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Sony HTCT100 Sound Bar with Sub-Woofer - Black
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List Price: $399.99

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sony
Color: Black
EAN: 0027242729605
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: HTCT100
Publisher: Sony
Sales Rank: 270
Studio: Sony

Features:

250 Watts (RMS) (50W x 3 + subwoofer 100W)
1080p HDMI Active Intelligence - (3 in/1 out)
Digital Cinema Auto Calibration
S-Force PRO Front Surround Sound
HDMI Repeater

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Product Description:
One of the problems with home-theater surround sound is finding the space to place 6 speakers in a room. It can be a challenge. Sony's HT-CT100 converts the surround experience to 3.1 channels and uses only 2 speakers, a subwoofer and a SoundBar. The SoundBar is placed like a center channel speaker directly over the TV. Speakers within the bar radiate at different angles to deliver center, left, and right channels through a spatially enhanced soundfield. With 50 Watts to each channel + 100 Watts directly to subwoofer, the system delivers 250 watts total. Featuring HDMI - Component Video - Optical A/V ports, you can connect your TV and DVD or Blu-Ray player directly to the system. It's the simplest, most streamlined way to enjoy home-theater surround.

LPCM Playback - LPCM is a method of encoding audio information digitally which can have up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio. This wider bandwidth allows for high resolution audio which is closer to the original 3 Optical, 1-Coax Dolby Digital/DTS/ProLogic

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Was skeptical, but now I'm raving about the Sony HTCT100 Home Theater
I remember having a 5.1 surround system and moving from apartment to apartment... what a drag dealing with those rear satellite speakers! I heard about these sound bars and was skeptical, but hopeful. I have had my HTCT100 for over 5 hours now and have watched 1.5 movies and played my XBox 360 and can honestly say that I am impressed! The best example of what I mean comes from "Black Hawk Down" where a helicopter comes flying from the background towards the viewer (imagine a clock lying flat... the flight path was from 1:00 towards 7:00). Not only is BHD one of my favorite movies, but it also won an Oscar for its Sound, so I knew this would be a good test. The helicopter's Doppler effect was perfectly accurate... the impressive part was when the chopper flew off-screen and the sound continued off into the distance behind me. At that moment I thought: "How the heck does this thing work?" Simple, yet truly amazing ... Read More

Rating:

- Terrific solution for irregular spaces sound support!
This product was EXACTLY what I went looking for when I realized a standard 5/6/7.1 solution wouldn't work well in my office. I've started watching movies I haven't viewed for a while just to enjoy the great sound of this unit! I have a 7.1 setup in my living room with my bigger TV, so I know good sound when I hear it. In the irregular space in my office, this is the perfect solution for high quality, semi-positional sound.

Rating:

- Great for HD sources
After reading some of the more negative reviews regarding sound quality, I have to state my own experience.

This 3.1 system (that can process up to 7.1)is probably the best bang for the buck out there right now. (Period)

Hooked up via HDMI cables and used with an HD source (IE HDTV reception or Blu-Ray, or even DVD) this is an incredible system. No, its not true surround sound...only simulated. However, this is the perfect solution for someone who doesnt want to spend $1K> and run wires. The sound (not out of the box, you have to configure a couple of things) is absolutely outstanding for what it is.

However, if you are watching SD or over the air broadcast, its not going to be as good. Compare this to listening to your car radio, or at least mine. CD sounds better than FM stations, and FM stations sound better than AM.

I also have a true 5.1 system in my basement ... Read More

Rating:

- Great Sound, Just Not Close to 5.1 Surround Sound
I love these speakers!!! It is a full & rich sound that is way better than the TV speakers. I have pets that would chew wires and can not put them in the walls or under a rug. As such, the sound bar solution was really my only choice (except for an all wireless system). Since I bought a Sony HD TV, I was biased to stay in the Sony family since the Bravia sync kept usage simple (a requirement for low-tech wife & kids). When I played movies that have great surround scenes (e.g., train whizzing by in Hot Fuzz - great movie by the way), the sound was great but not like I have heard with a true 5.1 system where you hear the train coming from behind you). For the price & constraints I have, this is a great solution.

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