Sony BRAVIA 5 Disc HDMI Home Theater System

I have to question whether some of the reviews posted about this product are real. The functionality of the sony bravia surround system is very poor. The only good thing about this receiver is the picture quality! it sounded ok for watching movies (maybe 3 out of 5 stars), but if you ever plan to listen to a cd dont bother! A $20 walmart boom box would sound far superior.

cons:

-doesnt use standard speaker connections(so you can only use the cheap speaker wire they included)

-no treble or bass control

-no night listening feature

-no phono plug

-only two rca inputs

-poor sound quality

-weak bass (compared to cheaper units with powered sub woofers)

-if your listening to music and you want to turn up the sub woofer you have to stop listening and scroll through the functions to find dvd, turn on your tv, stop the dvd from playing after you wait several seconds for it to load, go into menu and scroll to the bottom, then scroll through that menu to select sub woofer, exit, scroll back through functions several functions and if you pass it then you have to start from the beginning of the functions list.

-very slow cd changing

pros

-good picture quality

-remembers dvds when you eject

the bottom line is this receiver boasts about features, but in actuality the features that are useful are non existent. From a company like sony I would expect that they would hire a human factors engineer to help design their products (and if they did….he/she should be FIRED!!). Its clear that sony made a cheap product in order to make money instead of making the customer happy. I dont think this stereo even deserves a star! Other stereo systems in this price range are a thousand times better for sound, features, and usability. I paid $350 for my DAV-HDX501w, everything worked like new, but it still was not worth the price.
Rating: 1 / 5

I bought the HDX 501W and Im very happy with the sound and picture quality. (It is also compatable with a Blu Ray Player.) It upscales all of my older dvd’s to look new again. However…a few of my older rewrite dvds are not compatable with this player. Set up took me about 3.5 hours and is very simple. Follow the owners manual step by step. Concert dvd’s sound amazing! You can hear every note with a clarity that is similar to being there live. Before buying this system I had purchased a 5.1 Panasonic with wireless speakers and it was horrible. I returned it and found the Sony Bravia to be my new favorite addition to my home. Great system for the price. I love it.

Rating: 4 / 5