Philips HTS5520/12 5.1 Home Theatre System

Key Features

The Philips HTS5520/12 5.1 Home Theatre System is a marvellous piece of sound engineering fully geared up to enthrall audiophiles all over the world. This 5.1 Home Theatre System from Philips has a shimmering, sleek and high-gloss finish with unique touch controls.

Speakers

This Philips HTS5520/12 Home Theatre System consists of one Full Range centre speaker (150 - 20000 Hz), two Full Range front speakers, two Full Range surround speakers (150 - 20000 Hz) and One Passive Full Range sub-woofer (20 - 150 Hz). The total speaker power output is 800 W RMS, offering you a magnificent audio quality. The 3D angled speakers will completely dissolve you inescapably in the world of digital sounds.

Playback

The HTS5520/12 5.1 Home Theatre from Philips has the capacity to accommodate an array of DVD playback including DVD, DVD -R/+R, DVD -RW/+RW and CD playback like CD, CDDA, CD -R/-RW.

To further simplify your audio and video experience, the Philips HTS5520/12 supports the video compression MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV SD, XviD DivX Ultra formats and audio compression MP3 & WMA formats. This high performance device also supports image compression formats like JPEG and JPEG HD.

The USB Playback feature lets you plug and play movies, photos and songs directly from various USB devices. The features like Slideshow with Music Playback, Zoom and Rotate help you enjoy your photos with more excitement and fun.

Video and Audio

This Philips 5.1 Home Theatre System is preloaded with a wide range of video and audio technologies to bring more immersive and cinematic experience right in your living room. With HDMI 1080p upscaling, now you can enjoy movies in true high definition resolution. The Progressive Scan eliminates the line structure prevalent on TV screens, ensuring relentlessly sharp images.

When it comes to audio features, Philips HTS5520/12 is one of the best models available in the market. The Dolby Pro Logic II provides five channels of surround processing from any stereo source.

The built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decoder eliminate the need for an external decoder by processing all six channels of audio information to provide a surround sound experience and an astoundingly natural sense of ambiance and dynamic realism.

Connectivity and Power

Philips HTS5520/12 5.1 Home Theatre System is bundled with a variety of connectivity options for your convenience. With the HDMI output port on the rear part, you can digitally relay uncompressed digital HD video and digital multi-channel audio to HDTVs for perfect picture and sound quality.

This Philips Home Theatre is equipped with two USB ports for enhancing your digital entertainment experience. Other connectivity features include one each of Composite video output, Digital coaxial In, Aux In, Easy-Fit Speaker Connectors and Scart.

Advanced power saving technologies on this entertainment device help you to save energy and money. HTS5520/12 requires a power supply of 220-240 V and consumes 150 W of energy during operation. This energy-efficient device consumes only 0.9 W of power while on standby mode.

Buying Tips

The Philips HTS5520/12 5.1 Home Theatre System is perfectly adequate to deliver true surround sound experience and is ideal for small to medium size rooms (less than 250 square feet). The major factors to consider when buying a Home Theatre system include required volume levels, connectivity options and speaker placement.

The FM Tuner with FM Antenna Socket makes the Philips HTS5520/12 an all-in-one entertainment device. Moreover, you can pre-set 40 FM channels in this device. The preloaded Equalizer settings like Action, Classic, Concert, Drama, Jazz, Rock and Sports help you to listen to music according to your mood.

As a general thumb rule, the more surfaces near a speaker, the greater the likelihood of unpleasant distortions and colouration in your sound. For the best listening experience, the speakers should be placed at least two feet from room boundaries.

The Center 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 degree with respect to the Television. The Surround Speaker should be placed above ear level, slightly behind the listener.