Combined AV Devices > Sony Combined AV Devices

Advantages: Great sound and replaces so much in the home audio visual world
Disadvantages: lack of inputs and speaker cable length.

...the sound via my existing Sony Stereo stack. This was in traditional Stereo with no separate Bass. I then visited a friend of mine who had a Sony Surround Sound System and instantly noticed the difference. Sitting in the armchairs, i was noticing sounds I had never heard in movies before. Action was going on all around my head rather than in front only. This was the convincing I needed for buying a surround sound system. Your audio clarity and ...
...is like the Sony Shop. Sony Widescreen, Sony Stacking Stereo with CD, Dual Tape and Audio/Video Control Center Amp with a built in Tuner. Add to this the Playstation 2 and Sony Video and you have the complete set! However, you will notice, one household item missing.....NO DVD! Enter the Sony DAV-100. This is one clever device. Not only is is a Surround Sound audio system, it is also a DVD/CD player. Thanks to the built in DVD drive, you can sit ... Read review

Advantages: Low cost
Disadvantages: Dodgy menus, very disk fussy, lousy DVD burner that will fail.

...eventually replaced the DVD burner in mine with a Liteon 20X unit for about £16. This solved the problem, and for the moment, it's been working perfectly. Fitting a replacement burner is straightforward enough, though getting it to neatly fit into the existing front fascia is a bit more challenging. ... Read review

Advantages: Looks, sound, originality
Disadvantages: battery life, loudness of speakers

The Samsung YP K5 mp3 player is immediately striking. Its sleek design and black finish would seamlessly fit into Batman's arsenal of gadgets. When I first bought the product it was immediately noticed by friends and strangers and as an aid to 'street rep' it works wonders. I was at first dubious of the sound of the speakers - I bought it over the internet and so had no way of trying out the player to check the sound capacity. However, my worries ... Read review

Advantages: The media center interface, decent codec support, HD movies stream really well.
Disadvantages: The DVD player is terrible.

Okay, the big pull of this DVD player is the built in Media Center Extender software, which once set up runs really well. You need to have vista installed on a PC (which needs to be on for it to work) and you also need a good network connection between the two. I have tried both a 200mbps powerline ethernet network and a wireless N network and for me the wireless network performed better for HD movies, but this will differ for most people so just ...
...wifi connection. The built in DVD play is poor to say the least, it doesn't scale DVD's out to widescreen it simply takes the DVD's basic resolution and outputs it to the middle of the screen. I tried watching an old cracker and had to stop as it was displayed as a 640x480 picture in the middle of my 720p HDTV, believe me this looks terrible. Its worth it for the media center as it works seemlessly and is a lot easier to access than the XBOX 360 ... Read review

Advantages: CHEAP. (BUY THE BOX, NO MORE CHARGE)
Disadvantages: NEEDS GUIDE UPDATING EVERY SO OFTEN (SCREEN GOES BLACK WITH LITTLE MESSAGE TILL DONE)

FREEVIEW IS NEW, CHEAP, EFFECTIVE AND GETS OVER 30 CHANNELS INCLUDIND CBBC CITV CHANNEL, BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC3, BBC4, ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, C4, C4+1, E4, E4+1, C4 FIRST LOOK AND MANY MANY MORE. T ALSO INCLUDES MANY RADIO CHANNELS AS WELL. ANOTHER THING IS IT CAN USE THE "RED" BUTTON FEATURE ALSO KNOWN AS THE INTERACTIVE FEAUTURE. MANY WILL AGREE THAT IT CAN BE BETTER THEN SKY. IT HAS A 14 DAY TV GUIDE THAT WILL TELL YOU WHAT WILL BE ON FOR THE NEXT ... Read review