Samsung 5.1 Channel Black Blu-ray Home Theater System

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Samsung 5.1 Channel Black Blu-ray Home Theater System, Model HTBD1250

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Integrated Blu-ray Home Theater
Perfect picture � perfectly convenient, too. Our integrated Blu-ray home theater is an all-in-one system that gives you a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. No trying to figure out which system goes best with a Blu-ray player. It all comes together in one box. So sit back, pick up a remote (and your feet) and get blown away with Full HD picture and sound night after night after night.

Blu-ray Full HD Playback
Digital imaging is made up of pixels. The more pixels in a picture, the clearer it is. With Blu-ray full HD (and 24 frames-per-second) playback, you get every single pixel out of a film possible. Experience vivid, crystal-clear visuals that are more natural, more realistic and simply stunning. You can drop in an old DVD and watch the picture get upconverted to near HD quality. Even your CDs will sound great and you can also play MP3 and JPG files.

5.1 Channel Surround Sound
Turn your rec room into a true home theater room and surround yourself with true cinematic sound. 5.1 channel surround sound lets you place speakers in each corner of the room, with the subwoofer anywhere you like. With the SAMSUNG HT-BD1250 you�ll find yourself going to the movies less often�and not missing it.

Netflix / Pandora Streaming
Are you a Netflix unlimited member? Instantly watch from a selection of over 12,000 (and growing) movies and TV episodes. Plus you can rock out to your favorite tunes. The HT-BD1250 lets you stream your favorite music with the Pandora service. Netflix unlimited members can watch as much as they want, anytime they want.

Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)
Get rid of the herd of remotes roaming across your coffee table, hiding in your couch cushions and loitering on your armrest. One remote does it all with Anynet+. It delivers one-touch control for all your HDMI-connected compatible devices such as your SAMSUNG TV, AV receiver, and home theater and leaves you plenty of room to put your feet up.

High Definition Sound
Blu-ray picture quality is simply not enough. Get full HD audio to go with the full HD picture with Dolby� TrueHD and DTS-HD. Amping up the audio experience even more are DTS, Dolby� Digital, and Dolby� Pro Logic II audio formats, which help create a clearer, more realistic and more enveloping surround sound experience.

Specifications:

General
- Total Power 1000 W (166 W x 5 + 170 W)
- Number of Channels 5.1
Supporting Media
- DVD Disc Capacity 1
- CD/CD-R/CD-RW Yes
- DVD/DVD�R/DVD�RW Yes
- MP3 Yes
- JPEG Viewer Yes
- BluRay Yes
Audio Processing
- Dolby Digital Yes
- Dolby Pro Logic II Yes
- Dolby Digital+ Yes
- Dolby True HD Yes
- DTS Yes
- DTS-HD Yes (essential)
Connectivity
- Anynet+ Yes
- Wireless-Ready Yes
- USB HOST Yes
- Audio Inputs 1
- Optical Inputs 2
- i-Pod Yes (video, audio and iPhone compatible)
Tuner
- FM Yes
Speaker
- Type(Sat/Tallboy) Satellite

Approximate Dimensions:

Set:
- Width: 17.32"
- Height: 2.56"
- Depth: 13.58"
Sub Woofer Speaker:
- Width: 7.91"
- Height: 15.87"
- Depth: 16.14"
Front Speaker:
- Width: 3.94"
- Height: 8.27"
- Depth: 3.9"
Rear Speaker:
- Width: 3.94"
- Height: 8.27"
- Depth: 3.9"
Center Speaker:
- Width: 11.81"
- Height: 1.89"
- Depth: 2.26"

Approximate Weight:

Unit: 37.48 lbs
Shipping: 45 lbs

Warranty Information:

Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer):
- 1 Year Parts
- 90 Days Labor

Reviews

PRODUCT REVIEW SUMMARY

Average Customer Rating:

(based on 27 review)

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:	Clear Sound (26), Easy To Setup (26), Interfaces Well With TV (21), Intuitive Controls (18), Thundering Bass (11)
Best Uses:	Movies (18), Living Room (16), Surround Sound Solution (15), Smaller Rooms (12), Television Shows (9), Larger Rooms (4)
Describe Yourself:	Practical (16), Tech Savvy (14), Movie Enthusiast (12), Audiophile (4), Musically Inclined (3)

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REVIEWED BY 27 CUSTOMERS

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Great product [...]

