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Matt Bolton

Philips' new Dolby Atmos soundbar aims to solve 3 problems for mid-range TVs at once

Philips B8500 soundbar with a subwoofer.

Philips' new soundbar range has just been revealed, and it looks like a very smart set of bars designed to solve key practical problems that not all of the best soundbars take into account very well.

First up is the Philips B8500 (pictured above), which is the highest-end of the three, and jumped out to me not only because it supports both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X (as do all the models here, in fact). It's a 5.1-channel soundbar, featuring left, centre and right speakers, plus two angled side-firing drivers, with an eight-inch separate subwoofer.

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