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Refurbished Philips 1000 watt 5.1 Home Theater DVD System, for $99.99 + $5 shipping
Product: 1x Philips HTS3544 1000 watt 5.1 Home Theater System w/HD Upconverting DVD, HDMI, iPod Dock, USB, DivX

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Nice. 87 out of 100 on the alatest review scores. That's pretty good.
http://alatest.com/reviews/home-theater-system-reviews/philips-hts3544/po3-38668344,78/[

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Philips 1000 watt 5.1 Home Theater DVD System
$99.99 + $5 shipping
condition: Refurbished
product: 1 Philips HTS3544 1000 watt 5.1 Home Theater System w/HD Upconverting DVD, HDMI, iPod Dock, USB, DivX

Too bad it isn't region-free.

Will this accept an external USB HDD? Or just flash drives.

Save your money and get something that doesn't sound like carp. There are Onkyo systems for $100 more

Apparently it can play DVDs from all regions if you input the right code.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DLGJOPU2FE4D/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2DLGJOPU2FE4D

Will it play a movie from USB?

Can this dock an iphone 3g, tempting if so...

"Frequency response: 180-14000 Hz"
Jesus that frakking awful.

I'd be clicking BUY if you shipped to Canada

Don't want to wait till my next trip to WA to pick it up as usual.

That subwoofer enclosure reminds me of that Star Trek episode with Frank Gorshin where he and the other character had a half black, half white face!

I actually have this system. In general it's a good deal. The one caveat I have is that the response to the remote (particularly for switching between, say "Aux" and "Digital") is very slow. It also does not behave well if you are using a multi-remote (like the Harmony remotes) that is sending signals to other devices at the same time. It wants a brief pause between the commands it receives, and the commands sent to other devices--otherwise it gets confused. Additionally, although you can easily train another remote to send signals to it--don't expect pre-trained remotes (even those that say they support Phillips) to work with it.

Other than that, I'm very happy with the system.

1000 watts of pure global warming.

rangerkeeper wrote:Can this dock an iphone 3g, tempting if so...

Yes, but video out won't work.

I have two units like this. One purchased about a year and a half ago, and another about two months ago. Both from Philips Outlet (now closed) as refirbs, they are excellent bang for the buck. Can't complain about the audio, or the dvd players. They look and sound great with flat panel hi-def and a hi-def cable box....loud enough to shake walls.
This price is good, too. They were about $130 in the outlet, except for the Friends and Family discount I got on the last one. That was the best $70 (delivered) I ever spent on a sound system.

wow nice!!!! I wish I havent bought mine.. and got this!!!

Looking at the size of those lil speakers, I feel sorry for them when their owners crank up the sound. *Clip clip clip* *POP*! and poof, they're blown

zathlazip wrote:Too bad it isn't region-free.

actually it is, it just doesn't mention it in the description or the instructions, there is a code you have to put it... it's fun like a cheat code. I have this system and love it to death. I have a few region 2 discs i watch on it.

On the USB, flash only no HDD, and no video from the USB only pics.

Having this system is one of the many reasons i've held off on blu ray

Does anyone know how big this is altogether?

I have this, but in all black.It frickin ROCKS for the money!!! Perfect for your master bed.

1000 watts? It's probably more like 50 x 5 RMS plus something like 100 watts RMS for the sub.


What I've found out about these all-in-ones is that they sound good enough for a vast majority of casual users. They get loud enough for even fairly large rooms and at this price you can't beat it.

Not a bad system for the money. The DVD tray is the only thing I hate about it (Extremely fragile)!! Needs a software update but easy to do with USB. Four small speaks have plenty of cable to reach wherever you want to put them.

I have a 2.1 version. The wattage spec is higher on this and is a 5.1. The firm ware is same. The HDD/any USB media works as long as it is FAT and NOT NTFS. I use the USB feature more often. The sound is indeed sub-par, but now I am used to sub-par sound. If you are a big fan of base and clarity, then stay away from this one. The sub woofer feels anorexic and the highs are camouflaged. This carp is capable of playing most media however and is feature rich. But IMHO a music system should reproduce good music at first and this one is probably a disappointment. Try some non-branded feature rich product instead. Atleast you know you were trying and that you were trying unbranded to bail yourself out.

Is it worth it just for the speakers? Can i plug the speakers into a computer,or anything other than the dvd player?

Say that I have four nice speakers lying around. Is this worth buying just for the center, sub, and receiver?

I have lots of um, backups of videos, divx and the like, on my pc, don't really feel like loading a disc every time i wanna watch something, any way to stream directly to the system...whats the path of least resistance for my files?

Woot Tang Clan wrote:1000 watts of pure global warming.

Best post I've ever seen!!!

Yes you can plug other stuff for sound, but your going to need extenders to do so

here's a link from the Philips website:

http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/en/us/consumer/cc/_productid_HTS3566D_37_US_CONSUMER/DVD-home-theater-system+HTS3566D-37#/consumer/en/us/consumer/cc/_productid_HTS3544_37_US_CONSUMER/DVD-home-theater-system+HTS3544-37

this pdf is pretty good:
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/h/hts3544_37/hts3544_37_pss_aen.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DLGJOPU2FE4D/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2DLGJOPU2FE4D
found this from avsforum somewhere..., apparently it can be made region free easily

In for 2. It's a $100...

The pioneer/xbox360 system for $100 seems similar and I've been very pleased. I'm not a fan of mid-grade equipment...either do it right, or do it cheap. These will make great gifts for my parents and brother...master bedroom setup ftw?

achariam wrote:Is it worth it just for the speakers? Can i plug the speakers into a computer,or anything other than the dvd player?

Probably not a good idea. You'll notice that the impedance varies from speaker to speaker (3 ohms, 8 ohms, etc.) and each speaker is matched to the digital amplifier. You could run this setup in conjunction with another stereo to reinforce the volume or bass, I suppose. It has inputs and outputs for a variety of other equipment.

rangerkeeper wrote:Can this dock an iphone 3g, tempting if so...

yes, my roommate has this system and it docks, plays, and charges the iphone 3g.

Stay Away from philips....i buy electronics made in japan or usa only i dont really trust products made in denimark.

microlab wrote:Stay Away from philips....i buy electronics made in japan or usa only i dont really trust products made in denimark.

You mean the Netherlands? And why do you trust a japanese company over a dutch company?

microlab wrote:Stay Away from philips....i buy electronics made in japan or usa only i dont really trust products made in denimark.

On that note, do you have any idea what kinds of research advancements philips has made? Don't even get me started on the crazy things NXP is working on.

Do I need to have a receiver I use the speakers or do they plug into the tv or something? Sorry I'm a home theater nob but an looking for a speaker set for my new 50" samsung plasma. Just wonderig if I can use these without a receiver.