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JVC Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8 vs Samsung Home Theater AS601

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Audio output channels
- Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8:5.1 channels
- Home Theater AS601:6.1 channels
Center speaker RMS power
- Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8:3 W
- Home Theater AS601:100 W
Satellite speakers RMS power
- Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8:2 W
- Home Theater AS601:100 W
Subwoofer RMS power
- Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8:120 W
- Home Theater AS601:150 W

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Comparison of Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8, Home Theater AS601
21 specifications	A JVC Digital Home Cinema System TH-S8 View product	B Samsung Home Theater AS601 View product
Optical driveidentical
Optical disc player type	DVD player	DVD player
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, DVD-R, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Videoidentical
Analog signal format systemKnown for one	NTSC, PAL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio2 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	6.1 channels
Audio decodersDiffers	Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS	Dolby Digital, dts
Radioidentical
Supported radio bandsKnown for one	AM, FM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Radio Data System (RDS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Preset stations quantityKnown for one	45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Center speaker1 differ
Center speaker RMS powerDiffers	3 W	100 W
Center speaker impedanceKnown for one	6 Ω	Unknown — not stated by the source
Center speaker frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 20000 Hz
Satellite speakers1 differ
Satellite speakers RMS powerDiffers	2 W	100 W
Satellite speaker impedanceKnown for one	4 Ω	Unknown — not stated by the source
Satellite speaker frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 20000 Hz
Subwoofer1 differ
Subwoofer RMS powerDiffers	120 W	150 W
Subwoofer impedanceKnown for one	4 Ω	Unknown — not stated by the source
Subwoofer frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 20000 Hz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	SCART (RGB, Y/C, FBAS) 1x analog (AUX), 1x digital (AUX)	2 x Composite Video Out 2 Digital Audio in optical 1 x Digital Audio in coaxial 1 x Front Headphone Audio Jack 3 x Aux in(Audio only 2)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Center speaker dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 107 x 100 mm
Subwoofer dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	249 x 460 x 505 mm
Other featuresidentical
Surround speaker dimensions (WxHxD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	91 x 99 x 135 mm

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