Samsung HT-DS610 Slim 5.1 Home Theater in a Box DVD Sound System
- 600 Watt total power output delivers 100 watts to each of 5 channels and 100 watts power to subwoofer
- 5-Disc multi-mode Changer Player with Progressive-Scan compatibility
- Plays DVD-Audio – DVD-Video – DVD-R – DVD-RW – CD – CDR – CDRW – MP3 and WMA CD
- JPEG CD Viewer
- Selectable Dolby-Digital – DTS – Dolby-ProLogic II
Product Description
The HT-DS610 combines all of the source components of a home theater system into one compact, appealing product – it embodies simplicity and convenience for someone looking for the theater experience in their home.PRODUCT FEATURES:600 Watt, 5.1 (100Wx5+100W) system;5 DVD/CD disc changer;DVD, DVD Audio, DVD-R/RW, CD-WMA, CD-MP3, CD-R/RW, and CD-JPEG Playback;Surround Sound with Dolby Digital, dts, Dolby Pro Logic II;Digital Quality with 480P Progressive Scan Output;M… More >>
Samsung HT-DS610 Slim 5.1 Home Theater in a Box DVD Sound System
Related posts:
- Samsung HT-DS660TTH RRSS Home Theater in a Box Sound System
- Samsung HT-Z512T 5.1-Channel 5 Disc Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black)
- Samsung HT-DB600 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System
- Panasonic SC-HT900 Home Theater System with 5-Disc DVD Changer
- 5.1 Surround Sound Home Theater System
The system over all is great. But there’s one big problem in my opinion, that I am concerned about, the Progressive Scan feature. Given you will need to output the video with component cables in order to receive 480p/780p (pending your HDTV monitor). However, the “P-Scan” feature is … I’m sorry to say, “pathetic.” The manual states that you have to hold down the “P-Scan” button on your remote for more than 5 seconds to toggle in between either “P-Scan” or “I-Scan” (Interlaced) and that’s it. I’ve tried this, and haven’t noticed any positive improvement on picture quality. Even worse, there is no display feature on the DVD system nor the monitor to let you know if you’re in P-Scan mode. I’ve compared the progressive scan to my older DVD player, and the older DVD player progressive scan’s picture quality is much better. Hope this helps.
Rating: 3 / 5
This unit looks sharp and works fine. The one thing I REALLY do not like is how the speakers hook up. The included wire has these little tiny plastic female plugs pre-attached. If one of those plugs breaks, you have troubles. Also, you can’t hook up remote wireless speakers if they attach to the speaker wires. If you like your jets to really roar, you will need a more expensive unit.
Rating: 4 / 5
Sadly, I wasted my money on this system about four months ago at Best Buy and didn’t get a service plan to go with. On the 35th day it ceased playing one of my Season 3 Buffy discs, which it had played many times over. Now it refuses to play any of these discs, as well as many others it has previously played, no matter what slot in the carousel I place it in. The resume feature no longer works properly – once the unit is turned off it locks up and won’t resume, even after three minutes, just whirs and whirs and won’t read. Just yesterday it refused to read a rented dvd, which the day before it had read better than my new (and about to be returned) Toshiba. It now refuses to properly play my homemade vcds and dvds, playing only a few minutes before jamming up completely. It’s a shame, my old Samsung VHS/DVD combo unit lasted for about five years – I was using the dvd player to play what this model wouldn’t, up until five days ago when it suddenly stopped playing discs altogether – and it was a floor model of all things.
I’ll say this for it, though – the subwoofer (…)
You’ll really notice it with explosions like in Wrong Turn. The speakers seem to take a bit of abuse, too, because I’ve gotten into sound fights with my neighbors (blasting my music to drown out their car stereos) and haven’t had any of the speakers blow out yet.
Rating: 2 / 5
I bought this and had to return it because the sound quality is so incredibly poor. True, it’s an inexpensive system, so I wasn’t expecting anything outstanding, but this is barely one step above portable stereo quality.
On the bright side it has all the features one could ask for, including progressive scan picture, five disc capacity, ability to play slideshows from picture CDs, play MP3s, the list goes on.
I knew I was in trouble when I had the sound level really low and still got distortion with some of the sound field settings. And there is almost no fine tuning of the sound. No equalizer or tone controls and barely adequate fade and balance controls. Forget about cranking it up. The distortion and hollow base from the subwoofer make the system useless for those action adventure films I got the system for. You get what you pay for.
Rating: 2 / 5
This is a great system for the money. The Good: 5 disc changer, 600 watts of power, and reads all my DVDs (at least in the time I’ve owned it), and it has a mode called Matrix that can turn even monophone sound into 5.1. The Bad: The equalizer only works in Stereo mode (not even with a CD), the DVD player is rather large, and the sound is not as customizable as I would like. The Ugly: The Remote has something to be desired and takes some time to learn the advanced features.
I give this 4 stars because its a good system for your money. It plays my well-used DVDs (fingerprints and all) without skipping and is the simplest thing in the world to set up (took me an hour from driving home to playing Lord of the Rings). If your obsessed about the perfect sound, I wouldn’t suggest buying this, but it gives great sound at an even better price.
Rating: 4 / 5