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Philips HTS-6500 Home Theater System

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Reviewed by: vijayarajan
Updated: 10-04-08

Overall Rating: 1 Star Review

Duration of ownership:1

Strengths: NONE

Weaknesses: Doesn't read any DVDs.

Overall Evaluation: This is the worst product I ever purchased in my life. It couldn't read my brand new DVDs. It plays movie from USB drive. Don't ever buy this home theater. Just google about this product, you will see thousands of people complaining about 'No Disc' issue.
Reviewed by: jadesm
Updated: 02-27-08

Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Stylish, HDMI output, up convert to 1080, good sound for 2.1 system, play multiple format including mp3, divx, etc

Weaknesses: Lack individual treble, bass control.

Overall Evaluation: This HTIB is a great buy for 2.1 system. If you are lack of space, don't want to wire around the room with 5.1 system, this one can provide good quality sound, support a lot of playback format, with HDMI, and still within budget. It looks very stylish, and fit any modern furniture elegantly. The setup is straight-forward. It has a lot of features in a small box, such as it has dvd playback up convert to 1080 -- excellent image quality, it can play picture sideshow from usb connector, it can play many disc formats. The sound can't compare to real 5.1 surround, but that's the issue for all 2.1 system, even for bose 321, which is much expensive than this HTS6500. One problem is it's lack of individual treble, bass control, just limited preset like "action", etc. Another annoying thing is I have both Philips HDTV and this box set up together, the power control in hts6500's remote sometimes turn on/off TV unexpectedly.
Reviewed by: wznq2004
Updated: 08-02-07

Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

Duration of ownership:10 Days

Strengths: easy install, easy use, and only 2 speakers ans 1 sub. Good for movies in such price

Weaknesses: not true 5.1

Overall Evaluation: This unit is pretty good. 2.1 can simulate 5.1 and it is suitable for watching moives in small room. it is very easy to install. the short is you can not adjust bass. I also found there is static noise when the unit standby. I called philips support, they told me it was not normal ans suggest me exchange new one from merchant.The static noise only showed in system santby. When I play moives or liten music, there is no static noise.I also notice that, a few people said the DVD player would broken down after several month lightly using. I will see what happen when I get new unit and use it a while.this one is good enough for small home. you shouldn't compare it with boss321 or danon.I satisfied it.
Reviewed by: ueianz
Updated: 07-31-07

Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

Duration of ownership:10 Days

Strengths: good surround sound from only 2.1 speakers

Weaknesses: you cannot adjust bass by yourself

Overall Evaluation: this model is suitable for who has small room, and is tired for wires. I just use this one for DVD moives and music. some sides I don't like: 1, one cd, not 5 cd exchange. 2, couldn't adjust bass. 3, surround not as good as boss321 ( sure, price is here!) all in all, it is good enough to me.
Reviewed by: myshopper
Updated: 03-18-07

Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

Duration of ownership:3 Weeks

Strengths: Good picture quality; playes PAL discs

Weaknesses: Surround sound

Overall Evaluation: This is a good, solid home theater in a box. Plays very well PAL DVDs I brought from Europe, once you switch it to region free coding (open disc tray; press 9, 9, 9, 9, 0). Excellent image quality - using HDMI cable to see on my Philips PDP. As for sound, well, it's a just a 2.1 - don't expect wonders from the virtual surround...
Reviewed by: cvmmcg2
Updated: 03-18-07

Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

Strengths: DVD Player up-converts nicelywith HDMI. Ease of set up. Good for Great room entertainment area where rear speakes are not an option.

Weaknesses: No audio controls for balance , bass treble etc.No code for Comcast remote.Very poor support from Phillips.

Overall Evaluation: It does a great job of up converting to 1080I.. The sound is very acceptable for a budget in the box system. Watched Star Wars in 5.1 Dolby,sound effects were terrific Came with very old firmware had to update out of the box. Will not respond to Universal or Comcast remote. Philips support on this product it almost a joke. No one has any knowledge base at hand and they do not follow up or respond to e-mails. Would never buy a major product from them.
Reviewed by: Harley3000
Updated: 03-16-07

Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

Duration of ownership:1 Days

Strengths: Easy set-up, HDMI DVD upscaler and AM-FM tuner. Sound is very good! Compact design, CD's, MP3, USB, JPEG

Weaknesses: No overpowering sub woofer, TV input volume is just OK, remote has an annoying built-in delay (But I got past it)

Overall Evaluation: This is a HTIB, A 'home theater in a box'. Everything is included except a $49 HDMI cable. The good: sleek, modern, and compact, this HTIB has tons of features! Most important it has DVD upscaling to 720P/1080i and a HDMI connection to your new HDTV that is not always available on $500 plus systems. It has a AM-FM tuner, USB conecction for JPEG pictures and reads CD's, MP3's. The Multi Channel and Dolby 2.1 sound and volume is very very good but not great. The not so bad: The universal remote to the unit has an annoying delay and the TV input volume could be a bit louder. (Even after the firmware upgrade). All in all for approx $300 it sounds very good, plays great and easy to setup and use. If you have a limited budget, this Philips HTS-6500 is a must buy because it has the features you need and sounds like a home theater should! By the way, I did hours of research and this is what I bought. This is not for the home theater purist with lots of cash.
Reviewed by: rickperry3
Updated: 03-13-07

Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

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Strengths: Sound Quality, Ease of setup, HDMI out, 1080i upconvert

Weaknesses: Lack individual treble, bass, etc control. Dialogue can sound tinny at times when not in surround mode.

Overall Evaluation: I bought this to compliment a 37 inch LCD high def tv for my living room with an emphasis on simplicity, less wires and less of a footprint than my legacy 5.1 channel surround sound system. Thanks to the fact that this unit is 100 watts per channel, it can kick out some sound. The surround feature is just okay, not nearly as effective as my old 5.1 setup, but I didn't buy it for that.As mentioned above, there are no individual controls for treble, bass etc but it does have presets like Action or Sci Fi for DVD surround and Classical/Rock for music. They do an okay job. What I appreciate the most is that the dialogue on surround movies is sharp and loud...something my 5.1 channel setup wasn't particularly good at.So for as low as $250, you get a jack of all trades, master of none item that is sleek, sounds fine and will compliment a "less is more" motif.
Reviewed by: rusblue
Updated: 03-10-07

Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

Duration of ownership:5 Weeks

Strengths: Easy to setup and has an awesome surround sound (level, bass and tone) and plays DVD's. Fits well in tight spaces

Weaknesses: This does not have a lot of inputs so don't consider it as a replacement for a full feature reciever.

Overall Evaluation: The Philips HTS6500 is an elegant and simple surround sound solution that promises a lot to people with tight spaces, tight budgets, or little patience. The system finds the AM/FM stations and sets them to memory (up to 40 channels can be memorized).. DVD player upconverts to a beautiful 1080i. For the price it is a very good deal.
Reviewed by: rr_kumar2000
Updated: 01-18-07

Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

Duration of ownership:10 Days

Strengths: No running wires, Average to good sound effects, Most options for Video and Audio (IN and OUT)

Weaknesses: Tough to feel the surround sound

Overall Evaluation: Very cheap system with DVD and HDMI. The picture output is great but it lacks the sound. The concept of sonowave was not great. I was waiting to hear the virtual sound but it is not so as claimed. Finally word a cheap system with all options of Digital audio and video but it lacks its punch !