DVD player / AV receiver Home Theater Systems

The Bottom Line: The Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater delivers excellent sound from a single speaker bar, with the lack of built-in Blu-ray being the real sticking point.

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / AV receiver, DVD player, CD, DVD, CD-R, CD-RW, Black, Surround Sound, Remote control (Infrared)

The Bottom Line: If you can look past the quirky interface and high price, the sexy Harman Kardon HS 300 delivers sophisticated styling, solid performance, and better connectivity and speakers than last year's model.

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / AV receiver, DVD player, CD ( PAL ), DVD ( NTSC ), CD-R, SVCD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, Video CD, DVD-Audio, 5.1 channel surround, 175 Watt, Remote control (Infrared), 17.3 in x 15 in x 2.7 in

The Bottom Line: LG's affordable LHT764 home-theater-in-a-box system boasts impressive features but has barely acceptable sound quality.

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / radio tuner, DVD player, DVD ( PAL ), DVD+R ( NTSC ), DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-Audio, Silver, 5.1 channel surround, 155 Watt, 225 Watt, 1000 Watt, Remote control (Infrared)

The Bottom Line: If you can look past its high price--and some annoying shortcomings--the JVC DD-3 Sophisti offers elegant styling and pretty good sound for its size.

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / radio tuner, DVD player, CD ( PAL ), DVD, CD-R, SVCD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, Video CD, Surround Sound, 120 Watt, 30 Watt, 220 Watt, Remote control (Infrared)

The Bottom Line: The Harman Kardon HS 100's elegant good looks and sweet musicality may be enough for some buyers, but the pricey system lacks the oomph for convincing home-theater duty.

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / AV receiver, DVD player, CD ( NTSC ), DVD, CD-R, SVCD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, Video CD, DVD-Audio, 5.1 channel surround, Remote control (Infrared)

The Bottom Line: This HTIB's "wireless" speakers actually plug into a wall socket, but at least the system delivers sweet DVD sound.

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / AV receiver, DVD player, CD, DVD, CD-R, SVCD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, Surround Sound, 300 Watt, Remote control (Infrared)

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, AV receiver with DVD player, DVD player, CD, DVD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, Video CD, Surround Sound, 850 Watt, Remote control (Infrared)

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / radio tuner, DVD player, CD ( PAL ), DVD ( NTSC ), CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-Audio, Glossy black, Surround Sound, 155 Watt, 225 Watt, 1000 Watt, Remote control (Infrared)

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / radio tuner, DVD player, CD, DVD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Video CD, Graphite, Stereo, Universal remote control (Infrared)

Specs: Home theater system, Speaker system, DVD player / AV receiver, DVD player, CD, DVD, CD-R, SACD, SVCD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, Video CD, Surround Sound, 850 Watt, Universal remote control (Infrared)