Typical price: £350
What is it: 5.1 channel surround-sound system with built-in DVD player
What we think: Great for movie soundtracks, but not especially good with music
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 June 2008
Tags: Samsung, Samsung HT-X715, performance, mobile phones, televisions
We like:
Styling; picture quality; movies sound great
We don't like:
Subwoofer lets down the music reproduction; separates system would produce a much better sound on all material
Also known as:
Samsung HT-X715T
CNET UK judgement:
The Samsung HT-X715 is very easy to set up and it does make your movies look and sound good. We just didn't care for the music sound quality, which was fine in the mid and high end but sounded flabby at low frequency
Full review:
Increasingly, there are fewer reasons to go to the cinema. Let's face it: the people who go to movies now are brash, talk constantly to each other or are on their mobile phones, and generally make the whole experience an expensive waste of time. On the other hand, your house is quiet, has cheaper snacks and the youth are unlikely to be sitting in the corner snogging making comedy remarks -- unless they're your kids, in which case you can tell them to be quiet. Continue Reading...
Samsung HT-X715 History
12 Jun 2008 in Crave
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