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By Frank Lewis, CNET.co.uk
Apr 14, 2008

A bargain price tag usually means you have to compromise on features. Not so with the Samsung HT-X30T. It's a 5.1 DVD home cinema system with HDMI, a USB port as well as DVD-Audio and DivX playback. It's available for S$449 (US$295.39), too. Seems like a bargain, but is this system too good to be true?

Design

The X30 may not boast quite as striking a design as Samsung's stylish HT-TXQ120, but it's still a handsome beast. The main unit has a fairly conventional DVD player design, but the sloping front panel adds a touch of flair. Also, the small speakers are nicely rounded and small enough to be easily dotted around a room on book shelves and windows sills.

All the cables are color coded, so connecting the speakers is hard only if you can't tell your blues from your reds. If you'd prefer not to use cables for the rear speakers there is an optional wireless rear speaker amp available.

Features

Unlike some more expensive systems, there's no fancy auto setup function. Instead, you have to manually tweak delay settings and individual volume levels. If you're able to accommodate for your speakers a perfect 5.1 layout, then this isn't a problem. If your room is a more awkward shape, you'll have to spend more time tweaking these settings to get the sound right.

Around the back you'll find a decent array of video connection options including SCART, composite, component-video and that all important HDMI terminal. The system upscales DVDs to 720p and 1080i and also plays DivX, MP3 and WMA files either from DVD discs or via a USB stick or hard drive plugged into the front-mounted USB port.

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