Home Cinema Systems > Sony Home Cinema Systems

Advantages: Great sound quality
Disadvantages: the amount of wires but not a problem

I bought this for my partner as he was forever looking at the ones in asda which i thought looked nothing as good as this so looked on ebay and i picked this one up fopr alot less than the selling price but i think these might be discontinued by now. I bought this thinking it looked really good and could not wait for the sound now my partner loves watching his films with the right sound quailty. Specs of the dvd player Type 5.1ch Dolby digital ...
.../ AV amplifier / FM/AM tuner Horizontal line resolution Approximately 500 Lines SACD playback Playback frequency range 2hz - 100kHz Audio frequency characteristics 2hz - 44kHz Audio THD >0.03% Wow * flutter Below measurement limit (±0.001% WPEAK) DVD/CD playback Audio frequency characteristic (2ch STEREO mode) DVD (at the time of PCM playback): 2hz - 22kHz (±1.0dB) At the time of CD playback: 2hz - 20kHz (±1.0dB) THD >0.03% Wow * flutter Below measurement ... Read review

Advantages: Great great and great
Disadvantages: Small buttons on remote

...bit of kit from a Sony Centre near where i live, it was a recon unit direct from Sony so i only paid £250, about 3 years ago. You can set up the perfect sound for your needs, even setting up how far away you r speakers are, how high they are then even more adjusting with Sony's own 'sound field' button, the possibility s are almost endless. The radio is ideal and saves having to many bits of equipment cluttering up our lounge. I have always had a ...
...much better and this one looks great, 4 satellite speakers and one big bass box help keep the sound crisp and clear. Set up is very easy with great instructions and colour coded leads. The only problem i have found, as have many others, is that the buttons on the remote can be a bit small and over sensitive. Also there are only 2 speeds on the rewind, but hay, skip a chapter instead. The fact that there is no SCART lead is not a minus for me as S-Video ... Read review

Advantages: Combination of features - plays everything
Disadvantages: not a lot really

I bought this machine as previously I was playing DVD's through my Xbox. I didnt think the DVD quality would improve on the TV, but i thought the sound I could improve using surround sound, and this package came out to be great value and combined all the features i needed. I wanted to be able to play CD-R's so I could show photos etc on screen - it handles this fantastically as well as VCD's, and CD-RW's. I also wanted to be able to plug an external ...
...my Ipod through the speakers - this also works great (with an extra lead i bought) It plays the DVDs amazingly well much better than the XBOX and the sound quality is incredible. Im using it with an American 'Multistandard' TV that doesnt have a SCART, just the 3 plugs (Yellow (video), Red, and White) and the picture quality is perfect. I also use the output sound to play the same noise through some other speakers i have wired through to the other ... Read review

Advantages: Play allmost all media formats
Disadvantages: Region 2 playback only

My friend has the same system at his place and i experianced this many times. It is of high quality and with latest techniques from sony. Lets start from audio out put 5x35watts rms means you will get a superb sound effect from each speaker, if these are placed according to the manual. The extra subwoofer of 100watts+ will give you a nice depth of the sound effects. Basically this speaker and subwoofer combination will give you perfect match for ...
...at friend's house it will give you a feel of neo's and agent's action around you with the dolby prologic on. That's the best plugin to watch a prologic compatible dvd. All types of connections are available with this home cinema so it's very easy to connect all the entertainment equipment to it from tv, vcr to camcorder, game consoles and computer as well. One draw back i found in this home cinema is it will play only region 2 dvds, so be careful ... Read review

Advantages: Looks fantastic
Disadvantages: The inevitable spaghetti at the back!

...picked up my multi region Sony DAVS888 from Richer Sounds at a real bargain price of under £500! This was a special promotion and was about £150 cheaper than anything I could source on line. The connecting up of the system was not perhaps as simple as one would like, but considering I have a TV, video, DVDR and PS2 running into the amp its hardly surprising that I was a little "wired"! As for the sound and picture quality, for this money you would ... Read review