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Philips HTS3105 Reviews

How thoughful of Philips to include a 6 channel speaker setup with their new HTS3105 DVD player. Yes! its another bundle product, meaning you have a surround sound setup to watch those DVD’s right out of the box. Supporting multiple video and audio formats this sturdy looking player is suitably feature rich (remote control, FM radio). The 500W RMS speakers distort slightly at higher volumes (above 75 per cent). The subwoofer is decent, but lacks the depth necessary to go really low. The satellites deliver decent reproduction throughout the spectrum, but can’t handle high volumes at all. The overall sound experience was, to sum it up, a touch weak considering the on-paper specifications. Our test DVD movies did sound good, but only at lower volumes. Overall a mediocre product, simply because at 14,999, (its price), you can easily buy a DVD player and good set of 5.1 speakers. Even the inclusion of FM doesn’t do too much to sweeten the deal. Go for this only if you want the convenience of everything in one package.
Specifications:
Player: DVD/DivX/VCD/Music (multi-format) player, FM/AM radio inbuilt. Speakers: 5.1 surround, 500 W RMS (4 x 75 W + centre 100 W + subwoofer 100 W)...

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  1. Excellent player, class d amp anc speakers. Good full range speakers as satellite.. the amp is quite powerful and plays well in 5.1 as well as 2.1 mode. Bass is tight. Overall a very good player

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