Philips HTS2500/12 5.1 Home Theatre System

Key Features

The Philips HTS2500/12 is a performance based 5.1 DVD Home Theatre intended to bring cinema surround sound right in your living room. This affordable 5.1 Home Theatre from Philips delivers great sound for movies and music to pump up your home entertainment experience. With the stylish and compact design, now you can easily fit this Home Theatre in your entertainment cabin.

Speakers

The Philips HTS2500/12 DVD Home Theatre consists of one centre speaker, four satellite speakers and a sub-woofer. This Home Theatre, which consists of a Full Range centre speaker, two Full Range front speakers, two Full Range surround speakers and a Passive Full Range sub-woofer, has a combined audio output power up to 300 W RMS. The compact design of the speakers allows you to place it anywhere in the room to get more immersive surround experience.

Playback

This high performance Home Theatre System from Philips supports a wide range of video, audio and image formats including DVD, DVD -R/+R, DVD -RW/+RW, CD, CDDA, CD -R/-RW, SVCD, VCD, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV, XviD, DivX Ultra, MP3, WMA, JPEG and JPEG HD.

With the USB Playback feature, you can plug and play movies, songs and images directly from compatible USB devices. The DivX Ultra Playback support saves your time by allowing you to play it directly with the Home Theatre without having to write on a DVD.

Video and Audio

Experience the unbeatable convenience of great playability with the Philips HTS2500/12 Home Theatre. This affordable entertainment device from Philips supports both NTSC and PAL signals, so that you can watch videos on CDs from most countries.

The preloaded Dolby Digital audio processor makes use of the way the human ear naturally processes sound to deliver superb quality surround sound with realistic spatial cues.

Connectivity and Power

The HTS2500/12 is equipped with a variety of connectivity features for your convenience. The two USB ports widen your world of entertainment. Other connectivity features include one each of Component Video output, Composite video output, Aux In, Click-fit Speaker connectors and FM Antenna slot.

The Philips Home Theatre System requires a power supply of 110-240 V and consumes 55 W of power during operation. The HTS2500/12 saves you from high electricity bills by consuming only 0.9 W of power while in standby mode.

Buying Tips

The major factors to consider when buying a Home Theatre system include required volume levels, connectivity options and speaker placement. This 5.1 Home Theatre from Philips is an ideal entertainment device for small to medium size rooms (less than 250 square feet).

The features like Slideshow with Music Playback, Zoom and Rotate allow you to relive your favorite memories with more excitement and fun. This Philips entertainment system has Night Mode feature and preloaded equalizer settings like Action, Classic, Concert, Drama, Jazz, Rock and Sports.

For the best listening experience, the speakers should be placed at least two feet from room boundaries. The Centre Speaker should be placed above or below the TV at ear level. The Front Left and Right Speakers should be 5 to 11 feet apart, at an angle of 20 to 30 degrees with respect to the Television. The Surround Speaker should be placed above ear level, slightly behind the listener.