Remanufactured Philips HTS3400/37B DVD Home Theater System

by Philips

Product Details

Product Manual [4.82mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009WSWYA
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,003 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 9, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The stylish and compact Philips HTS3400/37 full digital home entertainment system plays practically any disc in high quality Dolby, DTS multi-channel sound. So just relax and fully immerse yourself in movies and music at home.

Key Features

• Progressive Scan: Progressive Scan doubles the vertical resolution of the image resulting in a noticeably sharper picture. Instead of sending a field comprising the odd lines to the screen first, followed by the field with the even lines, both fields are written at one time. A full image is created instantaneously, using the maximum resolution. At such a speed, your eye perceives a sharper picture with no line structure.
• DTS,Dolby Digital,Pro Logic II: A Built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decoder eliminates the need for an external decoder by processing all six channels of audio imformation to provide a surround sound experience and an astoundingly natural sense of ambience and dynamic realism. Dolby Pro Logic II provides five channels of surround processing from any stereo source.
• 6 channel Class D Amplifier: When it comes to perfect audio there is no room for distortion. Digital amplifiers generate far less heat than standard analog amplifiers, allowing for smaller set enclosures. Philips Class D Amplifiers provide dramatically enhanced sound quality over digital amplifiers used by competitors as they are designed to control and reduce EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference). In addition, the Class D Amplifiers use a closed loop design which suppresses distortion and loss of audio quality. The overall result is enhanced audio performance from a much smaller package.
• Easy-fit connectors: Color-coded connectors provide a simple and userfriendly solution to connect the speakers and subwoofer to the center unit of the home entertainment system simply by plugging the connectors in the matching colored interface at the rear of the center unit.

What's in the Box
DVD player, one subwoofer, one center channel speaker, four satellite speakers, speaker cord, remote control, batteries

Product Description

Philips Refurb HTS3400/37B 700 Watt with 6 Channel Amp, Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Constant noise, July 31, 2005

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Waves (Centreville, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remanufactured Philips HTS3400/37B DVD Home Theater System (Electronics)

July 31st 2005:
I was looking for a DVD player for my bedroom at Costco and couldn't resist the $179 price for this brand new Philips HTS3400 (HTS3410 is the same except that it comes all in silver rather than silver/black).
I played some DVDs and CDs and after 2 days i decided to return it for 2 reasons:
1. It makes a hissing sound when it's turned off. Now, it wouldn't bother me too much in a basement (althought it would still be anoying), but it's a definite NO NO in the bedroom.
2. Rear speakers are almost silent no matter how much you increase the volume to them.

If you don't mind these 2 things, then by all means go for it.

Aug 2005 UPDATE:
Having nothing better to do, I went and purchased another unit from Costco to see if indeed I have a bad unit or it's a design/manufacturing issue.
Surprise surprise...second unit makes the same exact noise only a bit louder!
Curious enough (i'm a mechanical engineer with some knowledge of electronics) i open the unit to see where is this noise coming from. It is the AC/DC transformer, more specific two 330uF capacitors making this noise.
That is really poor design and/or low quality components!!! I did not expect this from a brand name like Philips. This is no different than any no name units out there at half price.

As a result I am changing my initial reivew and recommend that you look for a different product, this one is definately not worth the money. I cannot update the stars but this time I would rate it with 0 stars.

Oct 2006 Update: It stopped reading CDs but it reads DVDs no problem. Returned to Costco!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I returned this system in one week, August 15, 2005

By 

William R. French "mr_s3lf_d3struct" (brookhaven, ms) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured Philips HTS3400/37B DVD Home Theater System (Electronics)

It came down to a choice between a $40 sound system with a seperate dvd player or this $200 system. The reason I purchased it was because it would save on space. Well, it may save on space, but the functionality was reduced to nearly ZERO. The cons:
-Audio popped in and out when playing MP3 CD's. Also a cracking sound when it actually played the audio.
-Hissing (especially from the rear speakers) when the unit was turned off.
-Low volume from the rear speakers.
-Didn't play many DVD's right (it would just stop, as if it couldn't read it).
-Will not read DVD-R/RW's.
-STUTTERING PICTURE. It did this on ALL DVD'S PLAYED. Every few seconds (it was an intermittent length of time between ocurrences) it looked as if it would drop a few frames. The audio never varied from being spot on, but it looked as if the player couldn't keep up with the DVD. This is what killed it for me. This COULD BE because of a defective unit, however, I will not be risking my money on another Philips player.

The pros:
-Good audio output. That's about it.

My expectations were disappointed HORRIBLY. I will not be buying another philips if I can help it at all. Instead, I bought a Sony slimline DVD player($75 with a $40 sound system) and it is far superior. Far. AND it plays DVD-R/RW's.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Good, September 12, 2005

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schlebbs (York, ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remanufactured Philips HTS3400/37B DVD Home Theater System (Electronics)

The sound was great, but the DVD would lag every 10-15 seconds during any and all movies. It drove me nuts. I had to return it.