Philips HTS6510

Detailed picture ; spacious spread of sound, intuitive remote and menus

Subwoofer doesn’t integrate well ; 1080i upscaling

The HTS-6510 sells at a very good price, but still makes a fine case for itself

Attractive ; Sonowave is excellent ; Excellent pictures

Pricey

Looks the part and delivers great performance too

Looks good, effective tilt at cut-price surround sound

Sound suffers compared to 5.1 system, weak and unfocused bass

The HTS6510 is designed with small rooms in mind and for people who put aesthetics and space limitations above overall sound quality. It will certainly add a certain grace to any room, but it flounders in larger spaces and won't take the place of a...

remote dose not turn the system on it only turns it off so you have to press the button on the system to turn it on

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remote dose not turn the system on it only turns it off so you have to press the button on the system to turn it on

good sound quality and product design

It has great simple outline, and the sound quality is very good.

No output access for using other additional speakers. Quite complicated to sort out, and once I did, I had yet another remote controller, to add to TV and Sky. Why is it set to standby and not an off button, hasn;t the industry learned yet that we need...

Big sound with no major wiring

none

Easy to set up, no need for lengthy cabling to remote speakers. HD images excellent and plenty of output power.

Sub Woofer box a little large (compared to other products) makes it difficult to locate. Sound settings limited, just preset options - Rock, Classical etc. and no equaliser. Control Unit LCD display is recessed within unit which can be hard to see if...

It’s Compact with effective up scaling for ordinary DVD’s. Whilst the surround sound might not satisfy the purists out there it is a fine compromise from a two main speaker solution. FM/AM radio was a nice bonus.

More control over the Bass and Treble settings(It relies on presets) would have been handy as the Bass can get a little busy at times.