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Home Mini Theatre System [message #28577] Sat, 05 August 2006 20:29 Go to next message
matefork is currently offline  matefork
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I have bought a PHILIPS FW-V795 VCD Mini HiFi System 7600W PMPO. I can't complain, from the picture to the sound. Just superb. And it's still working now like it's brand new.

7600 watts? [message #28580 is a reply to message #28577] Sat, 05 August 2006 21:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently online  Wayne Parham
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I think you meant 600 watts.       Even that is an exaggerated "advertised" figure.


Re: 7600 watts? [message #28582 is a reply to message #28580] Sat, 05 August 2006 21:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It's written actually as 7600W PMPO. It's very powerful especially when you watch a movie. The actions scenes and explosions, man you should hear it.

Re: 7600 watts? [message #28583 is a reply to message #28582] Sat, 05 August 2006 21:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently online  Wayne Parham
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PMPO is an advertising gimmick. It is even more deceptive than the old "peak power" or "peak-to-peak" terms, which actually have mathematical accuracy. They can be converted to RMS, which is a better way to describe power. PMPO is an artificially inflated figure that is completely meaningless.


Re: 7600 watts? [message #28585 is a reply to message #28583] Sat, 05 August 2006 22:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It's no problem with the smile. But even what you say is true but still the quality of the sound cannot be ignored. It is closed to be comparable inside a theatre.

Re: 7600 watts? [message #28586 is a reply to message #28585] Sat, 05 August 2006 22:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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And my CD copies here are pirated or duplicates.

Re: 7600 watts? [message #28588 is a reply to message #28586] Sun, 06 August 2006 11:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Fitzmaurice is currently offline  Bill Fitzmaurice
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If you want to know how much power it actually has look at the wattage consumption label on the back, divide that figure by two. That will give a realistic estimate.

Re: 7600 watts? [message #28589 is a reply to message #28588] Sun, 06 August 2006 17:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
matefork is currently offline  matefork
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I see it. It's 175W, divide by 2, that would be 87.5W. How's that? What's that mean. How come they put 7600W on the front? What are they(manufacturer) trying to tell us?

Re: 7600 watts? [message #28590 is a reply to message #28589] Sun, 06 August 2006 17:54 Go to previous message
Bill Fitzmaurice is currently offline  Bill Fitzmaurice
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"What are they(manufacturer) trying to tell us?"
That they are following the most time honored tradition of the advertising business. It's called 'lying'. I wouldn't be surprised to find the actual RMS output is 76W, and that they added two extra decimal places to that figure. Caveat emptor.

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