Epson announced the PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 and Home Cinema 8500 UB projectors for the US market. Acutally we’ve seen the 8500 UB previously, which …

Sanyo launches a new full HD LCD projector, the PLV-Z700. The PLV-Z700 is an entry-level full HD home cinema projector that offers 1920×1080 1080p resolution, 1200 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 10,000:1.

Sanyo PLV-Z700 features also 2x zoom, lens shifting, …

Sharp presents the ANPR1500H Home Cinema Rack System. This high quality system offers 1080i HDMI output, DivX suport, 300W RMS output power, .1Ch front surround system, USB Host, Karaoke and DTS, Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II decoder.

The Sharp ANPR1500H is …

Samsung offers the HT-BD2 Blu-ray Home Cinema system. The system offers a full 7.1 speaker system, and a Blu-ray player. HT-BD2 supports Dolby True HD, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS HD High Resolution Audio and Dolby Digital Plus codecs. It can also turn Dolby Digital, DTS and Pro Logic IIx that turns stereo or 5.1-channel sources into pseudo 7.1.

TrustedReviews has reviewed the system and comments:
With a Blu-ray player and full 7.1-channel sound system crammed into a single package, the HT-BD2 offers better value for money than its main competitor, the Panasonic SC-BT100. What’s more, its picture quality is superb and it looks gorgeous.

But our positive impressions are spoiled by the lacklustre movie sound quality and Profile 1.0 spec, which make the Profile 1.1 Panasonic seem more attractive, provided you can afford to fork out for the extra rears. But if you’re not fussed about picture-in-picture and simply want a good-value, hassle-free system with 7.1-channel sound from the box, then the Samsung is probably your best bet.