Coby DVD988 DVD Home Theater Soundbar System (Black)

Other products by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 41.5 x 11.5 x 9.5 inches ; 31 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 32 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B0014KQTLO
• Item model number: DVD988
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,736 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #3 in	Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Home Theater Systems > Speaker Systems > Speaker Bars
  #16 in	Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Speakers > Outdoor

• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 22, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

Coby DVD988 DVD home theater soundbar system, slot-loading progressive scan DVD player, DVD,DVD R/RW, and JPEG compatible, plays digital media files directly from USB drives and SD/MMC cards, Dolby Pro Logic surround sound technology, integrated digital AM/FM tuner with 40-station preset memory, optical digital, and analog AV outputs for home theater use, virtual surround sound system with 300W total output power, black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost...., February 28, 2009

By	Barry D. Brown - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Looks and sounds good, people notice it. It's hefty so be sure you have a secure place to put it. Missing HDMI port (ouch), apparently only supports FAT file format for USB drives/keys. On mine, the plastic covering the optical and s-video ports was mis-aligned so I had to trim them to get the cables to go in. USB and DVD share output, so you have to umplug USB to use the DVD.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coby, February 13, 2009

By	Michel H. Miller - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great product however Coby Electronics has a non existing customer service their service is awfull.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap Sounding. No optical in or HDMI out, September 12, 2009

By	brianr0131 "Brian" (Cherry Hill, NJ) - See all my reviews

I don't write many reviews but the sound quality, or lack thereof on this unit made me want to let others know about it. Because, if space is an issue and you don't feel like running a bunch of wires, the price tag on this unit seems appealing. Let me just say that you get what you pay for.

I would say the sound quality is about that of a decent set of computer speakers. And the "Sub" that is integrated is pretty sorry as well. The DVD player does not upscale and the inputs are a joke. All it has is one set of analog rca jacks for input. So, basically you have to run everything through your TV and out to this unit. Some of the newer TVs don't even have rca audio outs on them.

I can't speak to the DVD playback because the sound was so disappointing that I unhooked the unit after less than 5 minutes. The audio on my Panasonic Plasma TH-50PX600U literally blows this thing away. Now, I do understand that the audio and "Sub" built into my panny are far superior to the speaker systems in many flat panels so I am not suggesting that any flat panel will sound a lot better than this unit. But, what I am saying is that you are most likely better off IMO looking for a higher quality unit. Your new flat panel will likely last 10-15 years, I highly doubt this thing would last 5.

I wouldn't reccomend this to anyone, however someone on a really tight budget that has a flat panel with really bad speakers could use this product and get some functionality out of it provided that don't have great hearing and they aren't picky at all.

Look for a better soundbar, this is not the "Deal" it appears to be.