Sony Bravia Theater DAV-HDX500 - home theater system - 5.1 channel Reviews

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I've had four different surround sound systemes Bose twice, Pioneer, and now own this Sony system. It is by far the best sounding system yet. from Circuitcity.com I was looking to upgrade to 5.1 Dolby sound, and this seemed to be a nice companion to the Sony Bravia 52' TV I recently purchased. The product description made it seem like a snap to connect, but it took two calls to Sony to get everything hooked up. from Circuitcity.com Pros: SOUNDS GREAT BASS WILL RATTLE YOUR WINDOWS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS TO Cons: NO CONS HERE "THIS TOP OF THE LINE SONY HAS GREAT SOUND, GREAT WINDOW SHAKING BASS AND GREAT HIGHS TO. THEATER SYNC WORKS GREAT WITH ANY OF THE SONY FLAT PANEL TVS. from Bestbuy.com Pros: Great sound,easy setup,looks great Cons: None "1st bought a panesonik unit but had trouble with the remote speaker system took it back. Then bought aan expensive 123 systme with only 2 speakers and a woofer, didn't care for it ( no base) so then after reading reviews I got a Sony hdx 501w. Love it. from Bestbuy.com Compared to: Panasonic SC-PT950, component systems..... Strengths: Sony ergonomics. Controls are very clear, intuitive, and efficient. from Crutchfield.com I would agree that there is a shortage of inputs with this HTIB, but most of the other systems in this price range have less inputs than this system. I have the DAV-HDX501W from Sam's Club (the only difference is it comes with the wireless speaker kit and ipod dock). The upconversion through the HDMI port is great. from Cnet.com Very good all-in-one system. It was easy to set up and works well w/the Sony 52XBR4. [...] Overall, we are very pleased. from Abt.com What else you want? The reason I have it 4 stars infeatures section is beacuse the remote which came with it is not capable of controlling some new LCD TV's (I have latest 46' Samsung LCD TV) even if you have entered correct code. I'm thinking of calling Sony Tech. But except that, this system rocks! from Circuitcity.com Pros: automatic speaker configuration; great sound for the price Cons: wish dvd was a seperate unit from the receiver. more inputs wouldn't hurt either "great little dvd/receiver combo for the price. of course one pays a little more to have the sony sticker put on the front of it. too bad it isn't manufactured by someone other than sony (hate the company). from Bestbuy.com The sound fills the room, but the setup is too complicated. The instruction book is thick, hard to read, and full of technical stuff. I'm using this with a Sony Bravia HD TV, a Dish satellite HD DVR, and a Panasonic VCR/DVD, and I'm still trying to figure it all out. I like the sound very much. from Amazon.com

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Released	over 2 years ago
Number Of Speakers	5 Speakers and Subwoofer
Included Components	DVD Player Radio Tuner
Surround Sound	Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Audio DAC	12 bit / 108000 kHz
Built-in Radio Tuner	AM FM
Built-in TV Tuner	NTSC
Front Panel	Headphone Jack
Front Speaker	1 Way
Inputs	Composite x 2 S-Video x 1 Component x 1 Analog Audio x 2 Digital Audio (Optical) x 1 Digital Audio (Coaxial) x 1
MPN	DHDAVHDX500I
Main Speakers Power Output	143 Watt RMS
Number of Discs	5
Outputs	Composite x 1 S-Video x 1 Component x 1 HDMI x 1
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video VCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW SACD CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW Picture CD DVD+R DL
Playable File Formats	MP3 JPEG
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Remote Control	Yes
Subwoofer Power Output	285 Watt RMS
TV Resolutions	720p (750p) 1080i (1125i)
Tuner Presets	30
UPC	27242724020
Warranty	1 Year

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