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The new Multi-Touch subsystem in the new iPad 9.7" and iPad Pro gives Apple Pencil striking capabilities alongside pixel perfect precision. Using incredibly sensitive pressure and tilt sensors, Apple Pencil instantly recognizes when you are pressing harder or shifting its angle. So you can vary line weight, create subtle shading, and produce a wide range of artistic effects — just like with a conventional pencil.
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5
It's THAT good...
on June 25, 2016
Posted by: SEPEGA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I considered buying a $3K Wacom Cintiq, an $800 Cintiq Companion, and a few of the knockoffs from Monoprice and Yuyinova for graphics and artwork. But they require drivers, must be connected with cables, and don't serve any other purpose.Yeah, a $100 stylus is ridiculous. But I actually feel like this was worth it. The feel of the tilt and pressure sensitivity is super accurate and I can't detect any latency or stylus offset. Its just like a true pencil or pen for note-taking with the Notability app. Paired with an iPad Pro, the Astropad app, my MacBook Pro, and Photshop...it's digital art and re-touching nirvana. The iPad does so much more as a tablet, and can now do what Wacoms do...without drivers and WIRELESSLY. It's difficult to see what the point is going with Wacom...The Apple Pencil is ridonculously awesome.
My Best Buy number: 3527148811
My Best Buy number: 3527148811
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This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Posted by: SEPEGA
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I bought this Samsung open-box (saved $50) for my sisters apartment. I'm an audiophile and videophile so the sound quality was nowhere near what I would be satisfied with, but my sister was fine with it.
Setup was pretty simple, it's all dummy proof with the wiring. The wireless surround speaker setup was fully automatic, works well. Make sure you connect to Internet and download any firmware updates before you bother digging into the settings during setup. By default, all the speaker channels are set to 0db, so the surrounds volume levels are WAY too loud and the sub is WAY too low. An SPL meter will be necessary to balance all the channels with the built in speaker test (you can download an SPL meter app on your phone for free).
Two reasons it didn't get 5 stars:
1) It says it's HDMI output has an Audio Return Channel (ARC) but it doesn't work with my sister's 42" Vizio with ARC. Everything was plugged into the correct ports, cables were brand-new HDMI 2.2, ARC was enabled on both devices...it should've worked. So I had to back to the store and buy an optical cable to get sound for her FIOS tv. Annoyed...
2)Within a week, my sister is calling me telling me there is no dialogue when she plays BD/DVDs. After burning an hour of checking it over, I found that somehow the system was sending the subwoofer channel to the center channel and the Front L/R to the surrounds, and completely lost the front channels. This only happened when the internal disc player was in use...when using the optical input (for FIOStv) everything was fine. Turning it on and off did nothing, so I yanked the plug while it was on and left it unplugged for 2 minutes, which seemed to reset everything. Hopefully nothing else silly like that happens again. Annoyed again...
Setup was pretty simple, it's all dummy proof with the wiring. The wireless surround speaker setup was fully automatic, works well. Make sure you connect to Internet and download any firmware updates before you bother digging into the settings during setup. By default, all the speaker channels are set to 0db, so the surrounds volume levels are WAY too loud and the sub is WAY too low. An SPL meter will be necessary to balance all the channels with the built in speaker test (you can download an SPL meter app on your phone for free).
Two reasons it didn't get 5 stars:
1) It says it's HDMI output has an Audio Return Channel (ARC) but it doesn't work with my sister's 42" Vizio with ARC. Everything was plugged into the correct ports, cables were brand-new HDMI 2.2, ARC was enabled on both devices...it should've worked. So I had to back to the store and buy an optical cable to get sound for her FIOS tv. Annoyed...
2)Within a week, my sister is calling me telling me there is no dialogue when she plays BD/DVDs. After burning an hour of checking it over, I found that somehow the system was sending the subwoofer channel to the center channel and the Front L/R to the surrounds, and completely lost the front channels. This only happened when the internal disc player was in use...when using the optical input (for FIOStv) everything was fine. Turning it on and off did nothing, so I yanked the plug while it was on and left it unplugged for 2 minutes, which seemed to reset everything. Hopefully nothing else silly like that happens again. Annoyed again...
My Best Buy number: 3527148811
My Best Buy number: 3527148811
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This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Will this unit play music CDs?
Yes.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
is it a fm radio tunner also
Yes.
7 years, 11 months ago
by
SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Does this play CD-R/RW (burned CDs)?
Yes.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Compatability
Can this system be used with a DirecTv DVR? My last Samsung system, which was a step down from this one, had an HDMI IN and HDMI OUT which made setup easy and had great surround sound. This system has just one HDMI OUT port. I have it set up and working right now with HDMI connection between my DVR and TV and Audio cables from the DVR to the blue ray player but only getting sound out of the front speakers. I have no sound out of the rear "wireless" speakers and the unit is linked. It also makes it hard to do any on screen changes to the system without having to change out cables because i have no video from the system to the tv. Suggestions??
If your TV has an optical output, use an optical cable and connect it to the optical input on Samsung. Any signal being fed to the TV will be fed to the Samsung, and likely will include the surround sound. If not, you may need to enable PCM or Bitstream in the audio settings of your TV, or your TV may have a stereo-only limitation. It always varies depending on the specific components of your system.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Is this unit compatible with Samsung Anynet+?
Yes.
7 years, 11 months ago
by
SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Do you have to have a Samsung tv for this to work?
No, you do not. I will work with any TV equipped with an HDMI input and stereo RCA or an optical output.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Does this unit contain an aux input?
Does this unit contain an aux input?
Yes.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Can this be connected to a non HDMI ARC TV?
I have a 6 year old Mitsubishi 65" DLP TV. It has 3 HDMI outputs, but they are not "ARC" We purchased a J550 only to find out that it not compatible and there is no way to connect it other than stereo. Is this model the same?
It will display video yes, ARC compatibility is audio. This unit is the same as the last one you bought. You will only get stereo audio unless you have an optical output on your television with 5.1 capability that you can then connect to the Samsung.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Will the DVD record off the TV shows to play back later to watch?
Will the DVD record off the TV shows to play back later to watch?
That's wishful thinking. No, only cable-boxes and computers have dvr capability now.
7 years, 11 months ago
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SEPEGA
This Samsung 5 Series HT-J5500/ZA Blu-ray home theater system includes 5 satellite speakers and a passive subwoofer. To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
Will this play sound while watching apps through a Smart TV
I have a Samsung smart TV and use those apps to watch shows and movies. Will the sound come through the speakers while watching through the SmartTV apps if I am in TVsound mode?
Yes, although the unit probably has all the same smart apps that your tv does, so you could make it work either way.
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