Ge Dvdcd Home Theater System By Alexsandralyn on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
I purchased a GE DVD/CD Home Theater System from Walmart a few years ago, and if I had the chance to do it over again, I would not purchase this same system again.
Oh, the GE has some great features that I really like, such as 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and a subwoofer that shakes the floor during a powerful destruction scene in my favorite "blow up the world" movies. The GE Home Theater System has two auxiliary jacks as well for hooking up other components, one of which I use for my Xbox 360 so that I can feel my living room shake while I'm playing my favorite "blow up the world" video games. I can play my music CDs, including the songs that I recorded into MP3 format, and I can view my JPEG photo collection on my television.
But I don't have an AM/FM stereo receiver on this GE Home Theater System, and it really bugs the heck out of me that I can't listen to the local radio with these speakers. And I've been having trouble with the DVD player lately: my movies will sometimes stutter or freeze, and sometimes I can't get them to load at all into the Home Theater System, but will have no problem watching the exact same movies on my much older and more heavily used computer DVD/CD player. It's just been a very frustrating experience that I don't care to repeat. Next time, I'm taking a lot more time to compare different models and features before I lay my money down on a 5.1 Home Theater System.
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GE GTD120 100 watt Purchased at: Walmart Price: $89.74
Great price for this Home Theater System
GE doesn't do well in this particular product sector. We use Toshiba, or Mitsubishi and have been extremely pleased with their performance.
That really is too bad that your system did not come with AM/FM capabilities...
Good info to remind us of things to look for.
sorry to hear your frustrating experience, hope you will find a better system soon.
That's too bad about the receiver, but I bet the "boom" you get from the subwoofer may sorta make up for it. At least you know about what to look for next time and it's a great heads up for the rest of us. Thanks