By Walt from Punta Gorda, FL on 02/24/2010.

Pros:	Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Describe Yourself:	Practical

Replaced 7 year old Samsung home theatre system...like nite & day...perfect video & sound.. [...] not one complaint.

Excellent product

By Luis x dj from New York on 02/12/2010.

Describe Yourself:	Audiophile, Pro Audio / DJ, Tech Savvy, Movie Enthusiast
Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Intuitive Controls, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Movies, Smaller Rooms, Surround Sound Solution, Television Shows
Cons:	The manual - so so

This was an easy set up but the manual can throw you off a little at times. I had everything up and running perfectly the same evening I received it. Make sure 30 feet is enough wire for your rear speakers as they have proprietary ends on the speaker wire so you can not extend them. The sound and picture are excellent for a home theater system in a box in this price range. I still prefer my high end 2.1 to listen to CD's but the sound is very good. I have it hooked up to a Sharp Aquos 1080p 32 inch in a 12 x 12 room. Overall, I would rate this an excellent product for what it is and you will be very happy with it.

very pleased

By Jacob the sparky from Kansas City on 02/11/2010.

Pros:	Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Living Room
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Tech Savvy

I purchased this system from Abt as a bundle with my television. The anynet+ connectivity works OK for volume, tv input, and power. The HTIB remote control can control all functions on the TV except the aspect ratio (which I use sometimes). The HTIB remote is more cheaply made than the TV remote even though they look similar. The sound quality is acceptable for a medium sized room. We love Pandora, haven't tried Netflix or Blockbuster. YouTube is acceptable. When using the remote for these features, it doesn't seem "snappy". We haven't tried the IPod dock. Overall very pleased, but I don't think it's much better than the Panasonic SC-BT200 except for a more attractive console, Pandora, and Netflix. Pandora and Netflix were enough to get the Samsung over the Panasonic. I tried the PC streaming and it worked well for photos and music, but I haven't been able to get it to stream videos. I may not have any files of the right format, which tells me it might be very picky on file types. I will keep my network media player for now for streaming videos. It came with the latest firmware so I haven't had to attempt the upgrade (and probably won't)

good unit, good sound

By psychobilly from momence, il on 02/8/2010.

Pros:	Intuitive Controls, Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Living Room, Surround Sound Solution
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Movie Enthusiast

easy to set up , great sound!

Best in its league!

By Paul from Boston on 02/8/2010.

Pros:	Clear Sound, Easy To Setup, Thundering Bass
Describe Yourself:	Movie Enthusiast
Best Uses:	Movies, Surround Sound Solution, Living Room

After a long look at all the systems in this price range, this is by far the best sound and very easy to use. I listened to them all at numerous stores and this one sounded and looks the best. If your looking for a small system with big sound, you will NOT be dissapointed. Blu ray is amazing and I have the bass turned down and I can still feel the gunshots and explosions like they are happening in the room with me. Excellent system and very happy I got this one.

My first blu-ray home theater

By John the Consultant from Astoria, NY on 02/5/2010.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Movies, Living Room, Smaller Rooms
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy

Easy to set up, and I love the internet capabilities via blockbuster, netflix and pandora (I haven't used youTube much.) My only complaint is that I wish I could watch tv through the home theater with surround sound, but I haven't found a way to to it.

Good Sound, Video, and Looks

By savage_25 from Bethlehem, PA on 01/13/2010.

