Samsung HT-Q80 XM Ready Five-Disc DVD Changer Home Theater System (5.1 Channel)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Item Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 39 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: B000F7684U
• Item model number: HT-Q80
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,551 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Samsung HT-Q80 home-theater system delivers 1000 watts of big audio power through 5.1 channels, enhanced by Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS decoders. This full-featured unit offers the convenience of a five-disc changer, as well as improved USB host play, which enables you to plug and play your favorite portable digital devices without the nuisance of loading software.

Of course, this convenience is all accented by the DVD player's impressive progressive scan technology. The player supports loads of audio and video formats, such as MP3, WMA, MPEG (video), DivX, JPEG (photo files), and general audio support. Forget about the need to burn CDs or DVDs to enjoy music and video clips. The HT-Q80 gives you all the playback options you need so you can sit back and enjoy all your favorite media files, no matter what the format.

To top it all off, the HT-Q80 is XM Radio ready. With the HT-Q80 and your subscription to XM radio, you will be able to enjoy satellite radio service in CD quality sound. With the superior audio of Samsung and the static-free reception of satellite broadcasts, radio takes on a whole new dimension. This is the ultimate in complete home theater experience.

The DVD player's smooth progressive scan eliminates even the slightest hint of blur or distortion, and brings new realism to DVD movies and DVD video selections. Combine this with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connectivity and you'll be impressed with this systems ability to transmit DVD video and audio signals simultaneously for an even clearer picture.

Samsung doesn't scrimp on audio quality either. The HT-Q80 features a wide center channel for improved dialogue performance, four satellite speakers, a subwoofer, and universal speaker connectors for a simple set up. Connectivity is robust, too. Connectivity is robust, too. Terminals include a component video out, composite video out, optical digital input, headphone jack, mic jack, and two audio inputs (auxiliary 1 and 2). Plus, you can control it all from the comfort of your couch with the included remote control. Watch your fill of movies and videos without having to change discs. The only reason you'll want to get up is to grab another bowl of popcorn. Samsung's is ready to indulge your movie nights with this outstanding five-disc DVD changer home-theater system.

Note: This system does not include the Connect-N-Play antenna to receive XM programming.

What's in the Box
HT-Q80 home theater receiver, 5-disc changer DVD changer, two front speakers, two rear speakers, center speaker, subwoofer, remote control, video cable, FM antenna, user's manual.

Product Description

Imagine the allure of 1000 watts of audio power. Samsung's elegant HT-Q80 Home Theater Audio System offers industry leading power, enhanced by Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and DTS decoders. The full-featured unit offers the convenience of a 5-disc changer, as well as improved USB Host Play, which lets you plug and play your portable digital devices without loading software - all enhanced by progressive scan technology.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far so good..., February 3, 2007

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Robert J. Rossi "rrossi74" (Scarsdale, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung HT-Q80 XM Ready Five-Disc DVD Changer Home Theater System (5.1 Channel) (Electronics)

I was a little taken aback by the negative reviews on the HDMI pass through feature of this machine. I'll tell you what, not only is it working perfectly for me, the sound and video are both breathtaking and the setup was a breeze. I'll be sure to post a follow-up should things go sour, but for now I can't help but be 100% satisfied with this purchase.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish someone would have warned me about this product..., September 15, 2006

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Grizzer (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung HT-Q80 XM Ready Five-Disc DVD Changer Home Theater System (5.1 Channel) (Electronics)

Purchased 6/06... First issue was that the sound was OK for CD / DVD playback but poor for FM. There are not bass or treble adjustments...only an EQ function with some "preset" settings. If this unit had an actual EQ, the sound quality issues could be probably be eliminated.

Also, a known "bug" (as I have seen this issue on other sites) is red dots on the screen with DVD playback using the HDMI cable. Unfortunately, my wife threw away the box so I could not return the unit... Now I have been waiting almost a month to get my unit back as I had to take it in in for warranty repair to have the HDMI port replaced.

As this is the system was intended for use in my living room, I will probably end up selling it or using the HT-Q80 as a DVD player in the bedroom and purchasing a better sounding home theater system.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of good and a lot of bad, February 20, 2007

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H. Freund (Freeport, ME, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung HT-Q80 XM Ready Five-Disc DVD Changer Home Theater System (5.1 Channel) (Electronics)

For the average home theater person this is entirely adequate. The setup is incredibly easy and only requires the purchase of (1) HDMI cable to link up with your 1080p set. If you want to eliminate the wires running to the back of the room for the rear channel there is an available wireless rear reciever. (Note: the rear speakers still must be plugged into the wireless rear reciever in order to get power, this just eliminates the potential for tripping over a cord if the room the system is in doesn't have sufficient carpets to cover up the wires.) I did not purchase the wireless channel because it was out of stock everywhere.

The sound from this set is very very good, especially for the price. It also has neat features like the ability to pulg in an external USB drive. The lights on the display can be dimmed during a movie, a nice feature so your eyes are not engaged somewhere other than the screen. The compact size is also admirable. A 5 disc carousel and the ability to run a 5.1 system out the back with XM capability seems like a lot to fit into such a small box, perhaps thats why it doesn't work.

The very first time I set out to play a disk everything worked out great, until the time came to take the disk out. The player held the disc and showed me five empty slots in the tray. It refused to give the disk back. It refused to close, even when the power was turned off. After spending 15 minutes on hold with Samsung tech support they told me to send it in at my own expense becuase they didn't know what was wrong. Fed up, I physically pushed the drawer back into the unit and somehow that triggered the unit to work properlly again.

The second issue is far worse. On an entirely different occassion the player took a disk, went into standby mode and refused to do anything. It wouldn't power on for more than 2 seconds because making an electric shorting noise and reverting to standby mode. The tray would not open, either from the button on the unit or the remote. I have yet to call tech support back, but I have a feeling they will just tell me to send it in.

My thrid gripe with this system is the remote. There are too many small buttons that look exactly the same. It has a strange feeling in hand that is not conducive to reaching all the major buttons at once with only one thumb. Fortunately it can control the TV, but only just. The DVD functions on the remote are good, if you can make the reciever see the remote. When the tray door is open on the unit it blocks the IR reciever for the remote to communicate with. I pracctically have to hold the remote on the floor to flash the DVD player with the beam. If you do get this sytem, mount it at eye-level so this problem will not occue.

Overall I would give this about a 4.5 out of 5 for sound and ease of setup. Samsung gets a 1 for tech support and reliability since we have had this machine break on 2 out of 5 dvd's thus far. It is possible that I got a defective unit. If that is the case I would highly reccomend this, other than the flawed remote. If you see other reviews like this one about DVD's munching, power shorting Samnsungs then steer clear.