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Consumer Reports is the best place to come to find expert Home theater system reviews. We review different types of Home theater systems. Our Home theater system reviews will help you decide what Home theater system is best for you.

Consumer Reports Home theater system reviews will provide you with recommended models based on the combination of price and performance. You can also subscribe for our Home theater system ratings where you will see our Home theater system reviews on Sound quality, Number of channels, HD picture quality, Number of speakers supplied, 480i DVD picture quality, Upconverted DVD picture quality, Ease of use and Versatility. You will also see Consumer Reports take on each model of Home theater systems that we review. This is a quick summary of what we think works well for this model, and possibly what doesn't.

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Home theater system Reviews from Consumer Reports

ratingsLG BH9420PW Reviews
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LG BH9420PW
Type: Systems with a blu-ray player
Summary: A 7.1-channel home-theater-in-a-box system with an integrated 3-D Blu-ray player.
 
 
The LG BH9420PW Home theater system has the following features: Floor standing front speakers, Amplified rear surround channels, Selection of pre-set tone settings, Receiver OSD, Speaker set-up test tone function, Video player, Up-converts standard DVDs to pseudo HD, 3D capable HDMI switching, FM tuner, Station presets, Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio decoding, Dolby Digital Plus digital audio decoding, Dolby True HD digital audio decoding, DTS 5.1 digital audio decoding, DTS-HD High Res. audio digital audio decoding, DTS-HD Master Aud Essential digital audio decoding, Other DSP modes, BonusView, BD-Live, Internet streaming access, Universal remote, Updatable software/firmware, Sleep timer function, Other features, Stereo analog audio (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Component-video (in/out), S-Video (in/out), Composite video (in/out), iPod dock, Mini-jack input for MP3 player, Wireless surround speaker amps, USB ports, WiFi connection, AC outlets (switched/unswitched), Other connections and Ethernet connection.
ratingsLG BH6720S Reviews
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LG BH6720S
Type: Systems with a blu-ray player
Summary: A 5.1-channel home-theater-in-a-box system with an integrated 3-D Blu-ray player.
 
 
The LG BH6720S Home theater system has the following features: Selection of pre-set tone settings, Receiver OSD, Speaker set-up test tone function, Video player, Up-converts standard DVDs to pseudo HD, FM tuner, Station presets, Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio decoding, Dolby Digital Plus digital audio decoding, Dolby True HD digital audio decoding, DTS 5.1 digital audio decoding, DTS-HD High Res. audio digital audio decoding, DTS-HD Master Aud Essential digital audio decoding, Other DSP modes, BonusView, BD-Live, Internet streaming access, Universal remote, Updatable software/firmware, Sleep timer function, Other features, Stereo analog audio (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Component-video (in/out), S-Video (in/out), Composite video (in/out), iPod dock, Mini-jack input for MP3 player, USB ports, WiFi connection, AC outlets (switched/unswitched), Other connections and Ethernet connection.
ratingsPanasonic SC-HTB550 Reviews
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Panasonic SC-HTB550
Type: Systems without a video player
Summary: A 2.1-channel home-theater-in-a-box system .
 
 
The Panasonic SC-HTB550 Home theater system has the following features: Active subwoofer, Wireless subwoofer, 3D capable HDMI switching, Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio decoding, Dolby Pro Logic II analog audio processing, DTS 5.1 digital audio decoding, Other DSP modes, Other features, Stereo analog audio (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Component-video (in/out), S-Video (in/out), Composite video (in/out), USB ports, AC outlets (switched/unswitched) and Other connections.
ratingsCambridge Soundworks Newton Ensemble MC155 Home Theater - Special Edition Reviews
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Cambridge Soundworks Newton Ensemble MC155 Home Theater - Special Edition
Type: Six-piece sets (5.1 Systems) speakers
Summary:
 
 
The Cambridge Soundworks Newton Ensemble MC155 Home Theater - Special Edition Home theater system has the following features: Speaker types, Cabinet finish, Front/Satellite H x W x D (in.), Center H x W x D (in.), Subwoofer H x W x D (in.), Detailed owner's guide and Speaker warranty (mos.).
ratingsPhilips CSS2123 Reviews
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Philips CSS2123
Type: Soundbars
Summary: A 2.1-channel soundbar.
 
 
The Philips CSS2123 Home theater system has the following features: Bass and treble tone controls, Other DSP modes, Other features, Stereo analog audio (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Component-video (in/out), S-Video (in/out), Composite video (in/out), Mini-jack input for MP3 player, USB ports, AC outlets (switched/unswitched) and Other connections.