Pros:	Easy To Setup, Excellent Video, Attractive Design, Interfaces Well With TV
Cons:	Poor remote design, Confusing Menu Navigation
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy, High-Def Snob

I'm very impressed and extremely happy with the quality of the video (both BluRay and upscaling of normal-DVDs). Although I have nothing to compare it to as this is my first BluRay player, it meets/exceeds my expectations of what a BluRay player should be able to do. The integrated NetFlix and Pandora work great. The YouTube interface could be better (should be able to access your own YouTube account videos). We don't subscribe to Blockbuster, so I cannot comment on that. We used ethernet cable to connect to network and it was instantly connected (very easy!). It is a little wider/deeper than our prior surround-sound system, so it doesn't fit in our entertainment center, but because it looks so sleek, I don't mind it being on top next to the TV. DVD-menu and surround-sound-mode buttons are rather difficult to find on the remote (especially in a dark room)... and our "universal remote" could not learn some of the buttons, indicating complex IR signals are being used. This is the only real disappointment I have with the unit... the remote is large, a lot of buttons, non-intuitive, and not universal (cannot control a cable-box or VCR with it, only a TV).

Bang for your buck!

By Zerotasker from Cupertino, Ca on 01/12/2010.

Pros:	Clear Sound, Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Intuitive Controls
Describe Yourself:	Practical
Best Uses:	Surround Sound Solution, Smaller Rooms, Movies

Easy to set up. Clear crisp sound in a 12' x 15' room. Nice looking.

Best Buy Online!

By isjam from Westcliffe, CO on 01/12/2010.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Clear Sound, Intuitive Controls, Easy To Setup
Best Uses:	Movies, Smaller Rooms, Surround Sound Solution
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy, Movie Enthusiast

I bought this item from Abt after Best Buy raised the price about 50 bucks, amazingly as I was in the process of ordering online. I had a gift certificate for Best Buy but even with that the price offered at Abt was a better deal. Although the item was back-ordered it was well worth the wait. This is the first time I've done business with Abt but their reviews were good. I'm very satisfied with Abt and the product and will not hesitate to order from them in the future.

So far loving it

By jssilver04 from Chicago, IL on 01/12/2010.

Pros:	Intuitive Controls, Thundering Bass, Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Living Room, Larger Rooms, Television Shows, Movies
Describe Yourself:	Movie Enthusiast, Practical
Cons:	Wireless Adapter

So far this device has worked great. The sound is spectacular considering its a home theater in a box. Set up was easy and the menus are easy to navigate. The two hiccups I had were that one, no wireless usb comes with the device. It is wireless ready but I had to spend an additional $80 buying the samsung wireless adapter. I tried a different, cheaper usb adapter but only the samsung one worked. Also, attaching brackets to mount the speakers isn't set up in the speakers the best way but they can be mounted.

Easy, elegant and works great!

By Dr. Shrinker from Orange County, CA on 12/27/2009.

Pros:	Easy To Setup, Clear Sound, Interfaces Well With TV, Intuitive Controls
Best Uses:	Living Room, Surround Sound Solution, Smaller Rooms, Movies
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Movie Enthusiast, Technically Challenged

I am relatively tech-savvy, but at the same time if there's a way to screw up connections, I'll find it. Still, it all went together effortlessly. Sound is good (not earth-shattering), and the unit looks great. Note that although it is advertised as having the capability to connect to the Internet, you have to have a LAN connection or buy a Samsung adapter to make it work.

Great Home Theater, Internet and Blue Ra

By smyroad from Bowie, MD on 12/27/2009.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Intuitive Controls, Thundering Bass, Clear Sound
Describe Yourself:	Movie Enthusiast, Tech Savvy, Practical
Best Uses:	Movies, Video Games, Living Room, Smaller Rooms, Larger Rooms, Surround Sound Solution
Cons:	No PC Video streaming

I hooked up the speakers, Internet, IPOD dock, TV and turned it on. It turned on with no additional set-up. SW automatically updated and it was ready to use. Entered the Netflix activation code at my PC and we were watching online movies. Played a movie from an I-Touch and it looked like it was DVD quality. Browsed pictures over the network that were stored on my pc. I was amazed that I did not have to set up anything, I was on the internet right away. Sound is great, the base is incredible. It' set up at one end of my basement in an area about 15'x15'. Only con I can find is that it does not play movies located on my pc. Apparently the pc streaming movie function is disabled in the US version (XAA)

Does what it says

By Chris from Naperville, IL on 12/25/2009.

