Philips HTS9800W home-cinema system - slim, hi-def-friendly and yet...

[Bob Crabtree]

Key bullet-points on Philips' latest high-def-friendly home-cinema system, the £700 Cineos HTS9800W, take in wall-mountable 'wireless' flat-panel rear speakers, Dolby Digital EX 6.1 surround-sound processing, HDMI output (paired with 720p/1080i video upscaling) and an impressive 800WRMS of sound.

At its heart the HTS9800W has an ultra-slim, B&O-alike touch-controlled system box and that can be wall-mounted, too. This features RDS FM radio and a slot-loading DVD player with 5.1 Super Audio CD playback and is accompanied by a multi-function IR handset.

But what about DVD recording and DAB radio?

More in this HEXUS.headline.

[qualar]

I think Philips made the right choice not making this a DVD Recorder. This would have pushed the price up and a lot of people will have DVD Recording capabilities on their PCs and also a lot of people will be using HD recorders built into set top boxes.

I think they have put just enough in and hit a good price point.

If they should have added anything it should have been media streaming, they have the technology in their streamium products.

[mrt9888]

It doesn't say what size the screen is in the specifications, does any one know?

[Bob Crabtree]

It doesn't say what size the screen is in the specifications, does any one know?

There is no screen - only an info display.

Dimensions of the unit are:
Width : 273 mm
Height : 284 mm
Depth : 144 mm

So my guess is the overall display area is about 250mm wide and 160-180mm high.