Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a brief review of some wireless Home Theater systems … the wirelessness involves doing away with those pesky wires that snake across your room to the rear speakers, by putting them on 2.4 GHz . In summary, they liked the Panasonic SC-HT930, saying that they were “impressed with the performance”. Runner-ups included the RCA RTD218, Samsung HT-DB390 and the Kenwood HTB-S610DV. These types of HTIBs are typical 5.1 surround sound systems, but now they’re partly-wired (the 3 speakers in the front), and partly-wireless (the 2 in the back of the room). The article includes anecdotes about interference from wireless phones : “I’d be on the phone and the speakers would just start going nuts”. The article makes note of variations on the wireless theme, such as the Bose 3.2.1 GS Series II, which bounces sound beams off walls, and the Sony DAV-FR10W, which uses infrared instead of radio. HT930 home page CNet’s review of the Sony DAV-FR10W - they give it 8 out of 10.
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Wireless home theater systems were a godsend to me. Before, it was hard to cross my living room without tripping.
Plus, it’s always hard to decorate a room where you can’t put furniture on top of all the wires criss-crossing the floor.