If Only I Had It

I have always been a fan of the Philips home theatre system. I have been buying Philips electrical system in nearly all my home appliances. From the kitchen all the way to bedroom stuff. I recently bought the Philips 47″ full HD LCD TV which is a very new model here in Malaysia. But not even 4 months down the road and now the latest system gives me a hard on. With my LCD TV I also bought the Cineos HTS 8100 which at the time was the best in a box home theatre system but now lets have a look .

Home theaters in a box are not for everyone — most people we know prefer to assemble their entertainment systems piecemeal — but if you’re in the market for such a product, then Philips is offering a fairly stylish new HDMI-equipped system with convenient wireless rear speakers that may be right up your alley. The Cineos HTS9800W is a 6.1-channel package (three 125-watt fronts, three rears, and a 150-watt subwoofer) with a slimline, upscaling DVD player that supports DVD+/-R discs, DivX-encoded video, and MP3 CDs, along with all those Super Audio CDs that we’re sure you’ve been collecting over the years. Not a bad setup, especially for your bedroom or guest house, and it’s available now for around $650.

The battle between LCD and plasma for domination of your media room may have just ended. LG.Philips has unveiled what they’re billing as the world’s largest LCD display, a 100-inch panel with a 5ms refresh, 3000:1 contrast ratio and 180 degree viewing angle. The new display bests the previous size leader, Samsung’s 82-incher, and is just three inches smaller than the largest plasma display, Panasonic’s 103-inch prototype. While none of these megascreens are going to show up in stores any time soon, they’re going to continue to put the squeeze on plasma displays, which are already hurting from a price perspective, as LCD prices continue to decline.