Customer Reviews
Should have focused more on the negative reviews 
2008-05-02
After researching a few systems for my first home audio purchase, I decided on this model. Other reviews adequately cover the quality of the product. Instead, I would like to expound upon the return processes for the patience impaired people like me.
I placed my order on March 19, 2008. I'm not sure which company actually fulfilled the order, but the unit did not arrive until April 21 or 22, 2008. Arrived within one or two days of actually being picked up for delivery, but zero tracking for the first 5 weeks after order submission. Strike 1.
The original unit had an identical problem as another reviewer. The disc drive would not recognize any discs. A call to Philips instantly issued an RMA and the next unit was here about April 28. Strike 2 for the defective new product, but kudos to the fast replacement.
The replacement unit is not new product but from some repair refurb factory. Strike 3.
The replacement unit had frequent digital sound dropouts for a few seconds every so often. Another call to tech support suggested I reboot all of my equipment and secondly perform a firmware update. As I was currently recording a program, I opted for the firmware update, which did fix the problem. Strike 4 for the faulty refurb unit.
If you do not return the original unit within 20 days you are charged for the unit. I call Fedex to pick up the unit and am informed that the return label supplied to me is only good for the shipment, not the pick up. Strike 5 for the wrong label.
I call Philips to get another label issued this evening (May 1, 2008). The returns department is only available 9-6 EST and they are closed, call back tomorrow. Strike 6.
While I'm on a roll, my TiVo remote will not control this unit. I'm not sure if this is TiVo's fault, DirecTV's, and/or Philips'. But Strike 7 for one of them since I'm not particularly interested in purchasing a universal remote.
I give 2 stars instead of 1 because for the relatively low price of this unit, it does sound much better than the stock sound from my new plasma TV.
One Of The Best 
2008-04-30
The is a real good product for such a very cheap price. It really fills the room, even outside with sound. The bass doesn't crunk boom but it does it job and give a really clear sound and heavy bass. Looking for a nice theater system, go and grab this product now!!!
You get what you pay for 2008-04-17
The first one I got was defective and would not recognize discs. However, Amazon was great and sent a new one within a few days. But it's not a very high quality system. The disc drive is very cheaply made and feels like its about to break every time you put a disc in. The speakers are OK, but again pretty cheaply made. The people who wrote that it sounds as good as more expensive systems have obviously never heard good systems. But for the price, it is pretty good.
On the plus side it has some great features. I can use my iPod and iPhone in the dock, which most of the more expensive systems don't feature. It also has a USB port, and works great with a flash drive. I really wanted the iPod dock, but if your looking for quality, and don't care about that, spend the extra hundred bucks and get a real system.
Great value 2008-04-13
For the price don't see how you can complain. Sounds good, works well, DVD's look good and iPod connectivity works great. Not sure how they make and sell this stuff so inexpensively.
Philips HTS3555 Home Theater System with iPod Connectivity (Black) 2008-04-10
MOST EXCELLENT system for the low price & easy to hook up! Connected to our Philips 47" HDTV (black). I recommend you use the HDMI cables by "Cables To Go (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)", which are also LOW priced and available through Amazon.com.
Great value 2008-04-13
This state-of-the-art digital home entertainment system delivers powerful surround sounds and a theater-like audio/video experience. The ultimate in both style and performance.PRODUCT FEATURES:Dock included for GoGear and iPod;USB Direct plays photos and music from USB flash drives;MP3 Line-in for music playback from Portable Media Players;1080i HDMI with high definition video upconversion;DTS, Dolby Digital and Pro Logic II surround sound;12-bit/108MHz video processing for sharp, natural images;DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files;Plays CD, (S)VCD, DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R DL;Plays DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos.
Philips HTS3555 Home Theater System with iPod Connectivity (Black) 2008-04-10
MOST EXCELLENT system for the low price & easy to hook up! Connected to our Philips 47" HDTV (black). I recommend you use the HDMI cables by "Cables To Go (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)", which are also LOW priced and available through Amazon.com.
Great value/performance 2008-03-26
I purchased this item after reading the reviews about it. They were spot-on and I'm very impressed with the quality of sound from this system for my bedroom/HDTV system. Hint: To run the rear speaker wires through my crawl space with only drilling a small hole opening in the floor, I removed the pins from the connectors ( easy to do by pushing in on the slots in the connector) so I only had to route the wire with pins through the floor openings.
Best value/performance system in my view that is out there.
That disappointment !!! 
2008-03-26
WARNING. The main unit receiver arrived defective and would not turn on. It Never Worked
Can't beat the price 2008-03-21
I am very happy with this theater system. The sound is much better than I expected for a system at this price. A nice feature is the ability to adjust the volume levels of each of the speakers. After I raised the volume of the rear speakers, it sounded great. One thing they should improve on is the speaker connections. You cannot extend the speaker distance without splicing the wires and you cannot swap out the factory speaker wire for hire quality wire. Everything considered, I would recommend this product to anyone that does not need Bose quality sound.
