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Philips HTS3555 Home Theater System with iPod Connectivity (Black)
Studio : Philips
by Philips
Brand : Philips
Model : HTS3555/37
Publisher : Philips
Availability : This Item is currently Not Available
EAN : 0609585130005
UPC : 609585130005
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 60 reviews)
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1000-watt home theater system with Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
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Progressive scan player compatible with DVD, DivX, CD, Mp3, WMA, and Picture CD formats
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HDMI, S-Video, component, and composite video outputs
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Integrated dock connects and charges iPod and GoGear devices
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USB connect to play music or picture files
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Product Description |
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Home theater, 1000 watts, DVD/CD/MP3/WMA, Picture Video CD's, iPod and Philips Go Gear cradle to connect, play and charge iPod or Go Gear MP3, 1080i Upscaling for near HD picture performancePregressive Scan, DivX to play Mped4 downloaded movies from you PC, USB connect to play music of picture files, Black |
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Shoppreview.com Product Description |
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The ultimate in both style and performance, the Philips HTS3555 Home Theater System pumps out 1000 total watts of Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro-Logic II, and DTS surround-sound to deliver a truly theater-like audio/video experience. The progressive-scan DVD player upconverts to 1080i HD resolution and also plays DivX encoded media files on a variety of media formats. It also features a docking cradle that both plays and charges iPod and GoGear media players, as well as USB Direct connectivity that displays photos and plays music directly from USB flash drives. |
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Junky McJunkerson |
Just poorly designed and clunky in every way. But it is a Home Theater System for $200, so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. But seriously, in this day and age it is startling to see an electronic component so incredibly user unfriendly.
It's junk, but it's my junk until it is replaced - with something other than a Philips... |
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You get what you pay for, JUNK! |
This system looks and sounds good... For about one year. Just like the Philips HTIB we
had before this one,it works good for a year (or less) then it says, "no disc". This is the last Philips we will ever buy.Save your money. Get a Panasonic or Sony. This one is in the shop.
When we get it back, I'm sure it will not last more than a year.Philips makes JUNK. |
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Acceptable, until it died |
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Enjoyed reasonably good service from this HTIB for about 18 months. Then one day it just wouldn't turn on. It's always been plugged into a surge protector. I think the power supply failed. Not worth getting repaired. I hate to have to re-run wires for a new set of HTIB speakers, so I'm looking for a replacement where I can use these old Philips speakers. |
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So-so system |
So i decided to write this review after owning it for two years. I'd like to say that its a good buy for the price, but I've had worse systems last longer than this one. the first year was great, switching between dvd, radio, dock, etc was an annoying pain sure, but i never had any use for any of it, i also didn't notice the open and loading slow times either. I did however, try to use the dock for my Iphone, and it only worked half the time, the connections sucked. It also doesn't like to allow anything to connect to the usb port as well.
I've noticed alot of people have complained about the flimsy tray, although i agree it is flimsy, I have large dogs that have smacked it around being obnoxious a few times and it has not once broken.
The sub woofer puts out very little if at all any sound, that made me slightly angry but i also reminded myself that hey, you get what you pay for right? The surround sound is alright, i didn't need much the first year of using it as i was in an apartment at the time so it was great.
Anyways, the dvd player is now acting like its going out on me, skipping constantly, freezing up and not wanting to play movies at all. (tried cleaning it, upgrading it, which btw supposedly fixes all coax connection and USB problems but i have not tried it again yet.) All in all, i wouldn't recommend it to anyone. |
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cheap, junky, poorly made system |
As they say, you get what you pay for. There's no doubt that it sounds good for the price (although the Sony HDX285 costs the same and sounds better). If sound quality is your *only* concern, then consider this system. If you care about workmanship, then don't. I had the system for 1 1/2 years and one thing after another began going wrong (the power wouldn't turn when certain outputs were plugged in; eventually the power just wouldn't turn on at all). But by the time the unit broke, I was relieved because I wanted to buy another anyway. Everything you do with this unit (put on a DVD, switch functions (e.g., from fm tuner to CD), eject a CD, etc) takes about 15+ seconds a piece. That might not sound like much but when you have to scroll through 5 functions to get from FM tuner to DVD, say, it gets really frustrating. Then you finally get to DVD and it takes 30 seconds or so for the unit to read the dvd. At last, after 2 minutes of pressing buttons and waiting, you get to watch your DVD. I have to admit, writing this, that doesn't sound that bad, but it really got frustrating for day-to-day use.
In sum, the whole unit just feels cheap and poorly made. I have the sense that most of the positive reviews on here regarding this unit are from people who haven't had it for a long time. My initial impression was "great for the price." It was only after having it for several months that the workmanship issues started to show themselves.
I recommend the SONY DAV-HDX285 unit, which I purchased after this unit. So far (1 month), it sounds better than the Philips unit and appears to be much better made. |
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