Samsung’s HT-DM150: Home Theater in a Box for $399
Reprinted from a Samsung press release:
Ridgefield Park, NJ — Samsung Electronics America, an award-winning leader in the DVD and digital convergence markets, announces its first in a lineup of products in the exploding Home Theater in a Box (HTIB) category, the HT-DM150. Samsung’s HT-DM150 offers an affordable means for everyone to begin enjoying the benefits of a quality Home Theater system, but with space-saving convenience, simple set-up and ease of operation.
Samsung’s HT-DM150 takes the guess work out of selecting individual components, by offering a compatible and interconnected DVD player with a built-in audio tuner and 5.1 surround sound audio system in a compact design that saves space in your living room. Offering easy set up through the on-screen menu and the added benefit of a single manual and single remote, Samsung’s HT-DM150 ensures that consumers will be enjoying their new HTIB system within an hour of taking it home.
Samsung is bringing great value to consumers with its new Home Theater in a Box system,” said Russell Bleeker, Marketing Manager for Samsung Electronics America. “Combining on our award winning DVD technology with a full featured audio set up, we have created a powerful Home Theater in the Box package offered at a price point that makes the system accessible to a large audience.”
Samsung is noted for its innovation in the DVD category and the HT-DM150 system is no exception. The HT-DM150’s versatile DVD player is capable of DVD, CD, VCD, MP3-CD and CD-R/CD-RW playback. Videophiles will appreciate that the HT-DM150 includes Samsung’s coveted progressive scan system for pristine, flicker-free images. A full compliment of connections - Component, Composite and S-Video (for S-VHS, satellite receivers, and certain camcorders) outputs - means that the consumers can add additional video sources to be enjoyed through the HT-DM150.
Offering true 5.1 surround sound with 46-watts per channel and a 70-watt sub-woofer, Samsung’s HT-DM150 provides audio that truly brings the theater experience home. It is enhanced with Dolby Pro-Logic II decoder, which advances on the first generation Pro Logic’s four channel audio by producing stereo surround sound for the two rear channels. A DTS (Digital Theater System) extends the 5.1 channel surround to a 6.1 channel system with a center rear channel, adding up to powerful sound. The HT-DM150 also offers a digital tuning system with 30 presets for added convenience and functionality.
The HT-DM150 will be available in August for $399.99 (MSRP).