Sony unveils Blu-ray equipped HTP-BD2RSF HTIB system
posted Aug 31st 2007 5:46PM
It was only a matter of time until Blu-ray hit the home theater in a box systems. Sony is taking their HT-SF2000 HTIB, adding the BDP-S300, and throwing in the BD Spider-Man trilogy for kicks. The system is built for HDMI, as the receiver has three inputs and one out, so besides speaker wire, users aren't going to have many cables to deal with. Plus, all that HDMI allows for auto-setup, in Sony's parlance: Digital Cinema Auto Calibration. HTIB systems have never been known for their sound quality and something tells us this 1000W system is going to be exactly top-notch, but that said, if priced right, it could be a great option for some with limited budget and a need for Blu-ray. The HTP-BD2RSF is currently announce for the European market only at an unknown sum, but something tells us that Sony is going to drop sometime very similar at CEDIA next week.
I've been wondering when someone would drop something like this.
What I'd really like to see is one of Sony's 2.1 Systems with Blu-ray. They're great options for flat-panel owners who don't want to run a lot of speaker wires and aren't too concerned about audio quality.
"HTIB systems have never been known for their sound quality and something tells us this 1000W system is going to be exactly top-notch"
I assume this sentence in missing the word 'not' between is and going. Having someone else read (not 'look over' but truly read) a story really helps to spot non-typo errors like this. And to those flamers who would rant "everyone knows what he meant" - well, that's fine for a personal web log posting, but we should all expect better from a professional news outlet. And I do consider Engadget / EngadgetHD professional, so I know they can do better - just take a few moments to check and re-check the copy.