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- Sony STR-DH700 7.1 AV receiver
- Photo gallery:Sony STR-DH700Even for savvy home theater enthusiasts, buying an AV receiver can be a chore, requiring hours hunched over spec sheets trying to figure out what each model offers. From a general perspective, the Sony STR-DH700 looks to offer a good value, as a 7.1 AV receiver with three...
- Tags: setup process, Sony STR-DH700, receiver, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-06-05
- Sony HT-SS360
- Photo gallery:Sony HT-SS360Home-theater-in-a-box systems have been around forever, but the latest marketing angle is the "Blu-ray ready HTIB." The new phrase simply means that the system consists of a surround-sound-speaker system and an AV receiver, so you only need to add a Blu-ray player to complete your home theater. The...
- Tags: subwoofer, Sony HT-SS360, speaker, HTIB, Sony Corp., center channel
- Product reviews 2009-05-21
- Sony STR-DG920
- Photo gallery:Sony STR-DG920Back in 2006, the STR-DA5200ES was the first AV receiver to feature a high-definition graphical user interface GUI for setup, finally replacing the ugly VCR-style text menu offered on even the most expensive AV receivers at the time. Sony has finally let this technology trickle down its product...
- Tags: Sony STR-DG920, receiver, Sony Corp., GUI, speaker
- Product reviews 2009-02-09
- Panasonic Viera TC-32LX85
- Coming from a company known more for its plasma HDTVs, the Panasonic TC-32LX85 is a pleasant surprise in the 32-inch LCD category. Attractively designed and well appointed with generous connectivity, it is also a good performer overall, although by no means perfect. I was particularly impressed with the set's color...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, LCD, 1080p
- Product reviews 2008-08-04
- Yamaha YSP-900
- The YSP-900 may be the entry-level model in Yamaha's YSP single-speaker surround lineup for 2008, but it sounds largely the same as its immediate step-up model, the YSP-3000, with which it shares the same basic design. Yamaha's single speaker surround systems all use advanced technology to project sound into the...
- Tags: Construction, Consumer electronics, DVD, metal grille, Yamaha YSP-900, Yamaha Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-05-21
- Yamaha Air Surround YAS-70
- Yamaha's YSP Digital Sound Projector single-speaker surround systems have been popular for good reason: they produce room-filling sound from a single speaker. The catch is they're expensive: list prices start around $700 (the YSP-900) and go up to $1,600 (for the excellent YSP-4000), and--because the higher-end models include video connections...
- Tags: sub, Yamaha Corp., speaker, YSP Digital Sound Projector, Yamaha YAS-70, subwoofer, cable
- Product reviews 2007-12-19
- Panasonic PT-AE2000U
- Panasonic has been in the front-projection business for a long time, and has been aggressively pricing its home-theater projectors for just as long, which has effectively driven prices down in the category as a whole. As a result it's now more affordable than ever to get a really big screen...
- Tags: grayscale, HDMI, menu system, Panasonic, Panasonic PT-AE2000U, projector
- Product reviews 2007-12-19
- Sony DAV-HDX500
- Sony's 2007 Bravia home theater in a box HTIB systems represent something of a departure from the company's popular Dream systems. The new line isn't quite as sleek--the Bravia DAV-HDX500's AV receiver/DVD changer has a bigger footprint and is a tad more generic-looking than the Dream's, and the speakers aren't...
- Tags: Sony DAV-HDX500, speaker, Sony Corp., disc
- Product reviews 2007-06-05
- Sony DAV-HDX267W
- It might be an overly simplistic view, but the balance of design, features, and performance is generally all that separates one home theater in a box HTIB from another. Sony's Dream systems have traditionally prioritized design over the other two factors, but the new Bravia series aims to emphasize its...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, speaker, Sony Corp., IR Receiver, transmitter, Sony DAV-HDX267W, wireless, surround speaker
- Product reviews 2007-05-24
- Sony STR-DG510
- Quick take: At its 2007 show, Sony rolled out a new line of entry-level AV receivers with HDMI connectivity. Unfortunately, the press release didn't announce many of the details we're interested in--such as the number of HDMI inputs or video upconversion specifics--but we were able to get a broad outline...
- Tags: Sony STR-DG510, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-02-28
- Sony DAV-X1V
- When Sony launched its 2.1-channel DAV-X1 in 2005, it was clear that the company was gunning straight for the Bose 3-2-1 system. A year on, as the market for "lifestyle-friendly" virtual surround systems continues to grow, Sony has upgraded the X1 to handle the increased competition. An assortment of key...
- Tags: speaker, Sony DAV-X1V, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2006-12-19
- Sony STR DA5200ES - AV receiver - 7.1 channel
- Everything about A/V receivers seems to be changing. HDMI and video upconversion, as well as a virtually endless list of additional features have changed receivers from being essentially an amplifier to being the true brain of a separates-based home theater system. But up until the Sony STR-DA5200ES, even the most...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, receiver, Sony STR-DA5200ES, GUI, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2006-12-06
- Sony STR-DG1000
- Just as the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD race is about to kick into second gear with the imminent release of Sony's BDP-S1 player, Sony unveils its first A/V receiver "designed to optimize Blu-ray and other sources." It's not any more integrated with Blu-ray players than other midprice HDMI receivers, but the...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Sony STR-DG1000, receiver, Sony Corp., knob
- Product reviews 2006-11-16
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