Typical price: £190
What is it: Budget 5.1 home cinema system
What we think: The HT-X30's impressive sound and picture quality make it a great little system
Compare the Samsung HT-X30
Samsung HT-X30 compared to other non-standard DVD/PVR products
 Samsung HT-X30 |
 Macpower Mvisto |
 Pioneer LX01 |
 Onkyo TX-SR605 |
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| Review date | 3 Apr 08 | 14 May 05 | 3 Jun 08 | 27 Mar 08 |
| Editor's rating |
8.0
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9.0
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8.8
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8.7
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| Price range | £190 |
£1,299.00 - £1,450.70
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£399.00 - £399.00
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| Review summary | It's not the loudest system around, but we think most people will love the Samsung HT-X30's warm sound and great picture quality. Extra features such as the USB port, DivX playback and DVD-Audio support only add to its charm Read full review |
We've tested several stand-alone video players, but the Mvisto trounces them all. Its support for a huge range of video codecs is reason enough to lust after the device. Not content to stop there, Mvisto have designed an on-screen navigation system that puts most media centres to shame Read full review |
While some home cinema systems are Jacks of all trades, Pioneer's LX01 attempts to master everything from watching and listening to recordings -– but unrivalled features and high-end performance come at an inflated price Read full review |
Onkyo's TX-SR605 simply has a better future-proof specification on paper and sounds better in practice than any other rival AV receiver in its class -- an absolute winner Read full review |
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