Philips AmbiSound Home Theater Sound Bar with Integrated 1080p-Upscaling DVD/MP3 Player, HTS8100/37 Review

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(More customer reviews)Always a tricky one when reviewing something which sounds great, but doesnt really do what it says on the tin.
I read a few reviews on the Phillips sound bar and decide to go for it rather than the Yahama, due to its inclusion of an upscaling DVD player being built in.
My house just doesnt lend itself well to placing 5 speakers, particularly rears, so I thought what the heck I'll try this.
The audio quality is excellent, deep bass (not quite sharp enough with movies on normal settings but that can be fixed by tweaking the audion settings and cranking the treble)and a huge array of different pre set movie and audio settings to suit your ear.
But as far as virtual Surround Sound capability goes...there isnt any as far as I can tell. I've tried various DVD's with scenes I know bring in the rear speakers on full systems and there is no distinguishable surround effect.
Disappointing really, although I have to say I still love the overall sound when its cranked up, it really booms out.
So if you want a boost to your TV sound and have a beautiful looking sound bar with built in DVD (and it does look awesome), you cant go far wrong. But if you are thinking you can change the laws of physics and have surround sound without rear speakers, think again, cause this just doesnt work!

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Gpx IT209B 3.1 Channel Home Music System with Ipod Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered this because my TV sound seemed to be off. The room I have the TV in is always being used during the day by our toddlers, so surround sound was not an option. I mainly bought it because the TV sound wasn't projecting voices in movies very well, but picked up the music fine, so if you turned up the tv to hear the conversation, you got your ears blown off when music came on.
Problem solved. This speaker system works wonders for sound. It is crisp, clear, and balanced. Best of all it is easy to use. I really have not used it for the ipod docking station at this time. This speaker packs a lot of punch too. I have it set fairly low, and it reaches really far. Movies are better, TV is better as well.
Pros:
Inexpensive (relatively compared to what I have seen in stores)
Easy to install
Great Sound
Cons:
The remote seems to be limited in range or sluggish to respond - I have replaced the batteries, etc
The antenna that comes with the bar, has a limited length of cord, so I can't really get it to where it picks up a good signal
Its pretty wide and takes up the entire width of my TV stand. If you have a smaller TV or TV stand, this may be a little too long/wide for you.

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PYLE 6-Way 300 Watt Multi-Source Wall Mounted Sound Bar - PSBM200 Review

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(More customer reviews)Awesome
I just received this item about four hours ago, hooked it to my 46" LCD TV and my Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player and the sound is just great.
Pros: Many: It looks like it was built with quality in mind. Sound is just great. I watched the movie Avatar from a USB hard drive which is connected to the WD TV Media Player and what a difference it makes going from the TV speakers to this sound bar. Can play MP3 files from USB drives as well SD card; I recorded some music to an SD card and to an USB flash drive and it played both of them flawlessly and one can even shuffle the music. I also connected my MP3 player through the sound bar's 3.5 MM connection and, again, no issues.
Cons: My main negative is no HDMI; of course that's the reason for the low price, so I cannot complain. A little larger and heavier than what I expected.
Will edit this review as I spend more time with this sound bar, but for such a low price you can't go wrong.

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iLive 2.1-Channel Speaker Bar with iPod Dock (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this against my better judgement after reading a few reviews that this product works really well for a short period of time but then just stops working. That is exactly what happened to us. I even looked at it and played with it at Target before purchasing online and it seemed decent enough for the price. My 14 year old daughter begged me for it. The first one I bought lasted 3 weeks, I exchanged it for another and that one stopped after 1 week. Do not buy!

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iLive 3.1 Channel 37-Inch Bar Speaker System with FM Radio and Charging Dock for iPhone and iPod (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have had this sound bar for 2 months now. It works fine. The sound is not great...but ok for it's size. The ipod/iphone feature is nice...how everwhen you plug in the iphone 3g it say it needs to download an ilive program, but i can not find it online in the itunes store. It does have some weight to it, so if you are like me and want to wall mount this thing, you're gonna have to drill four holes in the wall with anchores to secure it. The remote sucks! The lay out and functionality of it is crap...drives me nuts everytime i pick it up. bottom line is you get what you pay for with this. It's inexpensive, for moderate quality.

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