Digital Trends

While this little home theater system lacks a DVD player, it does have HDMI, component video and an Apple iPod pass-throughs, including 1080p support - for $299 bucks.

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"The TH-L1 boasts 360 watts total RMS power. That's a lot for a compact home theater sound system. The subwoofer puts out 100 watts for heavy duty boom-shaka-boom. The front speakers put out 40 watts each, and so do the surround speakers. The center channel is also 40 watts, making a nice round 360 watt figure. The major weakness hidden beneath all that wattage is the 10% THD, or Total Harmonic Distortion. In comparison, higher end speakers have less than 0.05% THD. When cranking the volume up on the TH-L1, you can clearly hear the THD come into play.

The TH-L1, with its five speakers and subwoofer, obviously supplies 5.1 surround sound (each channel being "1" and the subwoofer being the".1"). If your sound source (an iPod with mp3 audio) does not have 5.1 channel audio to play, the TH-L1 will either play in stereo or can be set up (quickly and easily) to mock a 5.1 surround signal. There are several 5.1 modes to select from (Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II), each of which delivers a different sound stage. The TH-L1 has a "game mode" sound setting for XBOX, PS3, etc. "

Read our full JVC TH-L1 review