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Philips Ambisound coming in HTiB form

By Jeff Bakalar, CNET.com
08/01/2008




Philips is showing off two new Ambisound products--the first an HTiB, the US$499 6515D, offers a 5.1 surround sound experience while only using an actual 2.1 setup. It includes HDMI upscaling up to 1080p along with USB support for playing music and video files.

The Ambisound soundbar, the HTS6100, is ultimately a step-down version of the HTS8100 which will retail for US$599. It also includes a DVD player with 1080p upscaling via HDMI and an iPod dock that can be controlled through the system itself. However, this version will not support an on-screen display like we saw with the HTS8100. This is actually a good thing as we found that interface to be almost worthless.

Both products will debut in May 2008.
 
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