Audiovox Home Theater System Problem

[ridgecns]

I must confess that I'm somewhat intimidated by all the talk about 12k, 5k and even 1k systems, when i paid $295. for this 600 watt system from Audiovox, model sts1188
.. maybe someone can advise me to move on and spend a few more dollars next time.., or, maybe someone will have some advice or suggestion that a novice like me is not aware of.
this unit is just over three months old, and i lost the receipt so the store where i bought it will not exchange it, and besides, they tell me they dont carry this item any longer anyways.
the 5 disk dvd player is acting up. the picture will hesitate, and even stop sometimes for up to 10-15 seconds, and when it resumes its obvious that the disk has skipped the several seconds of movie while it was frozen up.
this problem started about a 2 weeks ago and has deteriorated dramatically in the last few days to the point that movies are not watchable. we watch an average of 3-4 dvd's per week from netflix. someone suggested i purchase a dvd lens cleaner, but another person advised us that they're worthless, and in fact do more harm than good, so i havent gonne that route, yet.
Audiovox says they'll look at it, but i would have to pay shipping and insurance both ways, and be without the unit from 4-12 weeks ! and even then it may not be covered by the warranty, depending on the problem.
any feedback from you folks ??
Thanking you in advance for any input.
Mike

 

[JohnA]

Hi Mike,

Sorry to hear that you are having problems. I have a DVD player that will do the same thing from time to time, however, it is not the DVD player but rather the DVD's. I just rented Electra from Block Buster, it ran fin until the last 10 mins...then pow, picture freezes, I FF and the picture is the same, hit next CH and it starts running again. It skipped over about 1 min of film. I took out the DVD cleaned it and played it again and it worked fine...moral of the story...with all the 10 of 1000's of people that rent DVD's they end up with scratches, fingerprints, or other "stuff". Clean them. I clean the DVD's before I play them and rarely have a problem except with deep scratches.

Also just FYI, stay clear from Audiovox products...they are not the greatest and their CS is lacking. If you don't have the $$$ to buy separate equipment then stick to bigger names, like Yamaha, Sony and others. Don't worry I only spent about $800 on my whole system. Some times it is better to save and get better equipment than to buy something on the cheap.

 

[ridgecns]

Thanks for the advice John..
Only comment i have to add is that my unit wont play any of the dvd's i put in now, but, they play fine in my kid's stand-alone, dvd player, which is even a cheaper unit than mine !

 

[Spiffyfast]

If youre not looking to spend a lot of money you can probably pick up a sony or yamaha htib for around 2-400 just a thought, its what I started out with

 

[ridgecns]

Thanks spiffy ... whats a "HTIB" ? and "P.O.S." ??

Boy, you got that right about the c.s. from Audiovox John ! after about 25 minutes, and 4-5 transfers from one rep. to another i finally got a guy that sounded just like what an apliance repairman would look like, crack-butt and all. After i explained the problem i was having, there was a pregnant silence on his end, then he says " so what can i do for you ?"... I couldnt resist cracking "well, u could hop on the next plane and bring me a new system and set it up for me., i'l have the beer and chips waiting "... silence ..., then he says " youse's would havtta send us the unit and we'll look it over and git back to ya " ... i thanked him and went made myself a tall one...

 

[jaxvon]

HTIB = Home Theater in a Box
POS = Piece of Sh*t

That's really too bad about your system. Hopefully you can figure out a way to resolve the problem...

 

[Clint & Leesa]

Can U Help

When I bought the audiovox system we had digital sattelite service and the home theater system worked perfectly on all channels as well as the dvd. Now, i have moved and have brighthouse cable and i can only get the home theater sound while playing a dvd not with regular cable tv channels. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Clint & Leesa

 

[Seth=L]

When I bought the audiovox system we had digital sattelite service and the home theater system worked perfectly on all channels as well as the dvd. Now, i have moved and have brighthouse cable and i can only get the home theater sound while playing a dvd not with regular cable tv channels. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Clint & Leesa

I would start a seperate thread for this once you registration clears. This is an old thread.

I would start by double checking your connections, be sure the audio output from the cable box is connected to an approopriate input on the Audiovox sound system.

 

[dave1490]

I must confess that I'm somewhat intimidated by all the talk about 12k, 5k and even 1k systems, when i paid $295. for this 600 watt system from Audiovox, model sts1188
.. maybe someone can advise me to move on and spend a few more dollars next time.., or, maybe someone will have some advice or suggestion that a novice like me is not aware of.
this unit is just over three months old, and i lost the receipt so the store where i bought it will not exchange it, and besides, they tell me they dont carry this item any longer anyways.
the 5 disk dvd player is acting up. the picture will hesitate, and even stop sometimes for up to 10-15 seconds, and when it resumes its obvious that the disk has skipped the several seconds of movie while it was frozen up.
this problem started about a 2 weeks ago and has deteriorated dramatically in the last few days to the point that movies are not watchable. we watch an average of 3-4 dvd's per week from netflix. someone suggested i purchase a dvd lens cleaner, but another person advised us that they're worthless, and in fact do more harm than good, so i havent gonne that route, yet.
Audiovox says they'll look at it, but i would have to pay shipping and insurance both ways, and be without the unit from 4-12 weeks ! and even then it may not be covered by the warranty, depending on the problem.
any feedback from you folks ??
Thanking you in advance for any input.
Mike

i believe Audiovox should be in the first sterio thread.

 

[Seth=L]

i believe Audiovox should be in the first sterio thread.

old thread dude.

 

[JVC]

Something you can try, that may or may not help................
In your owner's manual, it should tell you how to set the dvd player back to factory settings. You may also want to check to see if there's a firmware update for it.
Good luck!

BTW............
Wal Mart has a Pioneer or Sony HTIB, for about $400, that is a more decent entry level system. Don't remember if dvd player is included or not. Stay away from the ones, that the dvd player and receiver are the same piece.....

 

[Clint & Leesa]

Thanks

I would start a seperate thread for this once you registration clears. This is an old thread.

I would start by double checking your connections, be sure the audio output from the cable box is connected to an approopriate input on the Audiovox sound system.

Thanks Seth
I did that a dozen times......but I am still having the same results.
Clint & Leesa