Samsung HT-Z520 Home Theater System

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 16.9 x 3 inches ; 43 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 43 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: B001XCX9MU
• Item model number: HT-Z520XAA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,650 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

(October 9, 2009)
Improve the look and sound of virtually any DVD with the HT-Z520 Home Theater System. An HDMI connection upconverts DVDs to near-1080p, so they become instantly crisper and clearer on an HDTV. The HDMI input with PCM Multi-Channel Audio captures every note. HDMI input for set-top box, game system or 5.1 channel camcorder recreates them in full surround sound. Enhancing the audio ambiance, Auto Sound Calibration (ASC) balances the output from each speaker for optimal sound reproduction in any room. And thanks to front and center speaker cones made with “green” high-density, bio kelp fibers, all types of music are delivered with clearer sound and less distortion for high quality performance. It also comes with a rear wireless speaker module which eliminates the need to run wires from the front to the back of the room.

Key Features

• 5 DVD/CD
• 1200W Output power
• Compatibility: DVD/DVD±R/DVD±RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3/
  JPEG viewer/WMA, WMV/DivX playback
• DivX playback: Insert DVDs & CDs that have DivX movies  downloaded via computer and enjoy watching them on the large-scale TV.
• HDMI with 1080p up-scale
• HDMI input with multi-channel audio support
• Anynet Plus (HDMI-CEC): allows peripheral AV devices such as a Home Theater to be controlled by a Samsung TV remote control.
• Wireless Rear included
  
• iPod dock with video, audio + iphone support
• FM tuner
• Energy Star Compliant: reduces energy consumption.
• USB Host Play with CD ripping: you don’t need to burn CDs or DVDs to enjoy music, video clips or photos on your home theater system—just plug a portable digital device into the USB port for instant entertainment.
• Auto Sound Calibration
• Smart Volume
• Kelp Cone front and center speakers
  

Terminals

• Component video out: 1
  
• Composite video out: 1
  
• HDMI-CEC out: 1
  
• Audio in: aux1/aux2
  
• Headphone
  
• Wireless Module
  

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Product Description

Samsung DVD Home Theater

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good system for the average Joe or Jane, June 14, 2009

By 

Daniel Bachelor "Bach" (East Longmeadow, MA) - See all my reviews
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Decent system for the price. 329.00 shipped from Amazon. If you are looking for an all around sound system, that delivers very good sound and has wireless rear speakers, this is it. One HDMI in and HDMI out. Be aware that you will need some HDMI cables along with some optical cables for audio. This system cannot do audio and video via HDMI outside of the dvd player built in. Here is my setup:

Sharp Aquas 40 inch LCD
Digital Cable box
Xbox 360

If you want surround sound for all of these, you will need to get an optical switch (only one optical connection on the Samsung, so you will need to manually switch between components) Hdmi from Samsung, Cable Box and any other components to the TV. Then you need to run optical cable from Cable Box and other components to the Samsung. You can find a switch on amazon for about 10 bucks. I would also highly recommend getting a universal remote (logitech) becuase seriously, its a 3 or 4 step process to switch between souces and get everything working. Program a universal remote. Be aware that you still need to run wires from the rear speakers to the wireless module, and that module requires power. Not "wireless" as you might think, but still a way better solution than running wires across the room. Great system for watching movies, playing video games, watching tv, etc. Dont get a chance to use the full power of this system due to kids and early bedtime, but I have cranked it up when the house was empty, and this system can get loud. Love the Ipod dock and FM tuner built in. For my family's modest needs, this system fits perfectly. Beware, though, that you have no expandability with this system, so if you are thinking of building a high quality sound system, this is not the product for you. Those looking for anything outside of mid-level should purchase components piece by piece.
Hope this review helps, as I couldnt find very many customer reviews.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Samsung HT-Z520, July 23, 2009

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M. MacDonald (North Fort Myers, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I am very happy with the quality of sound from my new Samsung home theater system. The 5-disc DVD player loads movies very quickly (much faster than my previous Sony 5-disc) and the speakers and sub woofer add all the depth to my movies that I could ask for.
This is a great upgrade for me as I'm only used to listening from my TV speakers while watching movies. Now I feel like I'm in a mini movie theater!
I have been using this system for a month and have been fooled many times, when watching a movie, thinking I just heard someone knock on my front door or thunder clapping outside when in fact it came from the DVD system.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Rounder, September 13, 2009

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N. Gill - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung HT-Z520 Home Theater System (Electronics)

This HT is an alrounder with HDMI input & Output... It has an iPod Dock included... Wireless speakers... Auto sound calibration... 5-disc changer... USB host... and a very good sound output..

I was searching for some HTs in this price range, but some had no DVD player inbuilt, then some didn't have HDMI input for extra Bluray player, some were not wireless...

So overall this was the best buy for me...