What is Home theater in a box?

A home theater in a box is an integrated home theater package which "bundles" together a combination DVD or Blu-ray player, a multi-channel amplifier , speaker wires, connection cables, a remote control, a set of five or more surround sound speakers and a low-frequency subwoofer cabinet.In 2016,they are manufactured by most makers of consumer electronics. Budget HTIB's with generic or lower-price "house" brands may be a "2.1" system. Many, however, are a full "5.1" system and some higher-end packages even have a 7.1 system. Some popular manufacturers of HTIB's are RCA, Philips, Panasonic, Sony, Yamaha, LG and Samsung, all of which make a variety of mid-price range packages. Bose and Onkyo make higher-end, higher-priced HTIB packages.