Zellers RCA 1000 Watt 5 DISC DVD with HDMI $49.99 or $39.99 with coupon

[bubble.tea]

My dad got the Philips installed., and it still works fine.

I decided to open up the RCA for my the kids play room where...somehow the lnt4661F wound up being installed ...so far it's good too. I'm only worries about the Philips I bought for my OWN Living Room set-up which because of being so bloody lazy I haven't installed yet. Man would it suck if it's a dud, and I get SOL'd hehe....sigh...the gambles we take on RFD day-in-day-out .

[iamnotamerican.com]

wierd I tried rca 259 see it would play a copied pal dvd and guese what it does lol. I tried to play it on a toshiba player ntsc it will not play it flashes on screen pal disk but works great with the rca go figure.

I had outlined some time ago that both the 259 and the Philips 3555 were both PAL compatible. The only real drawback about the 259 is that there was no multi-region hack readily available that I could find at the time.

[iamnotamerican.com]

My rca 258 just crapped out on me. It wont even turn on. I bought it 2 months ago during the initial deal. So, if zellers return policy is only 30 days I have to deal with rca I assume?

Generally speaking, yes...however you never know what Zellers may say.

Now, not that I endorse this, but you could always buy one, then a day or two later return the defective one. Or something else I know works from time to time - buy one, get a gift receipt, then return the one you just bought unopened, but keep the gift receipt - then you're within the return policy. Ain't that special?

[ReDmAn]

if anybody doesn't want their 3555 i'll buy it from you... i'll pay more than what you paid for it

[loah]

Weee!

I just picked up two Philips HTS-3555 Theater Systems using the raincheques I got back in November for $49.95 ea - with price posted of $299.99 here in Calgary Sometimes being patient pays off :P

[PhoeniX Skye]

Weee!

I just picked up two Philips HTS-3555 Theater Systems using the raincheques I got back in November for $49.95 ea - with price posted of $299.99 here in Calgary Sometimes being patient pays off :P

6+ Months? Are you serious?

[LiquidReach]

I hate to dredge up old threads, but how many people still have their RCA system working now? Mine stopped powering up about a month ago..

Has anyone else had issues with their system?

[Yololo67]

My RCA still works fine. It used to make an awful buzzing noise that was driving my wife nuts, which drives me nuts. ;-)

I cracked it open and it turns out the exhaust fan mounted on the heat sink was secured too tightly. The fan blades were being pinched so I ever so slightly loosened the screws and haven't had a complaint since.

[Mepoor]

we picked up three and they all work fine...

[HughG]

my RCA is amazing

[plymouthhater]

I always check the clearance area at Walmart stores when ever I pass one when I am on vacation in the U.S..
One Walmart I visited last week had a Philips HTS3450 (the older one without the upscaling) for $199 on clearance

I managed to scoop two 3450's and two 3555's at Zellers last year.

[TerryT]

My RCA still works fine. It used to make an awful buzzing noise that was driving my wife nuts, which drives me nuts. ;-)

I cracked it open and it turns out the exhaust fan mounted on the heat sink was secured too tightly. The fan blades were being pinched so I ever so slightly loosened the screws and haven't had a complaint since.

I'll try that. I figured it was the fan. Sometimes had sucess turning off and on.
I was going to take a look at fan, but reading your comment gives me assurety of the problem. I bought 3 in different styles.

[TerryT]

The philips model has a fix if the sound goes out. Seach on the net, if 2 capacitors have burnt the glue beside it, its probably it. Not the 2 biggest ones. So dont throw it out if it stops working. 2 x $1.10 to fix it. or find someone to solder it for you. PM me for the site if you need it.

[Mepoor]

My Philips HTS3450 Home Threatre System is still going strong after 5 years! How about other folks?

[Dosman]

My Philips HTS3450 is also going strong.
The Sony KDS60A2020 set is on it's last legs with the burnt optical block.
So I would say it was a good buy....