Samsung to debut lower cost HTiB Blu-ray system
Posted on 24/07/08 04:08 by Marteen Madison                             
Samsung to debut lower cost HTiB Blu-ray system
Samsung has announced that they will be upping their line of Blu-ray equipped HTiB (Home Theater in a Box) systems this August, with the debut of the HT-BD2E. This system carries a suggested retail price of $799 and should be the lowest cost Blu-ray HTiB system available on the market.

The HT-BD2E will feature a 5.1 channel surround sound system and a BD profile 1.0 Blu-ray player.



Samsung also offers the HT-BD2S and HD-BD2T Blu-ray HTiB systems at a suggested retail price of $999 and $1499 respectively. These higher end systems are equipped with 7.1 channel surround sound as well as more advanced features.

It's nice to see Samsung offering up a lower priced Blu-ray equipped HTiB, but why does it include a crippled BD profile 1.0 player? Is Samsung trying to pawn off their old stock of BD-P1400 players by bundling them in with surround sound systems?

 

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By Dr. Who, Thu 24 Jul 2008 05:01
Dr. Who

pukey profile 1.0 & 5.1 sound?
By Hi-Jack (guest), Thu 24 Jul 2008 19:44

What a combination. An outdated BD player (profile 1.0 so without network for live content and then some) and a set of speakers at "only" $799. That is what "cost effective" means today... sadly enough? Let them keep it :-)

 

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