Philips HTS 9800

153 reviews

Jun, 2025

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design (36)
usability (14)
price (4)

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size (3)
reliability (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 153 reviews of Philips HTS 9800. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Home Theater Systems for all reviews. Reviewers really like the price. The usability also gets good comments, whereas some have doubts about the reliability and size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Philips HTS 9800 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Philips HTS 9800

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Philips HTS 9800 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The design also gets good views.

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65% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Philips HTS 9800

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Philips HTS 9800 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.com. Comments about the usability and design are overall positive.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2025

Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)

Philips HTS9800W review

A stylish system with the performance to match

Great performance ; Stunning design

Cumbersome connections box

Rich in features, this sets a new benchmark that all-in-one systems should aspire to

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Philips HTS9800W review

Cheaper rivals are setting high standards at lower prices, but the Philips HTS9800 is still a good buy

Build and styling are second to none ; good sonic integration ; fine pictures

A little pricey among the current crop of rival systems

Still among the best, even given the emergence of cheaper rivals

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : StuffTV (stuff.tv)

Philips HTS9800 review

Home-cinema in a box from Philips! Real cinemas, they found, are too big to fit…

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Richard Arrowsmith (avreview.co.uk)

Philips HTS9800W

The large system is overcrowded by components including a separate connector box and a wireless receiver but the sleek, futuristic styling and flexible positioning means it appears surprisingly inconspicuous. The compact main unit can be stood upright...

Superb styling and flexible positioning; 6.1 speakers with wireless rear channels; advanced surround processing; SACD playback; outstanding picture and sound performance

Separate connector and wireless boxes; lengthy set up; music performance

Jan, 2007

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Expert review by : James Dickinson (goodgearguide.com.au)

Philips HTS9800W

There are an awful lot of nice things to say about Philips' HTS9800W home theatre system. This 6.1 wireless home theatre system has an air of Bang & O...

Uber-stylish design, great sound, wireless back speakers, good data CD functions, HDMI

Clunky wiring system at front, limited connections, not the best remote

An incredibly stylish offering from Philips that also sounds great

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : Asher Moses (cnet.com.au)

Philips HTS9800W

The Philips HTS9800W is a stylish wireless 6.1 surround sound system that handles a wide range of disc and file formats as well as most of the latest surround sound formats.

Powerful, high performance system ; Up-scales 576p DVDs to 1080i ; Extensive format support ; HDMI connectivity ; Wireless rear speakers

Rear speakers drowned out by front channel ; Plugging cables into the main DVD unit is fiddly ; Does not support XviD ; No USB host function

Overall sound quality is very impressive, and blistering volume levels can be reached as long as you don't mind some distortion with certain tones.

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by : Rasesh Tanna (technews.in)

Philips Cineos HTS9800W

Home theatre systems are now reaching everybody's homes, if you have a duplex or a huge home a room would be surely dedicated to your Entertainment. The Philips Ceneos HTS9800W is an Ultra-Slim Home theatre sytem which will surely catch your eye....

Jul, 2006

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Philips HTS9800W

Unit looks good. Produces good picture. Good sound quality

Wireless unit for rear speakers has failed (never really worked) so whole system is being replaced. Also - the remote control and user interface is poor. You have to flick through all the operations to get to the one you want (ie auxiliary, digi in,...

Jun, 2008

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