Samsung HT-WP38 DVD Home Theater System with USB Plug-and-play and Wireless Rear Channel

by Samsung

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 47 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: B0007RXJ5Y
• Item model number: HT-WP38
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,791 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Samsung's HT-WP38 Home Theater In A Box delivers better sound instantly. It comes with a DVD changer, a receiver, 5 surround speakers, a subwoofer and a remote control. Simply connect it to your TV or HDTV and you've got home-theater surround sound. Wireless Bluetooth technology makes rear speaker installation a snap. Wide center speaker for better dialogue performance USB Host Plus & Play for use with portable digital audio devices AnyNet Interface lets users control other Samsung home theater equipment with one touch Total Output - 134W x 5 +130W x 1 (800 Watts)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Phenomenal Home Theater, August 24, 2005

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Christopher Hicks "Perl fan" (Newport News, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung HT-WP38 DVD Home Theater System with USB Plug-and-play and Wireless Rear Channel (Electronics)

This is by far the best bang for the buck in home theater currently. My Dad decided his system needed an upgrade and so I started digging around local stores and browsing the web. The more I checked around the more apparent it became that this system is head and shoulders above anything else in its class. The inclusion of the wireless rear channel is a $200 value in competing systems such as Panasonic's.

Setup was a breaze. All the speaker wires were color-coded and snap in and out of the rear of the unit which made adjusting wires during cleanup considerably easier. When we cranked it up the first time the dog went cowering in a different room because the roar of the lion's was so intense. Aside from the laughter/sadness of scaring the dog hopefully you get the idea that this can produce a lot of sound. The sound wasn't just loud either, it was crisp and responsive on a variety of DVD's I tried.

The only bump we hit in the entire process is that apparently the included remote is not compatible with Sylvania TV's (any Sylvania TV's). I ended up killing the remote while trying codes for other brands of TV's to the point that it wouldn't work on the home theater any more. I called Samsung and pleasantly surprised at how good their phone support was. They answered the phone within a couple minutes and I spent less than 15 minutes on the phone with them. They ended up replacing the remote via mail.

So, anyone that's not an audiophile with deep pockets will get a lot of benefit from this system. Highly recommended.

102 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovin' this HTS, Samsung's got me as a brand customer, August 2, 2005

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JK - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung HT-WP38 DVD Home Theater System with USB Plug-and-play and Wireless Rear Channel (Electronics)

We had a Fisher home theater system that was somewhat anemic, and the DVD player seemed to always give us trouble with DVD-Rs or rented discs. So after joining an online DVD rental service, I decided it was time to upgrade.

I chose the Samsung based on the following factors:

Wireless rear speakers

Divx playback

USB port

Price

This device has met or exceeded my expectations. The 5 disc changer loads discs fairly quickly (I did have one problem during the initial setup where none of the discs would load, but that hasn't happened since and lasted all of three minutes.) Divx (Xvid) playback from CD-R and DVD-R is crisp and mostly easy to use, as long as your filenames are short and distinct. Regrettably it doesn't support Divx from the USB port, though MP3s and JPGs work well from a keychain drive.

The wireless rear speakers, once I figured out the instructions, worked like a champ, and continue to. No interference with or from my 802.11g network, which I remember reading about when researching this unit. Follow the steps closely is my best advice.

The sound is good for our half of a double town house, and the picture looks good on our 27" TV. People with more money than we have to invest in entertainment equipment might have different opinions. I've got a 1 year old and more Barney DVDs than movies, I don't need to be blown away everytime I put a disc in, I need something that works consistently and easily with a remote control that my wife can figure out (her words, not mine.)

Next time I'm looking for electronic equipment, Samsung's at the top of my list.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid system with some issues, February 5, 2006

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E. Chiauzzi "emilc23" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung HT-WP38 DVD Home Theater System with USB Plug-and-play and Wireless Rear Channel (Electronics)

This system has mostly positives and some negatives. It is easy to set up, takes up little room, and produces excellent sound in all modes. It took some experimenting to get the wireless speakers to work, but they work well.

Two problems are worth noting. First, it did not recognize my MP3 player (Dell Jukebox). A call to Samsung revealed that most music players (including iPods) do not work on this sytem. They stated that only Samsung players work consistently.

Second, I have been losing sound when switching TV channels on my cable system. The settings on the cable box are correct, and Samsung support stated that they had no solution to the problem. It may be related to switching back between digital and 5.1 modes. It can be easily fixed by navigating through input settings back to "digital in" but it is definitely an inconvenience when every few channels lose sound.

Your satisfaction with this product will depend on how well you can tolerate these limitations.