SONY HT-6600DP Home Theater In A Box

by Sony

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• Shipping Weight: 86 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000AC89R
• Item model number: HT6600DP
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,983 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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In years past, if you wanted to watch special-effects extravaganzas in all their glory, you had little choice but to hit the local multiplex. Now, with products such as the HT-6600DP home theater in a box, your living room can host cinema-quality sound that puts all but the most modern theaters to shame. This 700-watt system (120 watts x 5, plus a 100-watt powered subwoofer) delivers exploding sound from its five-disc DVD changer and Dolby Digital-, DTS-, and Dolby Pro-Logic II-compatible receiver. The unit features Precision Cinema Progressive Output technology, which processes image changes at the pixel level to better reproduce the source material, and Precision Drive 2 with Dynamic Tilt Compensation for more accurate playback. In addition to playing DVDs, the system handles CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW, and MP3 formats, and offers 20 FM and 10 AM station presets on its built-in tuner.

Like many other home theater systems, this HT-6600DP is loaded with extras that enhance the home viewing experience, not the least of which is the 32-bit Digital Signal Processing for superior audio performance. Other convenient features include a twin laser pickup, instant replay, block noise reduction, virtual surround, SmoothScan and SmoothSlow modes, CD and DVD text, and custom parental control. Graphic images and audio files are enhanced by the 12-bit video digital-to-analog conversion (with 108 MHz processing) and the 96 KHz, 24-bit linear PCM decoding.

Another benefit of home-theater-in-a-box systems is the convenience aspect, as the bundles include not only receivers and DVD players, but also a set of surround-ready speakers. Included in the HT-6600DP are a slim center speaker, four satellite speakers, and a 100-watt powered subwoofer with an 8-inch driver. The speakers are magnetically shielded so as not to interfere with the TV picture.

The system is compatible with a host of other components, with three analog audio inputs, one analog audio output, three optical digital inputs, a coaxial digital input, and an optical digital output. The A/V inputs are composite and S-Video type, as are the A/V outputs. The system also includes two component video inputs and one output, plus a monitor video output, A+B speaker terminals, and a 1/4-inch headphone jack. The entire system comes in silver and is powered by a UniCommander remote control. The device carries a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

What's in the Box
HT-6600DP home theater system with receiver, DVD/CD player, and built-in tuner; center speaker, four satellite speakers, and powered subwoofer; three 11.4-foot speaker cables, two 32.8-foot speaker cables, one mono RCA cord, and one digital coaxial RCA cord; UniCommander remote control; and user's manual.

Product Description

The HT-6600DP Home Theater in a Box total system offers 700 Watt Home Theater system5 disc DVD changer Slim center speaker 4 satellite speakers 75 watt subwoofer CD-R/RW DVD-R/RW/+RW&MP3 playback Silver finish

Customer Reviews

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny, February 5, 2004

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E. Brown (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SONY HT-6600DP Home Theater In A Box (Electronics)

Let me start by saying that I am not an expert on home electronics, but after my boyfriend and I decided to buy a home theater system, we really did our homework. This system is great because the receiver and the DVD are separate units, so if one dies, your entire system is not rendered useless. Also the speakers run on standard speaker wire, so you can replace speakers without having to purchase a new system (unlike many of the other packaged systems).

The quality of the sound is great. We live in a two-bedroom apartment and cannot test the upper limits, but the mid range is great for filling the place up with rich sound. With our previous stereo if I could hear it in the back bedroom I knew it was too loud. That is not the case with our Sony.

The remote takes a little getting used to and doesn't fully control other units. For example, you can program it for the cable box, but it does not allow you to retrieve the program menus. You can fully control the DVD player with the receiver remote, but it does require reading the manual.

My boyfriend's input to this review is "It's big and silver, therefore cool."

All in all, I think this unit is definitely worth the money. If you are looking for a nice unit that doesn't break the bank - this is the one!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best available option for music/dvd lovers, August 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: SONY HT-6600DP Home Theater In A Box (Electronics)

This is the best available option for music/dvd lovers. By providing a seperate receiver and dvd player the sound quality on this system has improved by ten folds over the old sony dream systems. The seperately powered sub-woofer adds an extra quality to the sound. Its easy to setup though you must read the manual before setting it up. I have loved it ever since I've bought it and will recommend it as a must buy for music lovers out there.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A big step up from pro-logic, May 27, 2004

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tallJay "tallJay" (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SONY HT-6600DP Home Theater In A Box (Electronics)

Wow! Our previous system was a Kenwood Dolby ProLogic receiver (100W/ch) w/ Bose 301 front speakers (we used "emulated" center channel) and some generics for the rear. And we thought it was nice. We were not prepared for this. After hooking things up we watched Jurassic Park. When the T-Rex roared you knew it, even if you were in a different room. On the other side of things, you can hear people speaking very clearly. I tend to agree that the manual could be a little more user-friendly but I had no trouble (mainly because I only hooked up the included DVD changer audio to the receiver {using digital via included coax}, the component video went straight to the TV and the speakers hooked to the receiver.) I have no more use for my equalizer, cd player, vcr, tape deck, etc. but there are plenty of hook-ups for these devices.
Mostly everything is set-up correctly right from the box. Just make sure you configure the DVD to turn on DTS and Dolby Digital. I also suggest using the digital coax (orange jacks) for connecting the DVD audio to the receiver and getting better speaker wires for the speakers (lamp cord from HomeDepot or Lowes is 100x better than the scrawny included wires)