Reviews for Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black)

Total reviews: 5 of 16
Average Rating:

• Great for the price | Rating: | Date: 2008-11-08

  Excellent sound for the price and small size. It's not audiophile quality, but is really quite good. I saw the other comments about upconversion, but didn't have such issues. On my Samsung 720p, my DVDs look very near to HD quality with no particular pixellation problem.
  
  Cons: The controls/menus are clunky, and the receiver does not automatically turn on when I turn on my Samsung TV with Anynet function, which is a bit irritating.

• Satisfied | Rating: | Date: 2008-10-23

  Product was packaged nicely, easy for even me to install, sounds great for my space.

• Not impressed | Rating: | Date: 2008-10-22

  I have had home theater systems for years and this receiver is terrible. 1st of all, when I turn it on to listen to sound from my satellite TV receiver (through the D.IN input) I get audio for a few seconds and then the audio cuts out, the display says "good-bye" and it shuts off. I then have to turn the Samsung back on and then the audio stays on until I shut it off. I have to repeat this sequence EVERY time I choose to listen to watch TV and listed to the audio through the home theater receiver. The Samsung has very limited audio controls if you are using any input other than the DVD player. I completely regret this purchase.

• Great Sound, needs more inputs... | Rating: | Date: 2008-10-21

  I bought this item as a surround sound system for my bedroom. It was extremely easy to set up and looks very sleek. The upconversion is decent, not the best I've seen but certainly passable. I used a reference quality picture to test (Lion King) and it looked pretty damn good. Having said that, it sounded even better. I used a Transformers HD-DVD to test it and is was loud, clear, and had good surround. I'm impressed for such a low-priced entry-level system.
  
  Don't listen to the reviews that knock the upconversion or the ability to adjust individual speaker levels. Both are fine. Granted, the speaker levels have to be done from a menu but that's handled while the film's paused, not only if the player is empty, as a reviewer stated.
  
  My biggest con (and the reason its not getting 5 stars) is the insane lack of inputs. One, count 'em, ONE RCA input. That's crazy! Sure, I can run sound through my TV's multiple sound inputs but if I want to use my record player on the sound system without having my TV on, no luck unless I want to switch cords every time, which, of course, I don't. That aspect is a huge disappointment and a major annoyance. Thank God it has an optical input or I'd be returning it tomorrow.

• Works well but Unreliable | Rating: | Date: 2008-10-21

  I bought this to compliment my Samsung Plasma TV. I was happy with it for the first couple of months but recently it has had problems. I first noticed the DVD drive has gotten really loud so although it still works fine, there is this loud noise as the dvd plays. Also I just had to send it to Samsung for maintenance because it stopped powering on. It was totally dead and would not turn on. So after only 3 months of low usage it had to be sent back for repair. I have not gotten it back yet though.