Buy it from one of these stores:

Philips HTS6500 2.1 Ch. Home Theater System

User Rating:

(5 reviews)

Price Range: $18 to $289

Bizrate User Review.

State of The Art Features, Good Sound for Less Than $300

by Harley3000 , Mar. 16, 2007

Comments:
This is a HTIB, A 'home theater in a box'. Everything is included except a $49 HDMI cable. Sleek, modern, and compact, this HTIB has tons of features! Most important are are DVD upscaling to 720P/1080i and a HDMI connection to your new HDTV. These (2) f

QuickTake:

Pros: Easy set-up, HDMI DVD upscaler. Sound is very good! Compact

Cons: Lacks power in sub woofer, TV input volume is just ok

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 1 month

Bizrate User Review.

State of The Art Features, Good Sound for Less Than $300

by Harley3000 , Mar. 16, 2007

QuickTake:

Pros: Easy set-up, HDMI DVD upscaler. Sound is very good! Compact

Cons: Lacks power in sub woofer, TV input volume is just ok

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 1 month

cnet.com Professional Review.

Philips HTS6500 Reviews

by Nathaniel Wilkins

Comments:

Review Verdict: The unremarkable sound quality of the Philips HTS6500 is outweighed by its winning combination of slick aesthetics, impressive features, and affordable pricing.

Read full review at cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: The Philips HTS6500 is a high-style virtual-surround home-theater system that offers upscaling DVD playback via its HDMI output. In addition to DVDs and CDs, it plays a wide variety of file formats including DivX; MPEG-1, -2, and -4; MP3; WMA; and JPEG fi

Cons: The HTS6500's passive subwoofer lacks precision and punch, and you can't independently control the subwoofer's volume. Sound customization options are very limited. The virtual-surround effect doesn't match the surround-sound capabilities of a true 5.1-ch

zdnet.com Professional Review.

Philips HTS6500

by Nathaniel Wilkins

Comments:
By combining a DVD player, a receiver, and speakers into a single product, home-theater-in-a-box systems (HTIBs) simplify the process of purchasing and installing a home theater. Although a full-blown home-theater system is often the best solution for opt

Read full review at zdnet.com

alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of Philips HTS6500

by alaTest

Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 260 reviews of Philips HTS6500 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 71/100. Comparing these reviews to 29160 other Home Theater Systems reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 81/100 = Very Good.

Read full review at alaTest.com