Turn up your experience with USB Direct. This stylish and compact digital home entertainment system plays practically any disc in high quality Dolby and DTS multi-channel surround sound. So just relax and fully immerse yourself in movies and music at home.

Features of the Philips HTS3450 include:

Displays high definition pictures (JPEG) in true resolution
Progressive Scan for razor-sharp and flicker free images
12-bit/ 108Mhz video DAC for sharp image with natural colors
Dynamic Bass Boost electronically enhances the low tones
DTS, Dolby Digital & Pro Logic II surround sound
USB Direct for photos and music from USB flash drives
Enjoy enhanced DivX 6 features with DivX Ultra player
Movies: DVD, DVD+R/RW, (S)VCD, DivX, MPEG4
Music: CD, MP3-CD, CD-R/RW & Windows Media™ Audio
Picture CD (JPEG) with music (MP3) playback

Philips HTS3450 Consumer Reviews (4 reviews)

Write a review of the Philips HTS3450! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Who Gives on 09-05-2006
I recently bought this from Best Buy for $160. I have it hooked up to a 42" HDTV LCD. Realizing the price point, I expected certain shortcomings, but not others. For instance, I don't think there is any equalization available to the user on the unit. (I looked for a while.) This is disappointing, as while the low bass is relatively good, the mid bass is missing. Additionally, the DVD video output is disappointing. It is acceptable, but either the TV is doing a poor job of interpreting the signal (very possible) or the signal itself is not up to par. Granted, I am comparing it against an highly regarded OPPO upconverting player, but I didn't expect to see this big a difference with a progressive scan player hooked up with component cables. Lastly, the best buy people told me there were component cables in the box. Not so much. Some pros include the ease of installation. Speaker cables normally are a pain to install. Philips uses an easy unique connection to the Sub. If you were planning on using existing in wall cables, this might cause you problems. All that aside, it is relatively attractive, and considering the price point, it is worth keeping.
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Reviewed by Chris from California on 06-23-2006
I picked up this unit at Costco for $180. this week. I was looking for a theater sound system to put into my classroom that would add some bigger sound than what kids expect at school. The Phillips HTS3450/37 was in my price range, and I wouldn't be crushed if anything "happened to it." I was a bit concerned that it might not be able to adequately fill the large high ceilinged classroom. Wow, was I impressed! The volume scale goes from 1-40. I tested it with the DVD movie Master & Commander, the Far Side of the World. (It has great surround sound in the opening battle scene.) At a setting of 24, I almost had to cover my ears. This unit rocks! I've also tested it with commercial classical audio CDs, and the sound is crisp and full. I did not find the requirement of viewing the menus on the TV to be a problem. Once you're set up, you shouldn't have to visit them often. Great features: * Big, clear sound at a small price * Extra wattage on front center dual speaker and subwoofer * Extra long cables for rear speakers -- no splicing necessary. :-) * 2 external inputs A few quibbles: * The disc tray is very shallow. You have to be extremely careful seating discs or they will come out of the tray as it slides in. * Tuner wasn't great, and was not able to receive anything in my lousy metal-encased classroom.* Subwoofer's FR of 20-150 hz didn't seem to get invoked often. (Hmm, but I did feel the cannon balls flying.) A Correction: Hugh's review is great, and got me to buy this unit. Fortunately, the THD is 1%, and not the 10% that was the typo in his review. I have an older Sony home theater system, the HTDDW660. It has more bells and whistles than the Phillips, but not the power. Five stars to the Phillips for a unit that's overall very good at a low price.
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Reviewed by Felipe Coelho on 05-19-2006
Totally agree with the previous Review but I expected more from the sub. Considering the price It´s good enough! Since I'm from Brazil, I was worried about the HT that I bought in US and how to Unlock the Region Code. I could not find anything on the internet! So I went for similar products until I find one that works! Luckly the first one i tryed worked! You just have to turn on the DVD tray, and press 9 9 9 9 0 a message "Region: 0" will be diplayed on the left top corner on the screen. Just push play and have as much as fun as you can!
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Reviewed by Huey from Indiana on 05-08-2006
For less than $200, you can't beat it. I bought it online at bestbuy.com and picked up locally to avoid shipping. This box is around 40# and 2'X2' size (manageable in any trunk of any car). I got this due to 1) compact size (I hide it under my couch in the sun room as my wife does "not want to see it, just hear it"), 2) 1000 watts (10% THD at 1khz so not really 1000 watts but still very loud), 3) 8" active subwoofer (most other $200 system only has 6.5" or smaller sub) so you can feel the bass, 4) Others: DivX 3/4/5/6/ultra certified with QPEL support, MP3/JPEG/VCD/SVCD/DVD/WMA, USB (for flash drives/microdrives--not recommended for large USB hard drive--filled with mp3 or JPEG files--can choose to keep in folders (playback will stop after each album or folder) or lumping all mp3's together for continuous playback--can shuffle randomly for mp3/JPEG, repeat 1 track, or repeat all tracks in order), progressive component out (along with Svideo and composite), 2 auxillary analog audio input (for TV's, cassettes, phono, ipods (could use USB too), etc.), 1 coaxial digital in (for computers with coaxial digital out for movies or music (i.e., home theater PC, Windows Media Edition PC's, MiniDisc player, etc.), AM/FM with 40 FM and 20 AM presets along with "autotune" where the player scans all available channels and put in presets automatically for you (few pushes of remote control buttons), plays all media DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, 5)very long (50ft) rear speaker wiring--some other systems have only 25ft for rear speakers--which is great for hiding wiring, 6) nice center channel with 2 3.5" woofers and 1" tweeter, and full range 3.5" woofer on other 4 sattelites (speaker wiring is color coded and encased in plastic plug for easy connection to amp--housed in subwoofer box), 7) Lip Sync adjustments (only found on much more expensive DVD players or receivers), 8) adjustable volume on LF, RF, C, sub, and rears with standard delays adjustment for C and rears, 9) adjustable color, tint, brightness, contrast (prevent having to adjust TV as may screw up other sources images like satellite TV, TIVO etc.) to compensate for darker/brighter movies. Weaknesses: 1) single disc only, 2) needs TV to browse through menus and set up system (integreated LCD display is very inadequate), 3) thick SVGA, 15-pin, computer style cord to connect sub and amp to receiver/DVD player--not easily hideable so I place it behind my couch, 4) moving receiver while power is on will shut off system probably due to shorting of the thick SVGA type cable by jiggling it, 5) remote not very sensitive (must point straight at receiver which is sluggish to remote commands, 6) small LCD display (dimmable for dark hometheater) does not give too much information (does display MP3 album, artist, and song title in horizontal scrolling marquee, 7) AM tuner is not very sensitive--needs better antenna than the included loop--who listens to AM radio anyways?, 8)? durability (at $200 it's pretty much disposable item after 1-2 years use, 9) can't do PAL or region free (no hacks found yet). Sound and Video quality: Excellent. Bass is tight and loud (rattles a 20X20 room easily). It's so loud that I have used it for pool parties outside (just don't get it wet :D) Progressive video is nice (480p) via component (needs HDTV to use progressive--will support 480i for older TV's also). Adjustable colors, tints, contrast, brightness, and audio levels for LF, RF, C, sub, rears are nice. Lipsync delay is really nice. DivX Ultra and QPEL are great as not too many DVD players support these features. Conclusion: Can't go wrong with this excellent value for less than $200. Not sure how long it'll last though :D
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