Customer Reviews

Philips HTS3410/37 DVD Home Theater System

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The sound on this system is really fantastic for the price, but I've had the same experience as the other reviewer. The DVD skips constantly, and Phillips is absolutely no help in fixing the problem. Amazon has been great and has offered to give a 50% credit, but Phillips insists that I send (at my own expense) the machine to them and then wait 4+ weeks to have a 'possibly' refurbished unit. I'm quite disappointed with Phillips and its lack of customer service.

This system is quite sleek, easy to fit in a cluttered living room. Assembly takes about two minutes. The instructions are very clear. The sound is amazing, especially when you put on your favorite loud, bass-heavy film. Why then do I give it one star?

It skips. Like nobody's business. At first, my wife and I thought it was the disks we were putting in as many of them were scratched. But then we put in new disks. No difference. When exactly does it skip? Impossible to tell. Sometimes a little. Sometimes every frame! Sometimes it'll tell us that disks are bad. Then the next time we put them in they magically work -- until they skip.

So I called Philips and they said that not only would we have to pay for shipping, but they could not guarantee that they would fix it, and it would take up to a month before they'd ship it back.

Save your money! Buy from someone else!

This home theater system is great! It was fairly easy to setup with detailed instructions. Once connected the sound is phenomenal and clear. Highly recommended for the price you pay!

Considering the bargain we got this for, I'm very happy with the results. It was easy to get home, VERY easy to set up. The included mounting materials were all we needed to keep everything looking good around the living room.

My only major complaint so far is that the video and audio seem a little out of sync on some channels that I never noticed before we hooked up this unit.

I puchased this system a few days ago and am quite pleased with its performance. The DVD playback is fantastic - you really feel the surround sound - and the speakers work well. It can get pretty loud too.

The only minor issue I have is when I'm in "TV" mode the sound coming out of the rear speakers is pretty low. I've experiemented with all of the modes but can't seem to be able to get them up to the volume I would like. This is not a problem when playing a DVD or using the radio tuner, however.

Set up was extremely easy and a complete "no-brainer".

Great system for a great price.

We had this system for a year and a half, using it in a store seven days a week for about 10 hours/ day as a stereo system (never tried the video, that wasn't what we got it for). After that much abuse it finally gave up on us and wouldn't read discs, but we thought for the $170 it often runs at Target, it's hard to beat, value wise. The sound is quite excellent, the speakers are very easy to connect and set up, the remote is great, the treble and bass are very distinct and clear, hard to go wrong here for the price.

Just picked this up for $128 at Target over Christmas. This is our first sound system and great for someone who knows nothing about electronics. We haven't had any problems with skipping, humming or anything else. You can't beat the quality for the price and we are very satisfied. Highly recommended for anyone wanting decent sound without spending big bucks!

Well, I ended up buying mine on closeout from Radio Shack for $149..

I love mine... The sound really is great, and the price was AWESOME! I use mine for DVD's, my TV's regular sound for all TV I watch, and also as a Tuner to listen to the radio/ CD's in surround sound.

Some buyers talked about a whine from the speakers... I don't know if this helps or not, but I will share- I had extra wire bundled up from the speakers and I did NOT put all that wire anywhere near the speakers or the head unit. I thought that bundle of wire near a speaker might cause interference, so if you have that whine, make sure the extra wire is not near the equipment. Mine does not make any noise on standby, or skip at all either. I am very happy with mine.

Nice sound, I will admitt for the price, I get big sound, with quality. Only thing is a humming, hissing sound when machine is idle. Ohtherwise, worth it.

I have owned this system since March...the sound is wonderful...definetly a great value for the money...the bass could be just a little stronger and the rear speakers aren't used as much as I thought they would be, but it is the best sound you will find for this kind of money...music sounds great, dvd is fine for the most part, no serious problems but progressive scan does act up from time to time, recycling the power corrects the problem...it will also plays cd's that I burn off my computer which is more than my kizillion dollar sony will do...and unless you are a sound snob, this system will work fine for you...and if you are a sound snob, why are you even considering this one...go for the bose system for 800.00 cause this one can't compare