Philips MX5600D 5-Disc DVD/CD Home Theater with 600 Watts Total Power

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• Shipping Weight: 70 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000C1L18
• Item model number: MX5600
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,900 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 1, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Philips's MX5600 DVD home theater system encompasses a Dolby Digital/DTS-capable surround sound receiver with an integrated 5-disc-DVD/CD player, along with everything from speaker stands to color-coded speaker wires included in the box. The system's tuner offers 40 FM/AM presets for convenient tuning, and its DVD drive plays DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and VCD/SVCD, in addition to MP3 CDs and JPEG image CDs/Kodak Picture CDs, making sure you'll never without ample audio-visual entertainment.

Four matching satellite speakers reproduce the front and rear left/right channels from 5.1 surround programs (Dolby Digital or DTS), while a thin, wide, unobtrusive center-channel speaker sits atop your TV or shelf to root dialogue and other critical sound directly in front of you.

The MX5600 offers neither a powered subwoofer nor a traditional RCA subwoofer output. What it does have is clip-type speaker terminals for use with a passive subwoofer. These left/right outputs feed the 2 supplied "bass pipes," which conveniently serve as speaker stands for the front left/right satellites while filling out the system's low end and delivering full-bodied sound from both movies and music.

The system's 100-watts-per-channel receiver delivers a total of 600 watts. The MX5600's four 2-way satellite speakers and center-channel speaker are acoustically designed to match the tonal characteristics of the receiver. Front left, right, and center speakers are magnetically shielded to prevent any interference with your TV's image.

Video features include picture zoom, multi-angle viewing, and parental lock. The receiver features 2 analog-audio inputs and one analog-audio output, along with a coaxial digital-audio output (great for exporting audio to a CD or minidisc recorder). Three video outputs (including the primary monitor output) accommodate a range of televisions, from sets with standard composite-video terminals to sets offering high-resolution component-video inputs.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the MX5600 is equipped to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Philips's Cinema Center Speaker magnifies your movies while ensuring that what you hear is both natural and realistic. Cinema Center Speaker delivers spacious sound and brings a wider sweet spot through no less than 5 drivers positioned at different angles. These drivers give more depth in sound by clearly distinguishing front from background sound and action from dialogue so even the slightest sound detail will not pass by unnoticed.

Color-coded connectors provide a simple and user-friendly way to connect the speakers and subwoofer to the center unit of the home entertainment system simply by plugging the connectors in the matching colored-interface at the rear of the center unit.

What's in the Box
DVD receiver system, 2 front speakers, 1 center speaker, 2 surround speakers, 2 Twin Sub bass pipes, an AC power cable, a component-video cable, a composite-video cable, a stereo audio cable, FM/AM antennas, a remote control, 2 AA batteries, 4 mini speaker stands, 4 brackets and screws, a user's manual, and a quick-use guide.

Product Description

Add room-filling bass to your movie experience with the Philips MX5600D DVD/CD Home Entertainment System. Twin Sub bass pipes integrated in speaker columns provide deep and powerful bass while you are enjoying perfect sound anywhere by adjusting the system to your seating position via joy stick remote control.The Media Slot gives simple PCMCIA 1 card solution that allows full connectivity to any storage media. It provides complete entertainment transferability and allows you to view your photos on TV.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice sounding, extremely easy to set up!, May 13, 2004

By	Christiana Suzuki (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had the home theatre system for two months now and am so far extremely pleased with it. The individual pieces were a snap to set up as everything is color-coded. The most time-consuming part of the setup was adjusting the speaker levels properly for the space but this was not difficult at all due to a nicely designed onscreen interface. The remote is well designed and easy to use.

I live in an apartment with nice thick plaster walls and hardwood floors and this system is perfect for my living room. Housing the subwoofers in the front speakers is nice because I didn't have to find a place to hide an ugly subwoofer box. Additionally, the speaker footprints do not take up much space at all. The back speakers come with brackets to either be hung on the wall or stood upright which is nice.

