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Comment on Durabrand HT-3917 Home theater System Reviews by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:36:11 +0000

GREAT PRODUCT, October 23, 2010

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This little system has a great sound for the price. Was very easy to set up. I am definately considering purchasing another one for the bedroom. I have noticed that some people had written in a review about problems with sound, this was happening to me when I first plugged it in because I had the cord with the red and white pronges plugged into the wrong holes, so if you are getting a low humming sound from your speakers you probably have them plugged into the wrong holes.

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Comment on Durabrand HT-3917 Home theater System Reviews by Syrus 54

Syrus 54 — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:15:12 +0000

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

I've Owned 2 of these, March 15, 2012

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This review is from: Durabrand HT-3917 Home theater System (Electronics)

Very Loud, even though their only 50-watts. I put 1 in my house, and 1 in my car (because my car stereo sucked).

Easy to operate, easy to set up, and it makes your movies AWESOME ! ! !

The only thing that sucks, is now they are very hard to find.

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Comment on Durabrand HT-3917 Home theater System Reviews by Ryan H 22

Ryan H 22 — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:19:23 +0000

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Great speakers for the price!, April 8, 2012

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This review is from: Durabrand HT-3917 Home theater System (Electronics)

I must admit I bought these second hand from a friend, for a small $20. I am happy I did for the price these things are amazing! I have friends who have more expensive systems that cant even compare to these little guys... not to mention they have lasted 3 and a half years!

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Comment on Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion Reviews by M. Abbott

M. Abbott — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:17:53 +0000

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful

Very happy so far, April 28, 2008

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This review is from: Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black) (Electronics)

We have had this for about a week and are so far very pleased. I am not an expert but I think the sound quality is very good. You do have to read the instructions to figure out all the different bells and whistles (especially to figure out when to get the 5.1 vs 2 speaker sound). we have a 46" Samsung LCD so they are in sync with each other- my only complaint is that when I have them linked and I turn on the system to listen to a CD it also turns on my tv...a little gripe but I can get over it. We would have liked to have gotten the HT-Z410 with the 5 discs but the depth of that unit was too big for our entertainment system. All in all- for the price we couldn't be happier with the unit. We always buy from Amazon- wonderful service!

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Comment on Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion Reviews by J. Wright

J. Wright — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:49:53 +0000

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful

Great sound, BAD DVD upconversion, July 31, 2008

J. Wright (Chicago, IL United States) -

This review is from: Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black) (Electronics)

First, this system is very cheap. Even if you order the $89 wireless kit (which is a bit finicky), it is still ~$300. The sound is also AMAZING for such a cheap system. I combined it with my new Samsung LN40A550 LCD TV (which has crappy speakers) and won't go back to factory TV speakers.

Also, Anynet is better than you think. Having you Samsung TV automatically control your volume through the HDMI cable is awesome. One remote!

As mentioned elsewhere, the iPod interface is awful. As a graduate student who likes to throw parties, it was a complete annoyance to find that the interface will only play songs in alphabetical order!

BUT, the worst problem BY FAR is the upconversion of the DVDs to 1080p resolution. In short, the 1080p resolution is SO pixelated, I can see the pixels from 8 feet away. This was confirmed by other users at avsforums.cmom. To make the image slightly smoother, I have the DVD Player set to standard output at 480p (non-HD) resolution and let the TV do its best to display the signal. My TV is expensive and does a decent job. In other words: it is identical to using a $40 non-upconversion DVD player. In general this is unacceptable. But it will have to do until I graduate!

If you don't mind standard DVD image quality and just need a cheap high-quality sound system: buy it. If you need good images from your DVD collection, buy a more expensive system.

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Comment on Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion Reviews by R. Brandwein "cathparuss"

R. Brandwein "cathparuss" — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:24:46 +0000

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful

An excellent surround soune system for a great price, July 17, 2008

R. Brandwein "cathparuss" (Edison, NJ) -

This review is from: Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black) (Electronics)

I purchased this surround sound system with my Samsung LCD 46in 750 series HDTV.

