Samsung releases HT-BD2 Blu-ray HTIB system for $1499

[zombieflanders]

HT-BD2 Blu-ray Home Theater-In-a-Box System

A CES 2008 Innovations Honoree and the industry’s first home theater-in-a-box to integrate Blu-ray playback, this comprehensive 7.1-channel Home Theater system delivers 1,100 watts of surround sound and full HD 1080p Blu-ray playback. Consumers will also love its HDMI 1.3 output with CEC and 1080p upconversion of DVDs. With an Ethernet port, consumers are able to receive the latest firmware updates as they become available, making the HT-BD2 a device that evolves with the industry’s latest technologies. This system features an active subwoofer and an expanded center channel, combined with four tower speakers and two satellite rear speakers—all with wireless-ready capability—for theater-like audio output in almost any environment. The HT-BD2 also decodes Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, MP3 files and more, bringing high-definition sound no matter the format.

The HT-BD2 is available now.

It most likely has Bonus View/1.1 capability due to it being released after Oct 31.

[mdale13]

for that much, id rather buy a standalone player, a receiver, and a decent budget speaker package.