DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion
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High definition pictures and powerful surround sound delivered by this elegant system provide unbeatable home entertainment. Enjoy sharp pictures with 1080p HDMI upconversion, as well as convenient iPod playback.... Click For Great Discounts >>
DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion
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I cant say enough about this set. Its awsome. Worth every penny. It feels like a well built system VERY loud!!! Have this hooked up to my xbox 360 & my 32″ vizio.
Rating: 5 / 5
Best for its value – very loud, clear and many input options( ipod dock, USB, mp3 input..). Plays all types CDs, DVDs(all regions. Good for small rooms, apts…
Rating: 5 / 5
What a great sound system. Fully capable Dolby Digital ProLogic II surround sound (meaning the speakers can independently play the correct sound on each one depending on the program whether it’s a DVD or TV show broad casted in Dolby Digital Surround sound and HDTV.) Put in a Dolby 5.1 surround sound capable DVD or TV show and it sounds like you’re sitting in a movie theater. You will hear things in shows you’ve watched before that you never know were even there. It’s amazing, and this unit delivers.
Couple of things you will need – an optical audio cable for premium sound. (RCA’s not only won’t sound nearly as good but I don’t believe they will allow the Dolby Digital 5.1 to work properly.) Also, you’ll want to buy a HDMI cable to hook up the unit for DVD playing. The optical cable, assuming your TV or cable box is capable, is a necessity. I used RCA audio cables for a few days before buying an Optical audio cable and the difference is night and day.
Also, the rear speaker wire isn’t really long enough to properly mount the two rear speakers where they need to go. I bought an extra roll of speaker wire and lengthened them so that I could mount them up on my walls, running them through the attic, under about six feet of carpet, and to my 46″ Samsung 1080p LCD TV, with all of the wires hidden. All of the speakers have a plug on the end so even if they are long enough for your application you’ll have to drill a 3/4″ hole in the wall to route them through your attic. Or you can just cut the wire, run it through, then splice it all back together.
I’m a beginner at this stuff, first time I’ve ever done ANY wiring and only the second time I’ve ran wires through my attic. It took a few hours but it was well worth it. The extra 100 feet of speaker wire only cost me about $10 dollars (didn’t use all 100 feet obviously) and an eight foot Optical cable was about $15. An HDMI cable will run you about $40 dollars for a six foot cable. But if you have an HDTV, you MUST use an HDMI cable for the DVD player and you MUST use an Optical cable for the sound. If not, you might as well just stick with your TV speakers you already have.
One thing – Comcast universal remotes do NOT support this unit, which was a big turnoff for me personally. Instead of being able to control everything with a single remote I now have to use the Philips remote just to control the sound. But again, with the absolute superb sound, quality of the entire unit, and ease of install, it is well worth it all.
If I had to describe this unit in one sentence I would say it is sound in HD, just as HDTV is video in HD. I gave it five stars for sure but if I could change anything I would make the “plugs” on the end of the speaker wires removable (for routing through walls,) make it compatible with a Comcast remote, and that’s about it. Otherwise, it’s very well-priced…a ridiculous value really…you get your moneys worth and then some, very easy to install (unless you’re like me and you want ALL of your wires hidden, which requires a bit more labor but is still VERY easy.) I looked into wireless rear speakers and not only are they extremely expensive ($500+ or more) but they interfere with wireless Internet connections and the sound quality is compromised by interference. Wired is the ONLY way to go and Phillips delivers!!
Rating: 5 / 5
When I moved last year I sold my surround sound system which included Cerwin Vega tower speakers with 10 inch woofers in them. Being without a sound system for nearly a year, one could imagine how glad I was to finally have a new one. I was very worried that this little thing might not be powerful enough, with it’s small speakers and all, but I trusted the 1000 watt promise and great reviews on this and other similar units and even wondered if despite the great reviews this unit could handle the extremely large living room we have with vaulted ceilings, and the answer is that it’s more than capable. Currently renting with the landlord living below us, I’ve actually had to lower the woofer settings and can’t even take the volume up to halfway because I don’t want to create any problems. The other night we watched District 9 with the volume close to halfway and the landlord’s daughter knocked on our door asking if we could turn it down! The small speakers pack a big punch and won’t take up even a tenth of the room my Vegas did. There’s also a very reasonable amount of speaker wire and setting up the unit is a breeze with everything being color-coded. The best part of this unit (and the main reason I chose Philips) is the USB port which will allow you to watch downloaded movies directly from it. No more burning DVDs or running cables from my laptop to watch movies from it on my TV. All this for under $200!
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this Home Theater because I already had some Philips computer speakers, so I knew this is a good brand in terms of audio electronics performance.
In summary, I can tell you that this system is awesome: it is very loud, and it looks much more pretty than in pictures, both the speakers and the console. There are some nice rounded egdes for the speakers and the bass is bigger than shown in pictures. The speaker cables are long and transparent, so it shouldn’t be a problem when setting them up across the room. The iPod docking station works pretty good and the DVD upconversion is a nice feature too.
I bought this mainly because I really like music, so I got this connected to a Creative Labs SB1090 USB Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017QQQAE/ref=ox_ya_oh_product) via an optical TOSLink Cable. The sound is just amazing, with clear sound and a very powerfull, non-distorted bass, which is very important to me.
It is very nice to have the opcion to switch to 5-Channel stereo, so you can listen your MP3s using the 5 speakers.
All my friends and even my dad (which is not into the technology thing) has seen and listen this system and they said they are planning on getting one for themselves.
I really recommend this product to anyone.
Rating: 5 / 5