Product Description

Samsung HT-BD3252T Blu-ray Home Theater System

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31652 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Samsung
• Model: HT-BD3252T/XAA
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Integrated Blu-ray
• HDMI out with CEC + 1080p
• Wireless rear included MP3 / Divx /JPG viewer playback
• HDMI out with CEC plus 1080p
• Blockbuster, Netflix, YouTube & Pandora

Customer Reviews

Great features, sub-optimal sound quality
Needing an HTIB (home theater in-a-box) that has wireless rear speakers, I looked online to see what my options were. I found limited options in the wireless home theater range. After doing some online research, I bought the Samsung BD-3252 so I thought I would give my initial thoughts on it.

During my initial search for an HTIB, I found that Panasonic and Sony had a few older models (2 yrs +) that were given poor reviews by users. A significant complaint cited by many users of the older techonology was that the rear speakers were subject to a lot of interference from wi-fi networks, and such.

Panasonic, Sony, and now Samsung have newer models with different wireless technology. All manufacturers seem to have launched these products recently, as there are not many user reviews or ratings out yet. Here are my thoughts on the Samsung:

Wireless speakers: No interference from wi-fi networks- no problems with clarity
Sound quality: Mediocre to poor. Very tinny sound, poor bass reproduction. Frequency response- 140Hz-50Hz (front speakers) and 40Hz-160Hz (subwoofer)
Netflix and Pandora streaming content: Excellent! Can even stream HD content from Netflix
Overall: Very easy to set-up and configure the speaker, network, and Netflix/Pandora settings.

BOTTOM LINE: I like the extra features on this model- especially the Netflix/Pandora streaming content and the included blu-ray. However, the the subpar sound quality will likely result in me returning this product. For an $800 HTIB, I feel the sound quality on this Samsung is very poor and this is where this home theater (and listener) suffers.

Really like this system
I bought this system within a few days of it being available...the features I most liked were the wireless rear speakers and the included wireless internet connectivity - the included iPod dock was a plus. I am not an audiophile and felt like I was taking a bit of a gamble with a Samsung product since, while the picture is great, the sound on my 52" Samsung TV is not good! I have had the TV for 1 year and have been using it with an older DVD HTIB and just felt like it was time to upgrade. Had been looking at soundbar and other HTIB systems but wanted something wireless with Internet streaming - I am a gadget freak.

The system sounds great. It looks great. The Internet connection for Netflix, Pandora, and connecting to a PC work exactly as advertised. Very easy to put together and configure with limited directions. The wireless rear speakers make no noise other than what they are supposed to. I did go out an buy stands for the rear speakers...I just felt like I needed to get the speakers off the floor and I am glad I did.

The reasons I am not giving it a 5 star rating: First - twice so far it has lost the network connection and I have had to restart it...never during playback; only after doing some other function and then trying to switch to a network function. Second - I have my DVR connected through the BD3252 for both audio and video and there is a slight delay in` the sound when first resuming play after pausing or fast forwarding video. Third - it is not possible to change any of the configuration on the BD3252 unless you are in BD/DVD mode. To me, none of these are anything more than a mild annoyance but they are an annoyance none the less.

After about 1 month, all in all I am very happy with the purchase and would not consider returning it. I was able to get it delivered to my door for less than $650 which made it even better.

GREAT for the price!!!
I bought this system as a present for my husband. I spoke with several people who were "in the know" who directed me everywhere except bose (which suprised me actually!) My husband loves all things electronic, but I was not willing to have two things...

1. Huge ridiculous speakers everywhere

2. Spend more than $1000.00

I love this thing, and so does my husband. This is why...

1. The sound quality, while admittedly not as great as some of the more expensive separates you can buy, is excellent for an out of the box system.

2. The wireless system is so easy and looks great on the walls without all the wires hanging everywhere.

3. Pandora and Netflix are soooo awesome!!! Ten bucks a month and you can stream movies instantly right to your tv screen. We are getting rid of all movie channels!

4. The blu-ray player plays regular dvd's as well as cd's which make it awesome!!! Also, it can play really scratched dvds with no issue...

The bare minimum pieced together set that three different stores tried to variously sell me started at 600.00 and they did not have all the features, they were big and awkward, and were not wireless...

There is only one wish my husband mentioned and that was that the two largest speakers went all the way to the base of their stand. (They only utilize half of the space.)

This system was the best choice...

Hope this helps!!!