Soundbar includes Blu-ray, Netflix and Pandora
I’ve written a couple of posts about soundbars in the past, but they just keep improving by leaps and bounds. (Not unlike everything else in the consumer electronics industry.) The Samsung HT-BD8200 features a Blu-ray player and the ability to stream from Netflix and Pandora. Other features include an iPod dock, the ability to stream audio from A2DP-compatible Bluetooth audio devices, and a wireless subwoofer.
With all of the features that are included in this speaker it is a decent option for those of us who want to keep our cable clutter under control without sacrificing our sound or entertainment options. The speaker was shown at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show and is probably going to be released in the first half of 2009.
(via CNET)
3 comments posted
Posted by Tim - 01/19/2009
It looks like the link to CNET is bad.
Posted by Lynette - 01/20/2009
The Xbox also streams Netflix and plays DVD and CD. It also has a few USB ports to handle plug-ins.
Posted by jennyg - 01/21/2010
We purchased this, actually, and love it. The ipod dock doesn’t seem to work great with our touch, but we use that so infrequently that it is fine.
The only other issue is that if you play pandora on it, and turn off the TV, it turns off the player. But if you turn on the player first, and remember the buttons to push on the remote, it will play without the TV on.
The remote totally sucks. But otherwise we are very happy with it. The DVD picture, even standard, is beautiful.
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