Samsung unveils affordable Blu-ray HTIB System for $800
Samsung was the first to offer a home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) system with Blu-ray with their HT-BD2T system which retailed at $1,500. Samsung has now announced a more affordable HTIB system, the HT-BD2E, for only $800.
Keeping in mind that this is a budget system, the HT-BD2E is a Profile 1.0 player, which means no support for Profile 1.1 nor Profile 2.0 online interactive features. What you will find however is a 5.1 channel system with 800 watts of total power. Also included is HDMI output for Blu-ray, 1080p upconversion for DVDs, two optical digital audio inputs, and onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution.
The HT-BD2E will be available August for $800. We’ll be sure to bring you a review as soon as it is available.
[Crave]
I hope that review comes soon. I have done an extensive search for honest “reviews” but cannot find any real information. The product is out at Best Buy and I am very close to buying it anyway – that is usually not a smart move without a review. Any idea when that might be coming?