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Philips Soundbar DVD Home Theatre HTS6100/75
Company: Philips

Pros: Slick soundbar; Easy to install; Can fit in small rooms; Good upscaling; ‘Surround sound’ with extra speakers; USB port for music, video, and photo playback

Cons: Cannot replace 5.1-channel speakers as it does not give you a full surround sound experience


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"Review: Surround Sound Minus The Extra Speakers"

By Mendelson Tiu | Published:08/09/2008

If you live in a flat and don’t have space for a 5.1 speaker system in your living room, then perhaps its time to take a look at what Philips has to offer. The Philips HTS6100 is a soundbar home theatre system that only takes up a small space and can deliver a unique home cinema feel to any room.


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This soundbar sports a black finish that can sit elegantly in any room. Up front, users can find a black plastic panel that hosts the display and automatically slides to the right, revealing the DVD disc compartment. On top of the bar are seven buttons (power, source, volume up and down, stop, play/pause, and open/close DVD tray) to control the unit manually, while an iPod jack (to connect the iPod docking station), USB port, and 3.5mm MP3 Link jack can be found on the right side.

Opening the rear compartment reveals the subwoofer connectors, audio-in (left and right) port, as well as a component, composite, and HDMI-out port. There is a ‘cable out' point on the rear cover that keeps the cords organised, sparing your home theatre area with all the messy wires.

Besides the soundbar, the unit also comes with a big subwoofer that looks like it can pump out the lows with ease. The subwoofer hosts the AM and FM radio antennae, a coaxial digital-in, and two sets of audio-in jacks to connect audio from a cable box/recorder/game console.

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