Philips FR975 Dolby Digital/DTS Audio/Video Receiver

by Philips

Product Details

Product Manual [3.18mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 29 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004U54K
• Item model number: FR975
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,869 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good solid receiver, January 24, 2001

By A Customer

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This review is from: Philips FR975 Dolby Digital/DTS Audio/Video Receiver (Electronics)

I can't find any serious flaws with this receiver. It has all of the basic functions that you would want for an "entry level" home theater receiver. It sounds great. The manual is sufficient.

I can only come up with 2 minor flaws: 1. On my unit the top 2 row of buttons on the remote take a fair amount of pressure to activate. 2. The receiver has a series of menus to setup items such as speaker volume level, speaker size, etc. But you can only access this menu when you have the "Tuner" selected. So if your input is set DVD and you want to make a change you have to switch over to the Tuner first. Kind of annoying

The seperate volume levels for the sub-woofer and the rear speakers are nice. Another button for the center channel would have been perfect.

I would still reccommend this receiver though.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great performer, nice design, March 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Philips FR975 Dolby Digital/DTS Audio/Video Receiver (Electronics)

I've had this receiver for a couple months now, and I'm very satisfied. The Philips good quality and nice clean design is very evident in this product. I like the power (100 Watts/channel) and multitude of AV hookups in the back...good for my setup of computer (music and dvd), TV, and philips Tivo machine. Setup and speaker adjustment was very easy, and the sound is very clean and powerful. Recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars " A Potent Receiver", October 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Philips FR975 Dolby Digital/DTS Audio/Video Receiver (Electronics)

This receiver is stunning.... It has raw power.... It has 5 S video inputs/outputs,and it has 2 optical inputs/outputs with options for your vinyl Lp's, satellite and more.... This receiver is a steal, hands down the best receiver for the money!!! I have shopped around I have been in Bestbuy,Circuit City,Radio Shack,Sam's Club I've even gone to department stores looking for the right receiver. I have been in numerous sound rooms and yes Harmon Kardon,Onkyo,Denon,and Yamaha do sound good but the FR975 receiver has more raw power than all the names Ive just mentioned unless you want to pay a grand or so for a few extra features and some pretty lights....Dont get me wrong just because you find a receiver for cheap,doesn't mean you should use cheap speakers.) I would still recommend high quality speakers.Your electronic equippment is as good as the quality, but sometimes you can find quality without the expense. This also an awesome upgrade from dolby surround to digital surround.(Nothing Ive seen carries the digital (DTS) signal and has the power of this receiver let alone the price of this receiver.)If you want to get crunk then crank this!!! Most underated buy for a receiver....