Sony BRAVIA Theater System with S-AIR Technology (DAVHDX277W) - Black
From Sony
The Sony DAV-HDX277WC BRAVIA Theatre System brings you all the best features you’ve been begging for. This S-AIR compatible home theater system comes equipped with a plug and listen multi-room receiver/speaker for listeing to music or the audio from your TV in other rooms of the home wirelessly with no set up! Imagine hosting your next party with music in every room. The system can support up to 4 S-AIR units along with an optional S-AIR for wireless rear speaker surround sound kit (AH-0). The DAV-HDX277WC also includes an iPod cradle (TDM-iP10), integrated 5 DVD/CD changer that can upscale your DVD to a Full 1080p2 output making your movies look better than ever.
Amazon Sales Rank: #89 in Home Theater Color: Black Brand: Sony Model: DAVHDX277WC Dimensions: 48.00 pounds
The little HTIB that could... Installed this yesterday w/a new Sony Bravia 46" LCD TV. The TV and the receiver interface pretty well...out of the box they can "talk" to each other if connected via HDMI and optical out from the TV to the receiver, and the changing inputs on the TV will make appropriate changes to the audio output selected. There is an option to tell the Sony TV remote which AV/Receiver you are using, so that it can do double duty. So now I can turn both the TV and the reciever on/off with one button, choose a video input and the audio is switched automatically, etc. (The Sony feature is called something like "HDMI Sync.") The sound of the unit is much better than I expected. It's not going to make an audiophile give up their high-end systems, and can't match the setup in my main room, but it is going to be more than adequate for most listeners and for folks looking for a compact system. It has enough power to fill a big room nicely with a big sound, and the subwoofer is powerful enough to rattle your walls and windows. :) It comes with a nice feature...a microphone you attach to the receiver and then set in the middle of the room. The receiver then automatically tunes the speaker levels to the appropriate level. I haven't done that yet (have to get the rear surrounds hung), but if it works OK it will be a nice feature. The iPod dock included only supports audio...a big disappointment. Why they stopped at audio is hard to understand...iPod video is at least as important now as audio playback. Oh well... The included wireless speaker seems like a solution in search of a problem we don't have. Allows listening to the audio playing on the receiver in different rooms (or outside). We're really not sure if we'll use it or not...we have radios pretty much anywhere we want to listen to the radio, and don't see any need to hear the TV from another room where I can't see the TV. This is an all-plastic speaker set...you won't find any fabric or wood here, but they still look nice and don't feel cheap. Overall I'd say this is a good system with a nice sound. Paired w/a Sony Bravia TV it makes a nice, easy to use combination. Not Much Contribution from Rear Speakers Sound is GREAT through Audio-Tech headphones, but the rear surround speakers produce little sound, almost imperceptible in most situations, and there is NO CONTROL to bring up the volume and balance the sound to my ear from the different speakers like my old Panasonic had. Spending the $50 more to get capability for surround wireless in the future is a rip off. I recommend just get the plain wired, or pay the extra for the surround speaker in the wireless. Programs with my new Panasonic plasma just fine. Good features: 5-disk tray, HDMI ready, automatically lowers the sound level to low on shutdown so you are not blasted out of the room when next turning it on. sony with samsung tv Read the description and it sounded great to have wireless audio in separate rooms from one source. As this system was intended to install directly with new Sony TV, systems compatibility wasn't questioned. TV couldn't be delivered - out of stock - and was 'upgraded' to ~better Samsung model. System sounds great, but all these speakers are 'hard wired' to source. Wireless receiver module is included, but one needs to buy other wireless compatible speakers to augment this system for the main room or for other rooms. So, for a true surround sound system out of the box, it's not wireless. You still need to run wire, drill holes, crawl the attic or under-floor, etc. to install the basic system. Other rooms can get wireless speaker/s, but you gotta buy them. If it stated that this system couldn't operate all speakers provided wirelessly, I would have continued looking. Doesn't really tell you this and the photo doesn't show a bunch of dangly wires protruding out the back, but that's marketing for you. Still, this cranks the living room of my small house and sounds better that the new TV speakers alone but still, it's not as nice as my Onkyo receiver and two powerful in-wall speakers and one wired sub from an install 5 years ago. You can feel the walls and floor vibrating. Could of just as easily crawled the attic and installed a few more speakers and connected to the existing system. Still, I didn't send it back, did I?
