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Philips HTS6600 - 2.1 ch - DVD Home Cinema System - Black
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first impressions
(5 out of 5) by J. Laurent on Dec 31, 2007 (New York, NY United States)I just received this today, courtesy of amazon.
It was very easy to setup with my philips flat screen tv, just a couple of cables, and up you go.
I lived in many countries, and therefore have an extensive collection of DVD from many regions. Thanks to the web, I was able to find very rapidly the code to key in on the remote control to have this unit enable for region 0, and all my DVD works fine...
I can see the difference with the upscaling factor, in terms of image quality... The sound quality 'sounds' great. I have tried multiple movies, like lord of the ring, and star wars, and the 'experience' is definitely better, visually and in terms of sound, than when using my old DVD player and my TC speakers..
A few comments:
* There is no HDMI cable in the box, but there is a SCART cable, and a couple of others, for example to connect the TV audio out to the device.
* The connection for external audios are conveniently located on the subwoofer, reducing the number of cables to connect to the main unit.
* The support for the main unit is too high to fit in my tv cabinet. It is easy to remove it, but there is no simple/lower replacement for it. The unit can just be put down like it is, at a small angle, but I would prefer to have a more stable support.
* Not sure yet about the fact that this system is supposed to 'mimic' a 5.1 system by projecting sounds to the wall behind the user, but it sounds good.
* The remote control power button is in fact only an 'off' button. Once the unit is in 'standby', it can only be 'waken up' by using the play button of the remote control. Strange but it works.
It was very easy to setup with my philips flat screen tv, just a couple of cables, and up you go.
I lived in many countries, and therefore have an extensive collection of DVD from many regions. Thanks to the web, I was able to find very rapidly the code to key in on the remote control to have this unit enable for region 0, and all my DVD works fine...
I can see the difference with the upscaling factor, in terms of image quality... The sound quality 'sounds' great. I have tried multiple movies, like lord of the ring, and star wars, and the 'experience' is definitely better, visually and in terms of sound, than when using my old DVD player and my TC speakers..
A few comments:
* There is no HDMI cable in the box, but there is a SCART cable, and a couple of others, for example to connect the TV audio out to the device.
* The connection for external audios are conveniently located on the subwoofer, reducing the number of cables to connect to the main unit.
* The support for the main unit is too high to fit in my tv cabinet. It is easy to remove it, but there is no simple/lower replacement for it. The unit can just be put down like it is, at a small angle, but I would prefer to have a more stable support.
* Not sure yet about the fact that this system is supposed to 'mimic' a 5.1 system by projecting sounds to the wall behind the user, but it sounds good.
* The remote control power button is in fact only an 'off' button. Once the unit is in 'standby', it can only be 'waken up' by using the play button of the remote control. Strange but it works.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
No after service
(1 out of 5) by Mr. C. Woodward on Jan 22, 2009 (UK)Philips after sales backup is absolutely abysmal. Having bought
The HTS 6500 cinema sound system for a Sheltered Housing
Project, money they could ill afford, when something goes wrong
you at least expect that a company the size of Philips could answer
Emails and Phone calls, but not one has been acknowledged.
We feel that we have been left high and dry by Philips. The
Tenants have collectively voted not to buy any other Philips products
In the future.
The HTS 6500 cinema sound system for a Sheltered Housing
Project, money they could ill afford, when something goes wrong
you at least expect that a company the size of Philips could answer
Emails and Phone calls, but not one has been acknowledged.
We feel that we have been left high and dry by Philips. The
Tenants have collectively voted not to buy any other Philips products
In the future.
phillips super cinema experiance
(5 out of 5) by Mrs. Sue Makepeace on Mar 13, 2009 (UK)I hve not had a cinema system before but I wouldn't be without one now.this system is sooo easy to set up and the sound is incrediable.I have gone to answer the phone,turn off water and jumped when a door slammed.
Its looks are so stylish I love it.It is also really good value.
Its looks are so stylish I love it.It is also really good value.