Customer Reviews

Audiovox DV1201 5.1-Channel DVD Home Theater System

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was cool for a kids surround system. worked for about 6 months before the DVD function stoped working. the radio is EXTREMELY sensitive, i could get stations that were unavailable in any other system i have owned(including CAR!!!) the speakers are weak and the sub is overpowering. After about another month of non-dvd, i was upset and about to buy another system, like a sonybox. I removed the shell and found the broken chip that had burned out. I simply used a eyeglass screwdriver and poked at it untill the dvd would work(took about an hour, but dvd only works untilll unit gets hot, bout 4 hours) in the directions it says not to put anything on top of it(even ps2 or xbox), dont! should work fine then. Anyway, found a cool feature the company installed that allows them to sell the unit in asia too, in the case there is a switch labled NTSC/PAL, you can switch it to pal and play bootlegs,imports, and non-region code dvds! the menu text switched to chinese or japanese or something too....The MP3 menu is confuseing but managable. If you have an older stereo with bigger speakers, i reccomend changing them, the ones supplied are low quaity.

Somehow, I remembered Audiovox as a decent brand. So much for memory. This is the worst piece of CR*P ever to darken my entertainment cabinet.
Fortunately, the retailer took it back.
Details: cabinet fan sounds like a jet plane rolling for takeoff. AM/FM reception, what reception. Open your front door and listen to your neighbors system, it'll be better and clearer.
Did I mention this is a piece of CR*P.
P.S. I tried to rate this NO stars, but I was forced to make it one star.

I guess you get what you pay for. I didn't pay anything for this system, so it was really no lose.

Within a month after setting this thing up, the fan in the box begin to really get loud. Within a month after this, the fan quit working all together. Within a month of that, the whole unit quit.

I now know why Audiovox only has a 90 day warranty on this system. It'll last about 100 days.

The fun began right after I took the time to set it up. As soon as I turned it on, viola, noise hum. I disconnected the rca cable first hoping that it was something simple and could easily be replaced. Speakers were next and still there was the hum. You don't need a genius to figure out that with only the electrical cord plugged in, the problem was the player itself. Good bye Audiovox DV1201 200-Watt Progressive Scan DVD Home Theater System.

I got this piece of junk as a gift from my company on my 15 year anniversary, the picture quality is BAD and the sound is wayyyyy tooo awfulllll. I got so mad at myself for not choosing something else, my 20 year old t.v. has better sound and picture quality than this home theater.I had tried to returned but they don't want it back, so I took this unit to my back yard, then I got my sledge hammer and wow, what a stress relief, I turn this junk into pieces and then to the trash can. that was the best part.

try another you will be glad you did. this unit is not worth the money

Audiovox DV1201 5.1-Channel DVD Home Theater System very bad system,does not operate very well,speakers have lots of static,voices do not match people,remote does not operate well,do not buy this system,not worth it

I also remembered Audiovox as a good brand, and I must say that so far, I have not been disappointed. I have had this unit for about 2 weeks and have had none of the troubles that other people mentioned in their reviews. The fan motor is very quiet(can hardly hear it run), it plays more than loud enough for my taste(what was it that other reviewer said about getting old??). Overall I am quite satisfied with this product, a very good product for the money!

I have not had a problem but only had it a short time thus far. Guess we're old because I don't need a cd player loud enough to beat the neighbors. lol No humming etc... others are talking about yet. Sounds great with "in stereo" movies. Little low volume on ones that aren't. So far it's a decent system for watching movies and playing cd's on - esp. for the money. If your a kid who wants a system that will blow your drums out then buy something else. If you want a decent and inexpensive system that plays movies and cd's well then it's a good deal. We may try 2 different speakers later for the front.

I had this stereo for 2 years before all but two of the speakers and the Subwoofer cords snaped the connections are not very great I would suggest saving you money and buying a better quality stereo.