Philips HTS3251B

Philips HTS3251B
alaScore 80

17 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the design. The value for money is also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some mixed comments about the usability.

value for money, design

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Philips HTS3251B is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 17 reviews)

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Budget home theater system with Blu-ray

 

Good sound for the price, great value, excellent video quality, netflix and BD-Live

Lack of features, minimal connectivity options, defaults to Blu-ray source when turned on

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Could have been great...but its not

 

good sound, blu-ray works well, fine design for the price

interface is really slow, tuner is terrible - you will need to fiddle with it to get anything even in major metro area, so close to being a quality product hate to take it back but have to

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Good sound, poor user interface.

 

I returned the unit.

Great sound and Blu-Ray player is good

If you use the remote there is little or no problems in selecting the type of input you desire. However, if you are at the unit and use the source button, every time you press it to change the input you want, the unit delays while it checks to see if the

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Amazon review summary for the Philips HTS3251B

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of the Philips HTS3251B from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

14% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Wish they had Negative Stars

 

I wish I could rate this below 1 star. Blu-ray player failed 2 months out of warranty - press power, "Philips" displays, then powers off. Unplugged, sat for 1 minute, plugged in, same issue. Cust service tech said this was a common problem for the...

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Internet Ready, Blu-Ray / Standard DVD Equipped Home Theater System

 

My previous Home Theater System was a Philips and it was perfectly fine, but you know the drill. The manufacturers always have what was in last year's or the year before's top-of-the-line model and bring those features down to the mid-priced to...

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It malfunctioned within 1 week!

 

I purchased this on a Thursday and the actual box started making a loud noise by Wednesday. Mind you, I only watched 20 minutes of a movie on the player the entire time I had it. I tried finishing the movie days later and that's when it started making...

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I love it

 

Incredible sound, I haven't seen a movie theater since I bought this home theater system. Definitely a recommendation for everyone looking for a good system at a reasonable price!

Sound, price, simplicity

No cons

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Amazon.com description is Wrong! No IPOD DOCK!

 

I purchased this item as a christmas present for my mom and dad and while the unit sounds great and the blueray player is

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Blu-Ray player 1st, home theater system 2nd

 

I purchased this system for a Philips 46" LED-LCD TV. I've connected the TV to the unit with a digital audio cable.

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Product Specifications

Configuration

AirPlay: No
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
DLNA certified: No
Internet Radio: No
PC Streaming:Audio/Video
Progressive Scan: Yes
RDS/EON: No
UPnP: Yes
USB Recording: No
Web Content Access: Yes
WiFi Connectivity: No

Connectivity

Docking System: No
Ethernet: Yes
HDMI: Yes
HDMI PORT: Yes
iPod Control:Direct Control
Number of Output Channels:2 + Subwoofer (2.1)
USB Interface: Yes

General Features

1080p Upscaling: Yes
2D to 3D Conversion: No
3D: No
CD Player / Recorder:CD Player
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Player
Network Music System: No
Product Type:Home Theatre System
Sound Projector: No

Loudspeaker

Wireless Speakers: No

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: Yes
DivX Playback: Yes
DVD Audio Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
Super Audio CD Playback: No
Super Video CD / Video CD Playback: Yes

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
DVD-R Recording: No
DVD-RAM Recording: No
DVD-RW Recording: No
DVD+R Recording: No
DVD+RW Recording: No

Sound

Dolby / DTS:Dolby Digital + DTS
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