Philips HTS-6500 Home Theater System

Worst product I ever purchased

Strengths: NONE

Weakness: Doesn't read any DVDs.

This is the worst product I ever purchased in my life. It couldn't read my brand new DVDs. It plays movie from USB drive. Don't ever buy this home theater. Just google about this product, you will see thousands of people complaining about 'No Disc' issue.

Good home-theater-in-a-box

Strengths: Good picture quality; playes PAL discs

Weakness: Surround sound

This is a good, solid home theater in a box. Plays very well PAL DVDs I brought from Europe, once you switch it to region free coding (open disc tray; press 9, 9, 9, 9, 0). Excellent image quality - using HDMI cable to see on my Philips PDP. As for sound, well, it's a just a 2.1 - don't expect wonders from the virtual surround...

Good Budget System

Strengths: DVD Player up-converts nicely with HDMI. Ease of set up. Good for Great room entertainment area where rear speakes are not an option.

Weakness: No audio controls for balance , bass treble etc. No code for Comcast remote. Very poor support from Phillips.

It does a great job of up converting to 1080I.. The sound is very acceptable for a budget in the box system. Watched Star Wars in 5.1 Dolby,sound effects were terrific Came with very old firmware had to update out of the box. Will not respond to Universal or Comcast remote. Philips support on this product it almost a joke. No one has any knowledge base at hand and they do not follow up or respond...

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Sounds Like A Home Theater Should For Less than $300

Strengths: Easy set-up, HDMI DVD upscaler and AM-FM tuner. Sound is very good! Compact design, CD's, MP3, USB, JPEG

Weakness: No overpowering sub woofer, TV input volume is just OK, remote has an annoying built-in delay (But I got past it)

This is a HTIB, A 'home theater in a box'. Everything is included except a $49 HDMI cable. The good: sleek, modern, and compact, this HTIB has tons of features! Most important it has DVD upscaling to 720P/1080i and a HDMI connection to your new HDTV that is not always available on $500 plus systems. It has a AM-FM tuner, USB conecction for JPEG pictures and reads CD's, MP3's. The Multi Channel...

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Great value

Strengths: Sound Quality, Ease of setup, HDMI out, 1080i upconvert

Weakness: Lack individual treble, bass, etc control. Dialogue can sound tinny at times when not in surround mode.

I bought this to compliment a 37 inch LCD high def tv for my living room with an emphasis on simplicity, less wires and less of a footprint than my legacy 5.1 channel surround sound system. Thanks to the fact that this unit is 100 watts per channel, it can kick out some sound. The surround feature is just okay, not nearly as effective as my old 5.1 setup, but I didn't buy it for that. As...

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Philips Home Theater System - HTS6500

Strengths: Easy to setup and has an awesome surround sound (level, bass and tone) and plays DVD's. Fits well in tight spaces

Weakness: This does not have a lot of inputs so don't consider it as a replacement for a full feature reciever.

The Philips HTS6500 is an elegant and simple surround sound solution that promises a lot to people with tight spaces, tight budgets, or little patience. The system finds the AM/FM stations and sets them to memory (up to 40 channels can be memorized).. DVD player upconverts to a beautiful 1080i. For the price it is a very good deal.

Good for the price

Strengths: Super crisp sound. Small and easy to setup. Stylish.

Weakness: Lack of true surround. Not very adjustable.

It's a very stylish unit and sounds great! It's easy to setup and my fiance loves the fact that there aren't wires going everywhere (i.e. rear speakers). You get decent "surround" from this unit, though not as good as a true 5.1 system. Some gripes-I wish the sound was more adjustable. As far as I can tell, you cant' adjust the treble or bass independently. There are different presets you can...

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HTS6500 review

Strengths: Excellent value, very good sound quality for the price paid. Built in up converting (HDMI) DVD player.

Weakness: Some may dislike the lack of true surround sound but im many installations it doesn't really make much difference and with me the lack of clutter is a bonus.

I believe that for a compact home theater that the HTS6500 offers an exceptional value. I compared it to the similar Bose system and found the Phillips to sound better at 1/4 the price.

hts6500 2.1 channel system

Strengths: crisp clear sound, nice subwoofer, no rear speaker wiring

Weakness: still undecided about the surround sound aspect

I have only been using this system for about a week now, and have yet to try a really good action dvd, So far it works pretty good with the hdtv, sounds pretty clear and crisp- and the subwoofer packs a decent punch. It is great looking and compact. On the other hand, it has a virtual surround feature, but does not actually have any rear speakers. As I said I have yet to try a nice action dvd to...

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Value for money

Strengths: No running wires, Average to good sound effects, Most options for Video and Audio (IN and OUT)

Weakness: Tough to feel the surround sound

Very cheap system with DVD and HDMI. The picture output is great but it lacks the sound. The concept of sonowave was not great. I was waiting to hear the virtual sound but it is not so as claimed. Finally word a cheap system with all options of Digital audio and video but it lacks its punch !