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Last week we reviewed one of the only sub-$250 Dolby Digital 5.1-capable speaker sets available for the PC, the MidiLand S4 7100.

We found that the S4 7100 speaker kit offered good audio reproduction at a great price, and we recommended the DD 5.1 kit to those looking for a good PC-audio speaker option.

Today's review of VideoLogic's new "DigiTheater" speaker kit is different, as it's one of the rare occurrences where a traditional PC-oriented company is attempting to sell products to the mainstream consumer electronics market.

Competing against Creative Labs and Altec Lansing is one thing, but invading the turf of established juggernaughts like Sony and Panasonic is a whole different ball game.

Known to PC consumers worldwide primarily for their recent 3D video accelerator and audio cards, UK-centered VideoLogic is actually a subdivision of a company known as the Imagination Technologies Group.

Sharky Extreme readers by now are well aware that the competition to create the world's fastest video accelerators has sent several companies to the bottom of the ocean thanks to massive research and development costs combined with the need for a war chest of marketing dollars.

In a move that will no doubt seem incredibly wise as more time passes, VideoLogic is hell bent on redefining their area of expertise in terms of technological innovation, and for the moment it's in the arena of audio reproduction.

Speakers, speakers, and more speakers have thus far been a recipe for recent success within the company, and with the recent addition of today's DigiTheater home theater kit along with the Sirocco Crossfire 4.1 kit for PCs, VideoLogic offers an incredibly well-rounded spate of products.