Tag: HTIB

Onkyo HT-S7200 Home Theater System (Media Hound, Under $1,000) Beyond the big screen, what really separates a trip to the theater from a Netflix night is the sound. Big, booming, immersive, oh-god-the-zombies-are-coming-for-us surround sound. And when it comes to surround sound, there's your tinny, run-of-the-mill glorified computer speakers, and then there's Onkyo's new 7.1 system, the ...

HTIB's -- "home theaters in a box" -- are all-in-one systems that deliver everything you need to take that big new HDTV you just bought and give yourself the full home theater experience with a surround-sound system. However, these systems generally assume you've already purchased a TV, and most are targeted toward entry-level consumers who just want to be flanked by speakers (and speaker ...

Another new home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) -- the term used for all-in-one surround sound A/V and speaker systems -- may seem like no big deal, but the JVC Sophisti DD-3 (above) adds a little more to the usual lineup of features. The new system includes the typical HTIB trappings such as an audio-video receiver, three speakers, and a subwoofer. The receiver, though, is a little smarter than ...