Sony HT-V600DP DVD-VCR Home Theater System

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing.
Review: This home theater system failed me in so many ways. For such a costly system it really sounds terrible. When I turn down the surround sound and turn the TV volume up the speakers built in to my TV sound better! There are no brackets on the surround speakers for hanging from the wall, and the rubber feet that go on the bottom of each speaker came on strips like stickers. You're supposed to put the rubber feet on yourself, but they're so cheap that half of them didn't even stick. The remote is poorly designed; it is bulky and has a bunch of small buttons that are the same shape and size crammed together with a big blank space on the bottom half of the remote that has no buttons at all. The player itself was slow to respond to commands, taking a full five seconds (one one-thousand, two one-thousand, ...) to open the empty tray to receive a DVD, and wouldn't always answer commands to fast-forward or skip a scene the first time you pushed the button.

So, it seems Sony was somehow able to cut costs on design, on quality and on the little things, but was unable to pass those savings on to the consumer. This system shouldn't even say Sony on it, it should say "Dealtronics," and it should be available for less than the cost of a good toaster.

Rating:
Summary: great system
Review: this system saved my tv by bypassing a bad rf connector and now i can use dvd and vcr thus it saved me hundreds by not having to buy a new tv. As for the negative reviews, i found the sound quality good, easy to use and all the features good, so if youre convinced the system is too cheap go spend more go buy yourself another brand name and get the same features at a higher price

Rating:
Summary: Nifty!
Review: While I can't speak with much experience -- this is my first home theatre system -- I have to say that I'm quite impressed with the system thus far. Installation (with my cable box/DVR) was a breeze, the interface is easy to use, and image/sound quality are wonderfully clear. My only gripes: The remote control is too big (large and rectangle-shaped, rather than easy-to-hold), and, according to the documentation, MP3-CD support is limited (filenames must be 8 characters long). I'll be plugging in my iPod instead.

Rating:
Summary: Defective
Review: While the system was easy to set up, unfortunately, the DVD player did not function perfectly. On several DVD's I tried, problems like the inability to select certain chapters of a movie, or the picture freezing up, occurred. (I tried the DVD's in another player and could not replicate the problem.) I sent it back and did not bother asking for a replacement product. Also, the buttons for DVD functions on the remote are really tiny and the user manual did not explain things as well as it should have.