Samsung HT-E8200 Pro Reviews

Design and concept wise, the Samsung HT-E8200 is quite unusual, encasing the Blu-ray drive in the speaker bar with low frequency effects and bass provided by a wireless, active subwoofer. Whilst there’s no doubt this offers a potentially very tidy, spouse friendly little package, the circular bulge of the optical drive does place some caveats about how and where you place it. Mounted on a typical rack or stand which places the centre of the TV at eye level, the maximum height of the main unit is likely to partially obscure the bottom of the screen of most flat-panel TVs built in the last 3 to 4 years which is, we’re sure you’ll understand, distracting. It’s possible to knock a few mm’s off the height by not attaching it to the small, supplied stand but it was not enough on the four TVs we tried it with. It’s a fundamental issue that needs to be considered before deciding on purchase and not something to be overlooked. The unit is, however, well-engineered and we have no complaints on those grounds.