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Samsung HT-C6930 review

Samsung HT-C6930
Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £580
inc VAT

Packed with almost every conceivable feature but sound quality doesn't quite live up to the price

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Switching on revealed a translucent cover to the optical drive that throbbed with an enticing blue glow. Illuminated touch-sensitive controls appeared as if by magic along the top of the player and touching the volume control made it ripple with excitement. It’s a shame that all this visual glamour is accompanied by an ugly remote and a cheesy jingle that burst from the speakers whenever we switched the unit on or off; thankfully this can be deactivated. The black gloss speakers look extremely smart but we fear for the safety of those exposed speaker cones. The delicate tweeter on the centre speaker is particularly vulnerable, as it’s likely to be within reach of small children.

Wireless speakers are a great idea for reducing cable clutter, but only two of the four surround speakers are wireless, and they still need to be plugged into a shared amplifier-receiver unit. The speaker setup routine suggested positioning the five of the satellites as normal, but then putting the additional two behind and to the sides of the TV. We didn’t hear much benefit from doing this, but then, we’re not sold on the idea of conventional 7.1 with side and rear surround speakers, either. For us, 5.1 surround is perfectly good enough.

Samsung HT-C6930

Sound quality was far from poor, but differences between this and the cheaper C6500 set, which uses almost exactly the same speakers, were barely distinguishable. As such, the additional £120 expense only provides Blu-ray 3D support, WiFi and two extra wireless speakers. We’d stick the cheaper system, or better still, the cheaper [a href=”https://www.expertreviews.com/uk/home-entertainment/1280557/panasonic-sc-btt350″ target=”_blank”]Panasonic SC-BTT350.

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Details

Price £580
Rating ***

Connections

HDMI inputs 2
HDMI outputs 1
Component inputs 0
Component outputs 1
Output resolutions 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Total SCART sockets 0
SCART socket type 0
S-Video input 0
S-video output 0
Composite inputs 0
Composite outputs 1
Stereo phono inputs 1
Stereo phono outputs 0
Coaxial S/PDIF inputs 0
Coaxial S/PDIF outputs 0
Optical S/PDIF inputs 1
Optical S/PDIF outputs 0
Multi-channel input no
Speaker configuration 7.1
Main unit end speaker connection type proprietary
Speaker end speaker connection type spring terminals
Other connections USB, iPod dock, calibration mic
Wired network ports 1x 10/100
Wireless networking support 802.11n

Playback

Surround sound formats Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD HRA, DTS-HD MA
Optical drive yes
Supported playback disc formats Blu-ray, DVD, CD
Audio format support MP3, WMA
Video playback formats DivX, AVC, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV
Image viewing formats JPEG
Radio FM

Speakers

Speaker configuration 7.1
RMS power output 1300W
Wall mountable no
Centre speaker cable length 3.0m
Front speaker cable length 4.0m
Surround speaker cable length 10.0m

General

Extras Remote control, external iPod dock, FM antenna, calibration mic, composite video cable
Size 430x331x60mm
Subwoofer dimensions 168x295x350mm
Centre speaker dimensions 360x69x75mm
Front speaker dimensions 90x119x1300mm
Surround speaker dimensions 90x69x142mm
Power consumption standby 3W
Power consumption on 44W

Buying Information

Price £580
Warranty one-year RTB
Supplier http://www.askdirect.co.uk
Details www.samsung.com/uk