CES: Samsung's funky home theater designs (photos)

Samsung's HT-D7100 manages to fit an entire home- theater-in-a-box into a single cubic design. It's tough to believe, but there's an entire 2.1 audio system there--including a subwoofer--plus a built-in Blu-ray player.

Although you can fit the HT-D7100 into a cube, it's also possible to take the different sections apart if you prefer a different configuration.

Samsung's lifestyle photo of the HT-D7100 looks great in concept, but you can't see all the wires. Remember that each component needs to be wired together, which detracts from the sleek design somewhat.

Blu-ray players keep getting smaller, but the BD-D7000 is by far the most compact standalone Blu-ray player design we've seen. The front panel also features touch-sensitive controls.

When you want to eject or insert a disc, the top of the BD-D7000 pops up just slightly. It's slick-looking.

Because the design is so compact, many of the ports you'd find on other Blu-ray player are missing from the BD-D7000. Of course, for most home theaters the HDMI output and built-in Wi-Fi will be enough.

We've seen an AV receiver with a built-in Blu-ray player from Denon before, but Samsung's is more stylish, thanks to its slot-loading disc drive that's almost invisible when not in use. The HW-D7000 has built-in Wi-Fi, too.

Samsung didn't announce this at its press conference, but it has a unique design with skinny speakers. According to a Samsung representative, this model may not come out in the U.S.

Most of the electronics and components in this system are housed in the subwoofer.

Not that we were clamoring for a thin Blu-ray player, but Samsung claims the BD-D7500 is the world's slimmest at 0.9 inches.

Although there's a big, disclike circle on the front of the play, the slot-loading disc drive is actually on the side.

Samsung's press photos didn't quite do the BD-D7500 justice. It's extremely thin and unlike some previous Samsung slim Blu-ray models, there's no extra baggage in the back.

Even more conventional models like the BD-D6700 have an eye catching design.