Philips MX 966 user reviews (home theater system)

3.5 stars

"Greate Home THeater System" on November 24, 2003

Pros: I got MX 977 model. It has Dolby and DTS both. Sounds incredible. Philips has always done great job in audio systems.

Cons: Remote is not that easy to use specially when it comes to power option for receiver it self.

4.0 stars

"Great value at that price ($240)!" on October 31, 2002

Summary: Bought the MX-999 instead, same as the 966 but it also supports DTS sound. Chose this one based on the connectivity options (used all of them!), plus already had a DVD player to connect to it. Sounded very good, but sounded much better when connected to previously installed di-pole surround speakers hanging from the cathedral ceiling. Remote and settings not that user friendly, but I don't really change them. Bought it from Provantage.com for $240 including shipping! Had to cancel an initial order placed at Finiter.net (the credit card approval never went through on their end, very poor customer service at that site).

4.0 stars

"Great Buy for your money" on August 14, 2002

Summary: After reading all the reviews about this product and researching for more than 2 months , I finally ordered this product (MX999) from proadvntage.com for $323.00. It took me somtime to get adjusted to this receiver.It had all the connections required so I was impressed by that.The speakers were cute and small and subwoofer was excellent. The first movie I tried was Harry Poter. At first I was not able to feel the surround sound and I thought the equiptment is not upto my mark.But then I figured that my DVD was decoding the digital output and so the receiver was not performing its job and it was sending decoded signals from the DVD directly to the speakers. I made some changes on my DVD player and wow!! this system started to Rock.I was able to feel the surround got Pearl Harbour and it really won my heart. You can really feel that you are part of action with planes flying around you and the sounds of bullets comming from your surround speakers.I love this systema and would recommend to anyone who is looking for a quaility HTIB without spending a fortune Negative: Support is not techincally sound and they always refer back to the manual which is already shipped.So dont expect too much from the support.I am still not able to configure the remote to work with other devices.Somehow the manual never specifies that this remote is universal.Also the speaker clamps are missing, so need to buy them.

2.5 stars

"Not available!" on August 9, 2002

Summary: Come on CNet, quit ranking this system so high when's it not available anymore! Well, at least *I* can't find it. Anyone know of a place to pick one up online?