Pros:	Intuitive Controls, Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Describe Yourself:	Movie Enthusiast, Practical
Best Uses:	Movies, Smaller Rooms, Living Room

Other internet routers don't work. Must have Samsung brand or else the Netflix, You Tube, Pandora, etc . . . doesn't work. Otherwise, it does what it says. Also, can't hear the TV on the speakers. Haven't figured it out or it's not able to do that.

Great Home Theater Package

By Edgerd from Bellevue, WA on 12/24/2009.

Pros:	Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Living Room
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy
Cons:	Wireless not built in

This is the first home theater system I've bought. I espescially like the streaming Netflix and Pandora capability, though I wish Samsung would have had wireless built in instead of having to buy their USB wireless receiver. Sound is very good for a "box" home theater system.

For the money..its the best

By ezrider from Kannapolis, NC on 12/24/2009.

Pros:	Intuitive Controls, Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Thundering Bass, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Living Room, Surround Sound Solution, Movies, Smaller Rooms, Larger Rooms
Cons:	Nothing so far
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy, Pro Audio / DJ, Practical, Movie Enthusiast, Audiophile

Looking for a great product for the money...Then this is your unit...Fantastic so far no complaints.. Just buy and enjoy...

i like it this product

By usasemen from brooklyn,ny on 12/18/2009.

Pros:	Clear Sound, Easy To Setup
Best Uses:	Living Room
Describe Yourself:	Movie Enthusiast

very good sistem

Worked great, until it was bricked

By Jay from Shrewsbury, MA on 11/18/2009.

Cons:	Poor controls on unit
Best Uses:	Surround Sound Solution, Movies, Television Shows
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy
Pros:	Thundering Bass, Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound, Intuitive Controls

Samsung designed a great product. It is a good find for a Blu-ray player and home theater sound system at entry-level price. Only troublesome issue was a bad firmware file released by Samsung that my player used in an update, and it rendered my unit bricked. So after contacting Samsung support and getting essentially nowhere, the man "Peter" with accent 8,000 miles thick, said I could either ship the unit to them for service with a two plus week turnaround rate or return the item if I was able to. So I just sent it back to Abt today and awaiting my replacement. Hopefully Samsung will not allow this to happen again as it was extremely inconvenient and cumbersome process. For and all out sound experience, you will need to get a Digital optical audio cable that will connect the device to your television provider receiver box.

WiFi Ready but not willing

By Wayne from Seattle on 11/17/2009.

Pros:	Clear Sound
Cons:	Difficult To Setup, Poor Interface
Describe Yourself:	Movie Enthusiast, Practical
Best Uses:	Smaller Rooms, Television Shows, Movies, Living Room

Had a difficult time getting the unit to communicate to my wireless internet. Ended up having to get a new wireless modem. Using the unit with the new Samsung TV purchased at the same time is not easy. When shifting from TV to Blue Ray player or viewing Netflix movies on-line is complicated. The controls are far from intuitive! The sound quality is good but the frustration of making it work properly makes me wish I hadn't purchased it!

Excellent system

By lcemapp from Texas on 10/28/2009.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Living Room
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Movie Enthusiast, Tech Savvy

I had a wave radio theater system for years and that is still the best, but this is a good system for the money. The sound and picture quality is really quite excellent.

Good Starter System, Lacks Power

By Jeff in AZ from Arizona on 07/9/2009.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Intuitive Controls, Easy To Setup, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Smaller Rooms
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy

Overall the sound qaulity is good, but weak. I use if for a living room. I would suggest a bedroom setting of small living room only.

Love the sound!