This is a great surround sound system for the price. I was not looking to spend a crazy amount of $$ for a surround sound system. Some go for over $1000.

I am overall extremely satisfied with this product. Setup was easy, but the manual is somewhat confusing.
Sound is great. I use an optical digital audio cable (NOT included--about $30-$50 depending on length) from this system to HDTV. This is the best way for me, as I then don't have to connect anything else to the surround system. Any device that I use (Cable, Wii, XBOX 360), gets connected to the TV & the sound goes from the TV to the system via the optical audio cable.

Also, has anynet+. Which means that any other Samsung device's remote with anynet+ can operate the system (& vice versa) without programming.

Had built in up-converting DVD player. Is not an HD-DVD, but will up-convert any DVD to a better digital looking & sounding DVD. The built in DVD player gives you one less device in your home theater

Issues that could be better (therefore 4 star):

Wires for rear speakers could be longer. They are only about 30ft. Need to be at least 50 feet, or maybe even longer, to adequately run the wires over doors so they don't run across the room

Also, the speaker wires that connect to the samsung system itself are attached to a special connector. Therefore, you can't just run your own speaker wire from the system. You need to "splice" additional wire to the wires provided (Samsung doesn't sell longer wires, I called them).

The wires that do come with the system are not great in terms of gauge (samsung doesn't even known what gauge they are--level 2 support had no idea), but based on the size, I'm guessing about 18, maybe even 20 gauge)

You can go wireless for the rear speakers, but that's an additional $100 for a wireless receiver. ALSO, BE AWARE, that with any wireless speaker device, it WILL INTERFERE with wireless internet (you will get bumped off router if using in same room when receiver is on), certain cordless phones & certain microwaves. For this reason, I didn't purchase the wireless receiver.

Others have mentioned issues with mounting, as the mounts cannot be turned towards a specified direction. This is NOT an issue for me, as my speakers are not mounted, so I can't comment

OVERALL, This is a great sounding system for an unbelievable price!!
If you are an audiophile, this is NOT for you. Spend over $1000 for something else. If you want great sound at a great price, then this is for you

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Comment on Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion Reviews by Y. Llanos Parra

Y. Llanos Parra — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:16:26 +0000

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

Pleased with this product, October 21, 2009

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I bought this Home Theater because I already had some Philips computer speakers, so I knew this is a good brand in terms of audio electronics performance.

In summary, I can tell you that this system is awesome: it is very loud, and it looks much more pretty than in pictures, both the speakers and the console. There are some nice rounded egdes for the speakers and the bass is bigger than shown in pictures. The speaker cables are long and transparent, so it shouldn't be a problem when setting them up across the room. The iPod docking station works pretty good and the DVD upconversion is a nice feature too.

I bought this mainly because I really like music, so I got this connected to a Creative Labs SB1090 USB Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017QQQAE/ref=ox_ya_oh_product) via an optical TOSLink Cable. The sound is just amazing, with clear sound and a very powerfull, non-distorted bass, which is very important to me.

It is very nice to have the opcion to switch to 5-Channel stereo, so you can listen your MP3s using the 5 speakers.

All my friends and even my dad (which is not into the technology thing) has seen and listen this system and they said they are planning on getting one for themselves.

I really recommend this product to anyone.

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Comment on Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion Reviews by Steven M. Dobson "SteveMD"

Steven M. Dobson "SteveMD" — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:31:01 +0000

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

Great Home Theater System for a Small Price!, September 22, 2009

Steven M. Dobson "SteveMD" (Quincy, MI USA) -

This review is from: Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion (Electronics)

I bought this on the internet, but Model HTS3372 at Wall Market is the same and even better value now. We had trouble understanding what people were saying in movies on our LCD TV, before we bought this. Now we can hear clearly at much lower sound level. The kids can now watch a movie and hear it while we play cards just a few feet away in the kitchen. The remote controls the iPod also so we can skip to the next song if we want. The included DVD player works great. The small speakers make it easy to install without taking over your whole room. The small wire easily slides under the carpet without showing so that you can install the rear speakers. The plug in on the end of the speaker wire can easily be removed with a toothpick and then replaced after you run the wire under the carpet. My wife who is not into such things normally just loves it because it sounds so good and is easy to hear even when turned down low.

