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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 Versatility, Number of speakers supplied, Number of channels, Sound quality, Ease of use, 480i DVD picture quality, Upconverted DVD picture quality and HD picture quality. 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

ratingsHaier SBEV40-Slim Reviews
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Haier SBEV40-Slim
Type: Soundbars
Summary: A 2.1-channel soundbar.
 
 
The Haier SBEV40-Slim Home theater system has the following features: Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Subwoofer dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Selection of pre-set tone settings, Other DSP modes, Other features, Active subwoofer, Wireless subwoofer, 3D capable HDMI switching, USB ports, S-Video (in/out), Other connections, AC outlets (switched/unswitched), Composite video (in/out), Mini-jack input for MP3 player, Stereo analog audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out) and Component-video (in/out).
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: Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Subwoofer dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Bass and treble tone controls, Other DSP modes, Other features, USB ports, S-Video (in/out), Other connections, AC outlets (switched/unswitched), Composite video (in/out), Mini-jack input for MP3 player, Stereo analog audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out) and Component-video (in/out).
ratingsBoston Acoustics CS 23 Bookshelf Reviews
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Boston Acoustics CS 23 Bookshelf
Type: Bookshelf speakers
Summary: These compact-sized speakers from Boston Acoustics have very limited bass response-they should be paired with a separate subwoofer. Midrange is slightly uneven, making vocals sound a little muffled and chesty. Treble is also uneven and skewed slightly upwards, making some higher notes overly bright but others sounding a bit dull. Has a long (60-month) speaker warranty.
 
 
The Boston Acoustics CS 23 Bookshelf Home theater system has the following features: Speaker types, Cabinet finish, Front/Satellite H x W x D (in.), Detailed owner's guide and Speaker warranty (mos.).
ratingsCoby CSMP88 Reviews
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Coby CSMP88
Type: Soundbars
Summary: A 2-channel soundbar.
 
 
The Coby CSMP88 Home theater system has the following features: Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Other DSP modes, Other features, USB ports, S-Video (in/out), Other connections, AC outlets (switched/unswitched), Composite video (in/out), Mini-jack input for MP3 player, Stereo analog audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out) and Component-video (in/out).
ratingsSamsung HT-D5500 Reviews
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Samsung HT-D5500
Type: Systems with a blu-ray player
Summary: A 5.1-channel home-theater-in-a-box system with integrated 3-D Blu-ray player.
 
 
The Samsung HT-D5500 Home theater system has the following features: Center speaker dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Receiver dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Side surround speaker dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Subwoofer dimensions (HxWxD, in.), Maximum video resolution, Video player disc capacity, Sleep timer function, Speaker set-up test tone function, Station presets, Up-converts standard DVDs to pseudo HD, Universal remote, DTS 5.1 digital audio decoding, DTS-HD High Res. audio digital audio decoding, DTS-HD Master Aud Essential digital audio decoding, Dolby Digital 5.1 digital audio decoding, Dolby Digital Plus digital audio decoding, Dolby Pro Logic II analog audio processing, Dolby True HD digital audio decoding, Other DSP modes, Other features, BD-Live, BonusView, Receiver OSD, Auto speaker calibration, Plays 3D Blu-ray discs, Video player, FM tuner, Internet streaming access, Updatable software/firmware, USB ports, S-Video (in/out), Other connections, AC outlets (switched/unswitched), Composite video (in/out), Stereo analog audio (in/out), HDMI (in/out), Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Optical digital audio (in/out), Component-video (in/out), iPod dock, Wireless surround speaker amps, Ethernet connection and WiFi connection.