By Laurie from Willoughby, Ohio on 07/9/2009.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Easy To Setup, Thundering Bass, Intuitive Controls, Clear Sound
Best Uses:	Movies, Living Room, Surround Sound Solution, Television Shows
Describe Yourself:	Practical

Sound is great. Perfect addition to my new 40 inch LED TV!

Great product

By Laurie from Willoughby, Ohio on 06/25/2009.

Pros:	Clear Sound, Easy To Setup, Interfaces Well With TV, Intuitive Controls, Thundering Bass
Describe Yourself:	Practical
Best Uses:	Surround Sound Solution, Movies, Television Shows, Living Room

Great sound & Blu-ray is awesome

Nice system

By nise from Westlake Village, CA on 05/29/2009.

Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Clear Sound, Easy To Setup, Intuitive Controls
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Audiophile, Musically Inclined
Best Uses:	Smaller Rooms, Television Shows, Movies, Surround Sound Solution

Goes well with my Samsung tv

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Rosie from Virginia Beach, VA on 05/7/2009.

Best Uses:	Movies, Living Room, Surround Sound Solution, Larger Rooms
Describe Yourself:	Musically Inclined, Practical, Tech Savvy
Pros:	Thundering Bass, Interfaces Well With TV, Intuitive Controls, Clear Sound, Easy To Setup

We replaced our old DVD home theater system and the new samsung is awesome! We listen to Pandora for hours on end, live stream Netflix is sweet. The upscaling of DVD's is great and the blu-ray is phenomenal. The sound is the best we have heard from such a compact unit and the rear speakers mounted effortlessly. I have found no cons whatsoever and the price match offered by 6thave was super. Buy it, great value for the money and easy to use.

Amazing technology and sound!

By USCG Joe from Tampa, FL on 05/4/2009.

Pros:	Easy To Setup, Thundering Bass, Interfaces Well With TV, Clear Sound, Intuitive Controls
Describe Yourself:	Practical, Tech Savvy
Best Uses:	Television Shows, Movies, Surround Sound Solution

I use the system daily with all our TV viewing. We were blown away with the Blue-Ray and HD Netflix viewing. Our system includes a Samsung HDTV with Anynet+ control so the regular remote controls the system volume and when the TV is turned off, the Home Theater turns off as well. Great system!

EASY SETUP FANTASTIC PIC and SOUND

By bogart from miami, fl on 04/22/2009.

Pros:	Intuitive Controls, Easy To Setup, Thundering Bass, Clear Sound, Interfaces Well With TV
Best Uses:	Movies, Television Shows, Surround Sound Solution, Smaller Rooms
Describe Yourself:	Technically Challenged

Researched this product with many many others. I was sold on the great looks and the special chip that makes regular DVD's look almost as good as Blu Ray. I put in Casablanca and was blown away!!! Sound is great and so easy to set up. I use optical cables from the TV to the system and the sound is perfect. I even hooked my PC up to it easy and great as well.

The wait is over

By rlwalker1968 from San Francisco, CA on 04/17/2009.

Best Uses:	Any small - Large room
Pros:	Interfaces Well With TV, Intuitive Controls, Extras Really work, Thundering Bass, Clear Sound, Easy To Setup
Cons:	Lack of inputs
Describe Yourself:	Tech Savvy, Professional, Musically Inclined, Audiophile

The box looks nice, is HIGH gloss, the controls are very nice, just run your finger over them. Took me more time to unwrap the wires than complete the rest of the setup and be sitting on my sofa watching Netflix and listening to Pandora. Sound is amazing (Kelp???) I had to reduce the bass, BAD downstairs neighbor, and the clarity of the Netflix was way more than I imagined it would be. The only bad thing (and I can definately live with this) is that there is only 1 RCA input and 2 digital in. No HDMI in. The onscreen menu's are nice looking, I believe it is Java driven. Easy to navigate, I did not have to look at the destructions once before I had tested every feature, even the WiFi. Too bad I have to work today (almost called in sick).

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