Samsung HT-Z510T 5.1-Channel 5 Disc Home Theater Surround Sound System (Black)
From Samsung
The Samsung HT-Z510T 5.1-channel 5 disc home theater surround sound system is jaw dropping sound you can really sink your ears into. Step into the action with this SAMSUNG home theater system. It comes with a 5-disc changer which will up-convert your standard DVDs to amazing 1080 high definition and an iPod dock so you can listen to your favorite tunes. Plus, auto sound calibration makes sure you¿re hearing optimal sound by automatically configuring the speakers. Get the total home theater experience with the SAMSUNG HT-TZ510T.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #25179 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: Samsung
- Model: HT-Z510
- Dimensions: 51.50 pounds
Samsung did it again!
Amazing sound at a great price! I really like the wireless rear speakers.
I connect my mp3 player directly to the receiver and BAMM! great sound all through the house. I also have connected my Samsung BD-P1500, which makes the Blu-ray experience incredible.
It is extremely easy to set up, and its upconverting feature makes any movie look good at 1080p resolution.
I recommend this product, if you want a great surround sound system at a good price.
So far so good!
So far I've been pretty satisfied with this product. The manual can't cover every scenario, but if you have a DVR cable box and you want the sound from the TV to go to the home theater system you must connect at the cable box. The manual led me to believe I could do it differently, or was not clear on this but when I connected my cable box to the theater system using the optical cable, it worked swimmingly.
I leave any DVDs out of the system so it will default to sound instead of trying to play the DVD automatically, which I do like that feature.
One complaint I might have is that the wireless receiver has a noisy fan; but it took me a couple of weeks to notice it. I will simply turn the wireless station off, manually until I want to watch or play a program with surround sound capability. There is a toggle switch on the back of the unit that makes this easy.
This is not really a complaint - just a warning for newbies to the HTS market. This and many standard HTS units only have a few INPUTS(not including antennas). This one only has three main types on the rear back panel:
1. Ipod
2. Digital Optical
3. Aux RCA RF
And, of course the USB in the front, and this is handy for temporary devices.
If you have a computer or very many HD capable players, be aware that this HTS is not particularly designed for that. An HD digital receiver will be required for multiple inputs, and some of them do not retain the sound signal from the HDMI inputs, so you have to watch out for that too. Also many cable compliant OEM Media Center PCs have NO optical outputs from the sound cards and can't accept them either. This can complicate your planing for this HTS; you can thank Hollywood RIAA for that!
A little let down by Samsung.
I purchased the HT-Z510 with high expectations. I own a 56" DLP HDTV and absolutely love it. I have always owned Samsung cellular phones, and have loved them as well. Going into the hunt for a home theatre system, I was bound and determined to go with Samsung. I went with the 510 b/c of the wireless rear speakers.
First off, after I had it all laid out and hooked up, the wireless receiver would not pick up a signal from the main unit. That didn't bother me, the other speakers worked just fine and the 1200W system was thunderous without the rear speakers.
So, I insert "The Dark Knight" and began watching. 13 minutes into the movie, the picture froze. I was disheartened. After I stopped the movie an reinserted the DVD, the display screen on the main unit flashed "DISC ERROR." I tried listening to a CD and the same thing.
After I let it sit for about a day, it would actually load a DVD or CD again, but another 10-15 minutes into it, the screen froze again.
***At this point, I had already contacted Samsung support about the rear speakers, and they were immediately called in for warranty service. The date was December 4, 2008. I paid for the shipping to have them sent back, and on December 24, 2008 I was contacted by Samsung and their techs asked me if I could ship the main unit as well. This time, they picked up the shipping.***
To help out other customers, and to keep my faith in Samsung, I went to Wal-Mart and purchased the HT-Z410. I watched The Dark Knight, and it only froze once. :-( However, I watched Sahara and it worked fine. Another freeze-free viewing of The Dark Knight and my patience began to come back for Samsung products. *During both films however, the screen would glitch here and there acting like it was about to freeze up.* I returned the 410 to Wal-Mart, and I am without a Home Theatre system right now, but I am confident that everything will be properly repaired.
I am only giving this product one star. It may be that I was unlucky and got that "bad device." But when I watched the 410 and it froze as well, I would have to say if I were to do it over again I would not consider a Samsung DVD player at all.
I plugged in a Magnavox DVD player I had for years and ran the sound through the 510 and 410, and you could hear it well, but it was not surround. This took some of the sting of the whole situation off, but the whole point in having a Home Theatre system and sound all in one is for the conveinience of just one box.
I thought that possibly the reason why it was freezing was b/c it was trying to upconvert to 1080p. With both the 510 and 410, you can upconvert 480i/p, 780i/p, and 1080i/p. So, I turned the upconverting down to 480, and it did the same thing.
When the device worked properly, it was fantastic. I never got the chance to hear all the speakers, b/c of the malfuntion. And now, as stated before, I am still waiting on my warranty repairs.
*A word to the wise, spend the money and buy Optical Audio cables. They are well worth it.
