Sub cable is big and a bit hard to fish through walls

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Philips SoundBar HTS8100

By beachfront71 (cnet.com)

For the money, in my opinion, this is the best system out there. I looked at the Sony CT100 and...

Great looking all in 1 with good sound

Sub cable is big and a bit hard to fish through walls

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