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Comment on Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion Reviews by Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:10:10 +0000

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Can't go wrong with the great value, superb quality, and perfect sound., December 29, 2009

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This review is from: Philips HTS3371D/F7 DVD Home Theater with 1080P HDmi Upconversion (Electronics)

What a great sound system. Fully capable Dolby Digital ProLogic II surround sound (meaning the speakers can independently play the correct sound on each one depending on the program whether it's a DVD or TV show broad casted in Dolby Digital Surround sound and HDTV.) Put in a Dolby 5.1 surround sound capable DVD or TV show and it sounds like you're sitting in a movie theater. You will hear things in shows you've watched before that you never know were even there. It's amazing, and this unit delivers.

Couple of things you will need - an optical audio cable for premium sound. (RCA's not only won't sound nearly as good but I don't believe they will allow the Dolby Digital 5.1 to work properly.) Also, you'll want to buy a HDMI cable to hook up the unit for DVD playing. The optical cable, assuming your TV or cable box is capable, is a necessity. I used RCA audio cables for a few days before buying an Optical audio cable and the difference is night and day.

Also, the rear speaker wire isn't really long enough to properly mount the two rear speakers where they need to go. I bought an extra roll of speaker wire and lengthened them so that I could mount them up on my walls, running them through the attic, under about six feet of carpet, and to my 46" Samsung 1080p LCD TV, with all of the wires hidden. All of the speakers have a plug on the end so even if they are long enough for your application you'll have to drill a 3/4" hole in the wall to route them through your attic. Or you can just cut the wire, run it through, then splice it all back together.

I'm a beginner at this stuff, first time I've ever done ANY wiring and only the second time I've ran wires through my attic. It took a few hours but it was well worth it. The extra 100 feet of speaker wire only cost me about $10 dollars (didn't use all 100 feet obviously) and an eight foot Optical cable was about $15. An HDMI cable will run you about $40 dollars for a six foot cable. But if you have an HDTV, you MUST use an HDMI cable for the DVD player and you MUST use an Optical cable for the sound. If not, you might as well just stick with your TV speakers you already have.

One thing - Comcast universal remotes do NOT support this unit, which was a big turnoff for me personally. Instead of being able to control everything with a single remote I now have to use the Philips remote just to control the sound. But again, with the absolute superb sound, quality of the entire unit, and ease of install, it is well worth it all.

If I had to describe this unit in one sentence I would say it is sound in HD, just as HDTV is video in HD. I gave it five stars for sure but if I could change anything I would make the "plugs" on the end of the speaker wires removable (for routing through walls,) make it compatible with a Comcast remote, and that's about it. Otherwise, it's very well-priced...a ridiculous value really...you get your moneys worth and then some, very easy to install (unless you're like me and you want ALL of your wires hidden, which requires a bit more labor but is still VERY easy.) I looked into wireless rear speakers and not only are they extremely expensive ($500+ or more) but they interfere with wireless Internet connections and the sound quality is compromised by interference. Wired is the ONLY way to go and Phillips delivers!!

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Comment on Panasonic SC-HTB15 Home Theater System by Ram

Ram — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:06:45 +0000

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

Impressive sound quality, sharp design, October 2, 2011

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This review is from: Panasonic SC-HTB15 Home Theater System (Electronics)

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* Impressive sound quality - crystal clear and plays a range of frequencies which are produced by 3 tiny speakers on each side of the system (the long speaker has 3 mini speakers inside) + 1 subwoofer.

* Reasonable sound volume - while it is not going to blow your roof off - in my apartment I keep it at 50% max and it loud enough for a medium sized living room

* This is ideal for a small to medium sized living room/2nd TV in Rooms

* The speakers can be positioned horizontally or vertically depending on space available near your TV

Cons:

* Not for a big sized living room - you are better of with a 5.1 sound system so that the sound it better distributed

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