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 Great product, but be aware of its connectivity requirements January 7, 2009
D. R. Brown (Princeton, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This system provides great sound in a simple configuration. The main unit serves as both A/V receiver and sub-woofer, while the soundbar replaces the five speakers usually found in 5.1 setups. The A/V receiver allows one to switch among three HDMI input components, such as DVD, SAT, cable box, Blu-ray, or game machine, as well as a Sony Media Port device. But the components must have HDMI connections. The Sony manual discourages DVI to HDMI converters, but in fact they don't even work. The output of my cable-box / digital video recorder was DVI, so I tried using a converter cable, but the Sony A/V receiver would not pass it through to the monitor. Fortunately Comcast was willing to replace my DVR with one that had an HDMI output, and that worked fine.
In place of a television I used a HDMI 1080p computer monitor, which is much less expensive, and that worked fine with the whole system.
 Good value, but not true surround January 4, 2009
T. J. Fleck (Fairfax, VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading the reviews of various products I decided this was a good fit for me because (a) it doesn't require running a bunch of wires; (b) it consolidates several HDMI devices; (c) price was reasonable. Our room isn't huge so I had hopes that I'd get a good "surround" feel from this, but not so. The sound quality is good, the bass is much better than it was with just TV (Sony KDF-42-WEGA 655) sound, but it's not like having real rear speakers.
Best Deal in Theater Sound - Period January 4, 2009
Penn State Fan (Maryland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We purchased this sound system to enhance our new Samsung 650 HDTV. We did not want 5 speakers or wires everywhere. We were led to this particular sound system by Consumer Reports. Suffice it to say this is the best deal in surround sound bar none. A relative has a $1000 system and this system outperforms his in all categories. My son is buying one to replace his 5-speaker system! You will not be disappointed.
For the price.. January 2, 2009
Kyle Cunningham (Maine, USA)
I was looking for a bar system and had almost pulled the trigger on the mega expensive Polk Audio system that would have cost over $1000. I gave this system a shot first since it was so cheap it seemed silly not to at least test it out. I've been using it for 3 months now and am still impressed. I do not have a large living room so I can't speak to that, but for a medium sized room this sounds perfect. The surround DOES work and feels like the movie is happening on all sides and behind me. Playing COD4 has never been the same either, I can actually hear the enemy creeping up on me from any direction and pinpoint them. For the price, it can NOT be beat!
This is a great, affordable unit! January 1, 2009
Rick Schilling (Denver, Colorado United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Reading through all of the other reviews here just goes to show that a company could make the greatest product in the world and there would be naysayers ready to trash it at the drop of a hat. That somewhat applies to the Sony HT-CT100. I have had mine for approximately one month and am very pleased overall. I wanted to wait to write a review until I had an adequate amount of time to fairly evaluate it. The people who returned theirs quickly are idiots. They obviously did not put it through it's paces before giving up on it. This soundbar package is perfect for blu-rays in particular. My unit is in a 25 x 20 foot room and fills it nicely with sound. The subwoofer especially, is absolutely amazing. Probably where others have criticized the unit legitimately is in regard to the analog inputs. The sound is muffled and low when any source is connected in that manner. Standard definition, HDMI connected dvd soundtracks are not impressive, probably because the sound is so compressed on them. Blu-rays are a completely different story however. Explosions, gunshots, crashes, etc. are very lifelike and loud. Even the high def cable signal sounds good if connected with the included optical cable or HDMI. You also need to tweak the sound settings to your preference depending on the source you have connected at any given time. Don't be afraid to adjust the center channel and sub volumes to your liking, as well as utilizing the included sound field settings. Be sure to also adjust the audio and video settings on your dvd and blu-ray players as well because that makes a huge difference. As long as you don't connect an analog source or watch too many standard dvd's, this is an amazing home theater product. Make no mistake, this is built for blu-ray. If blu-ray is your preference, don't delay. Pick one of these up pronto because you won't be disappointed. I got mine for $200 and believe me, that was a steal.
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