10 out of 10

Samsung HT-BD2

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Best Price: £673

  • User Score (18)
    7.9 7.9 from 18 reviewers
  • Expert Score (7)
    8.2 8.2 from 7 reviewers
  • Buzz Index: 0/5
  • Activity: 5/5
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Pros & Cons

  • very stylish looks, stylish looks, elegant styling, bombastic audio, excellent spec
  • no video inputs, slooooow load up times, no auto speaker calibration, slow disc loading, treble a bit harsh

Samsung HT-BD2

The Samsung HT-BD2 is a home theatre system that uses the Blu-ray system and also offers 1080p picture quality.Built -in decoders are Dolby True HD, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS HD High Resolution Audio and Dolby Digital Plus. The built in disc drive plays Blu-ray and also plays most media formats.

Features

The Samsung HT-BD2 is a home theatre system, that uses the Blu-ray player, with a built in amplifier. The unit plays Blu-ray and DVD movies and audio CDs, as well as burned DVDs …

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Samsung HT-BD2

The Samsung HT-BD2 is a home theatre system that uses the Blu-ray system and also offers 1080p picture quality.Built -in decoders are Dolby True HD, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS HD High Resolution Audio and Dolby Digital Plus. The built in disc drive plays Blu-ray and also plays most media formats.

Features

The Samsung HT-BD2 is a home theatre system, that uses the Blu-ray player, with a built in amplifier. The unit plays Blu-ray and DVD movies and audio CDs, as well as burned DVDs and CDs, including those with JPEG photos and MP3 audio.The unit plays Blu-ray and DVD movies and audio CDs, as well as burned DVDs and CDs, including those with JPEG photos and MP3 audio. The surround processing modes are Dolby Digital and DTS for DVDs and Dolby Pro Logic II. The Samsung HT-BD2 can output video at 720p, 1080i or full 1080p via HDMI. It can also upscale standard DVD and supports 24-frame playback at 1080p. Playable disc formats are CD (Audio), CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, BD-ROM. The playable file formats are Mp2, Mp3, JPEG. A built-in AM/FM radio that uses the RDS tuner, with 15 stations preset.

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HT-BD2 offers a 7.1 channel Blu-Ray Home Cinema system supporting a range of audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD, and creating 1100 watts of total power. The seven channel setup includ…

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  1. HT-BD2

    Reviewer: EISA Awards
    28 September 2008

    Samsung’s HT-BD2 is the very first fully-integrated home cinema system to incorporate a Blu-ray Disc drive. The 7.1 channel AV receiver feeds four very robust ‘tallboy’ loudspeakers, two surround speakers, a centre channel speaker plus a hefty subwoofer capable of driving large rooms. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding are included to ensure every BD movie is handled with the optimum fidelity. The HDMI 1.3 output sends crisp... Read more

  2. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi?
    01 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The first Blu-ray cinema in a box sets a good standard for others to follow Read more

  3. Samsung HT-BD2 Blu-ray Home Cinema System

    Reviewer: TrustedReviews
    25 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 9
    9.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    , which offered some tasty features and stunning 1080p picture quality, but all things considered we felt it was bit cheeky asking consumers to fork out for optional rear speakers when multichannel sound is so integral to the Blu-ray experience. Read more

  4. Reviewer: TechRadar UK
    18 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Whether they currently add extra value, though, is debatable. Certainly, none of the initial wave of so-called BD-J 'games' are anything to write home about and, in my opinion, the other touted 'live' features, to date, have been aimed unapologetically at kids. Read more

  5. Samsung HT-BD2

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    03 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The first Blu-ray cinema-in-a-box sets a good standard for others to follow Read more

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