Philips 2.1 500Watt 1080I DVD Home Theatre System HTS6500/37

Overview

Philips HTS6500/37 offers a unique approach to home-theater sound systems. Incorporating Sonowave technology, you can enjoy surround sound experience from 2 speakers instead of 5. That means, when watching HDTV or DVD, you will enjoy the sound you’d expect in a theater. There’s no need to find space for 5 speakers. All you need is 2 speakers for directional sound and 1 subwoofer for rich, low bass delivery. Combining style and performance, this elegant and hassle-free system indulges you with endless hours of viewing and listening pleasure. So sit back and immerse yourself in movies and music in the comfort of your home. The SonoWave surround sound system, powered by a full multi-channel amplifier, uses an advanced digital sound processing technology that provides multi-channel surround sound from fewer speakers. By positioning independent drivers at precise angles, a powerful multi-channel surround sound is produced and experienced in any room shape and size. It includes a single-disc DVD and CD player, a digitally tuned AM/FM radio, and a wide varity of connection ports. High definition JPEG playback for images in true resolution Superwoofer with 8 driver delivers a powerful performance USB Direct plays photos and music from USB flash drives MP3 Direct connect jack for music playback from your Portable Media Player Movies – DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, (S)VCD, DivX / Music – CD, MP3-CD, CD-R/RW & Windows Media Audio When playing movies on built-in DVD/CD player you can upconvert to 1080i res. With Video Upscaling you can increase the resolution of SD (Standard Definition) video signals that DVD uses to display at a higher resolution on widescreen HDTV sets, when using the HDMI output for TV connection (HDMI cable not included) USB Direct – Simply plug your device into the USB port on your Philips DVD system. Your digital music and photos will be played directly from the device High definition JPEG

Product Specifications

Brand:Philips
Model : HTS6500/37
EAN Code :0609585114234

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1080i video upscaling for great HD pictures. Progressive Scan.
High definition JPEG playback for images in true resolution - USB direct plays photos and music from USB drives
Super woofer with 8" driver
DVD, DVD+R/W, DVD-R/W, (S)VCD, DivX, D, MP3-3CD, CD-R/RW & Windows Media
Dolby Pro-Logic

Reviews

Reviews of the Philips 2.1 500Watt 1080I DVD Home Theatre System HTS6500/37 at Amazon.com
Average Rating: 3.0
chelsea labish Rating: 4 Stars out of 5
home theatre system
Great system. i had a 5 disc system before so now with only a 1 disc option it gets a little fustrating but overall a really great system! .... Read more

Stephen A. Yuhas Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Awesome Home Theater in a box!!
This is a really awesome Home Theater system, my living room is odd shaped and i just didn't feel like hanging speakers...I seen this and decided to give it a try even thought there are a lot of complaints... And WOW The sound Quality is amazing The two Sonowave speakers give a very nice high and mid range while the sub woofer defiantly lets out a rumble Its so clear.. now I don't hear the whole virtual rear crap but the left to rights makes it seriously sound like its coming that direction... M .... Read more

nyk26 Rating: 1 Stars out of 5
DVD Stops Working
The unit will stop recognizing DVDs in a few months. There is no fix for this. Do not buy this unit if you want to use it as a DVD player. .... Read more

G. Mengucci Rating: 1 Stars out of 5
Please don't waste your money
I purchased this system in January 2008. About 3 months ago (September 2008), it started to sporadically refuse to play discs. "No Disc" would appear on the screen. Now, no matter what discs I try to play, it always states "No Disc". I was happy with the system until this point. Now, after reading many reviews from folks with the same issue, I am not even going to bother returning it to be fixed. Doesn't seem worth it.

So, I'm now looking for a new system and it definitely will NOT .... Read more

Richard C. Nemanick Rating: 1 Stars out of 5
Stops reading DVDs reliably after about 12 months
We were very pleased with this unit when we first got it. It was easy to set up and use. However, after about 12 months, we started experiencing many of the problems mentioned in other reviews. It fails to recognized an inserted DVD about 3 out of 4 times we try. It has also started to freeze during DVD playback (when we get a DVD to load). These are all DVDs that work on other players in our house. We have not attempted to take it back yet, but fear we won't fare much better than the other revi .... Read more

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