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Philips LX3750W Progressive Scan DVD Home Theater in a Box

Philips LX3750W Progressive Scan DVD Home Theater in a Box
Brand: Philips
Category: CE

List Price: $399.88
Buy Used: $250.00
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Seller: Tho
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 141855

Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 39.3
Dimensions (in): 30 x 30 x 30

MPN: LX3750W
Model: LX3750W
UPC: 037849932681
EAN: 0037849932681
ASIN: B00008XL1O

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Features:
  • Single-disc DVD player also plays CD, CD-R, and CD-RW with MP3 file compatibility
  • Dolby Digital surround, Dolby ProLogic II, DTS decoding
  • Ultra-slim central component unit
  • Progressive scan for 480p image compatibility
  • 300 watts total power
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Product Description
The perfect theater for homes with standard or high-definition televisions, Philips' style-conscious LX3750W consists of a Dolby Digital/DTS-decoding surround sound receiver with an integrated single-disc progressive-scan DVD/CD player, five satellite speakers, and a powered subwoofer. The DVD drive reads DVD, DVD+RW, and VCD, as well as CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 CDs, and JPEG/Kodak Picture CDs.

If you're using (or plan to use) a high-definition or HD-ready TV, you'll appreciate the system's progressive scanning, which is referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image. This feature creates a picture with twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD image, giving you sharper, higher resolution images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The system's 50-watts-per-channel receiver and 50-watt subwoofer deliver a total of 300 watts of home theater power, and the five speakers are acoustically designed to match the receiver's tonal characteristics. The front left, right, and center speakers are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with your TV's image. The tuner offers 40 FM/AM presets.

The receiver features two analog-audio inputs and one analog-audio output, along with two digital-audio inputs (one each coaxial and optical). Three video outputs--composite-, component-, and S-video--accommodate most TVs and monitors.

What's in the Box
DVD/amplifier/processor unit, 6 speakers, requisite cabling, wireless transmitter and receiver (for rear speakers), remote control, remote batteries, FM and AM antennas, warranty information, and user's manual.

Product Description
Perhaps the most revolutionary development since the creation of home-theater surround sound, the Philips LX3750W Home Theater in a Box sound system has wireless rear speakers. This means you don't have to wire the rear surround speakers to the system. That allows easier installation and hook-up. Simply add your own TV and you've got surround sound for all your favorite (compatible) TV programs. Wired Front and Center speakers and subwoofer Wireless rear surround speakers Universal remote control 1 year limited manufacturer's warranty (parts and labor)

Customer Reviews:
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1 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This!   October 23, 2004
Latkitty (Sacramento, Ca USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

My husband and I bought this for our living room and it was a complete disaster. First, we couldn't get it to work with our Tivo and cable system- the sound was distorted. We called the customer help line and after 3 hours- it finally worked... For about a month. Then, the dvd player began to play in black in white- in flashes- then go back to color. This was really frusterating-so we tried to get Philips to fix it, but they won't honor online reciepts for warranty issues. So, we took it to the local authorized repair service who charged us $50.00 to look at it- they determined it would cost $393.00 to fix the dvd player. This has been the worst electronics purchase we have ever made- stay clear of this product. We're going to toss it out and buy something else!


5 out of 5 stars Excellent sound for such a compact design   July 7, 2004
A. GUPTA (sunnyvale, ca United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

This system is so easy to use with so less connections and easy installation. The sound is really good for a living room for an apartment though can be less for a big room in a big house. The wireless speaker system is amazing. I never felt any difficulty with the rear speakers with wireless connection, it never interfered with my 900MHz cordless phone or any other cordless/wireless device in my apartment. Overall, a product worth buying for your apartment.


3 out of 5 stars Not worth the price   June 20, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Pros: - Slim, cool looking design. - Fairly easy to set up. - Fairly easy to use (see DVD Fast-Forward and Rewind below.) - RF rear speakers reduce wires and work great! Cons: - CD player has to load the CD before you push Play. You can sit their waiting for 7 seconds before the CD is Loaded. It doesn't recognize when you push Play while loading. - DVD sound is kind of weird. The sounds are very loud, then you can't hear what the actors are saying. This could be a problem with other HTS's, I don't know, but it should have an adjustment for this (it doesn't). - DVD Fast-Forward and Rewind is weak and difficult to use. Ex. The Fast-Forward button is the same button as the Chapter Forward button. For Fast-Forward, you just hold it down. Well, it you forget this (as I have) you are suddnely in the next Chapter. Then the problem is getting back, as I said you have to hold down the Chapter Reverse or Chapter Fast-Forward button down for a second before it kicks in. then you have to do it again to get to the next speed (x2, x4, x8). x8 is the maximum search speed. Which is 3 times too slow. - No speaker stands. For this price, this is unacceptable. I would not recommend this system. It's way too expensive for what you get.


5 out of 5 stars Clean look, clear sound   May 1, 2004
D. Jole (Tacoma, WA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Simple to set up, and the semi-wireless rear speakers are a great idea. There are a LOT of features packed into this set, which are added value. It sounds just as good playing CDs as DVDs (and even MP3s!). And we don't have wires straggling across the living room.
I do think that treble/bass controls would be really nice to have, and the slick design of the player puts some controls on TOP of the player, which means they are hard to use if this is placed above eye level. You also will NOT want to put anything on top of this (due to the controls, and the heat generated by the player, which has vents on the top).


4 out of 5 stars Good System For Price   January 1, 2004
Timothy Greene (Roseville, Ca United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

I have had this system for about 2 months now and I am totally satisfied. Very easy to set up right out of the box. All wire ends are color coded as well as speaker inputs so its impossible to screw up. My family room is 14 x 18 and the 300 watts fills it with sound. New DVD's sound especially good. I searched the web for a system with wireless speakers and this was the best system I found. I did not want to run wires around the room for the rear speakers.
The rear speakers do have to be wired together and into the wireless receiving unit. The speakers are narrow and stylish and put out surprising sound for the size. The woofer also puts out good bass for the size. A few small drawbacks - there are no bass or treble controls although the ambient settings do compensate quite well for this. Also my 900 mghz cordless phone will send a crackle through the speakers even when the system is off. This system is on a 866 mghz frequency. My 2.4 ghz cordless is no problem. The progressive DVD player is excellent. I have had a Panasonic and a Cyberhome before this and both had occasional problems with rental DVD's stalling and skipping. This has no such problem. It reads my DVD X Copy discs with no problem and the MP3 player does an excellent job reading CDRW's also. MP3's sound great. If you do not want to run wires all over the place and 300 watts is all you need this is an excellent system for the price. Wattage is an overrated overhyped function of most home theatre sytems anyway. More power does not necessarily mean better sound.

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