I'm very pleased with the sound, both when watching movies or listening to music. Bass is powerful, the midrange is nice and clear and the highs are crisp. I'd like to see more equalization settings but, given the price range, I'm very happy with the ones included.

There are two things that I think could be improved about this system:

1. The DVD/CD loading times are slow. I realize that this is not a carousel type changer but I do think they could be a little faster.

2. The attachment of the front speaker tubes to the base needs to be more sturdy. I didn't have a problem peeling off the stickers that previous posters did but I do feel that the connection between the heavy metal base and PVC front tube speaker needs to be reinforced better. When I lifted one of the tubes out of box, the three shafts that connect the base to the tube snapped in half. This was easily repaired with a high grade plastic epoxy but I feel that a little engineering could easily resolve this problem.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great system for an excellent price, December 8, 2004

By	S. WOLFE "sam_dc" (Washington, DC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I agree with many of the positive comments posted about this fantastic home theater system.

The first thing you'll notice is how sleek and stylish the entire system looks. The tall speak/subwoofer twin speaker combinations are great for large rooms. The wiring of the rear speakers is subtle and the center speaker sits nicely above or below the console.

The sound is extremely good - I am impressed and very satisfied. Whether you are playing a CD, a CD-R of MP3's or a DVD, the sounds is crisp, deep, "full" - I really can't explain how good it sounds and how I never expected that quality for the price. The sounds options are vast, from 3D surround sound, to 5.1 Dolby, to normal stereo, all serve a good purpose in tailoring the sound to your liking. You can add or subtract bass, or use one of the preset sounds - concert, rock, etc.

2 things I think that are negative:
1) The cd/dvd loading times. Previous views are correct - it does seem to take a little while for a cd to change and get going. This is part and parcel of having a 5-disc changer I guess, but it does seem a little slower than normal. (This, in my opinion, is not a barrier to purchase the product).

2) The display. It's kinda tiny. If you are sitting a far way back from the player, you can't see the disc or track # very clearly. I was disappointed there wasn't a text display of track names also. The upside to the display is that it's tastefully done, subtle lighting, and stylish (the display is circular).

I bought this item off Amazon.com, with free shipping, and it arrived in 5 days. So the overall ordering experience was exceptional.

Putting the product together was very simple, you just need a screwdriver to mount the speakers to the stands and the rest is plug and play. The auto radio tuning of the system was a nice feature.

The product itself is a GREAT sounding home theater system, excellent for people buying one for the first time. Avoid the cheaper models whose sound really is compromised - this nicely-priced system is worth far beyond it's purchase price with it's thundering base and terrific surround sound.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant Buy, Great Sound, Easy Installation, April 21, 2005

By	Anthony J. Brost - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this from Amazon.com on a Thursday and it was here on the next Tuesday. I couldnt believe they got it to me this fast especially when they didnt charge for shipping. The system weights 70 lbs yet I didnt pay a dime for shipping. Awesome!!!

Now to the system itself: Everything is color coded which means it is very simple to setup. It took me longer to hide the wires around my room then it took for my brother to set it up. When it comes to the performance it give lots of bass and very grood sound. It is enough to give you a headache. The system comes with lots of different settings and features. I have no idea what these people are saying about stickers. Im not even sure where they are so you dont need to take them off. The only problem I noticied is that the reading and ejecting of the disks is a little slow. Its understandable but it could be quicker. The remote only works with Phillips TVs so the so that is another small disadvantage but I have DirecTv so I cant eliminate that remote anyways. It would be cool if they would make a remote for satellite, tv, vcr, and everything else. Overall this system is a great buy that really brings T.V. Shows and Movies to life. P.S. The blue light around the volume dial is really cool looking at night.

Cost.............A+
Shipping........A+
Features........A
Sound...........A
Bass.............A-
Look.............A-
Remote.........A-
Disc Reading...B-
Overall..........A