Tag : disc progressive, system, home theater, sony dav, bc150 5, scan dvd

Company : Sony List Price : $400.00 Amazon Price : Used Price : $200.00 Average customer review :

Features

• Complete home theater system with a 5-disc DVD/receiver combo, 5 satellite speakers, a powered subwoofer, and 108 watts per channel x 5
• 110-watt subwoofer; FM/AM tuner with 30 station presets (20 FM, 10 AM)
• Compatible with DVD-Video, CD, MP3 CD; color-coded speaker connections simplify setup
• Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro Logic II surround processing for enveloping audio from movies and music
• DVD/receiver: 17 x 3.5 x 15.5 inches; satellites: 3.8 x 4 x 4 inches; subwoofer: 6.8 x 14.9 x 15.9 inches (W x H x D)

Product Description

Surround yourself with brilliant sound. Bring the DAV-BC150 into your home. This integrated home-theater-in-a-box features 5.1-like channel format, 650 Watts total system power, and a 5 Disc DVD changer. It’s easy to set-up too. The color-coded speaker connections make it simple to install, and the simplified button control lets you choose sound fields with relative ease. It supports CD-R/CD-RW/MP3 playback, and can decode Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro-Logic II. Package contains 5 disc DVD changer, a subwoofer, slim center speaker, and four satellite speakers.

Customer reviews

Average System
Average system. I was happy when I brought it, especially because of ease of setup and also as I own a Sony TV, I can operate with one remote.

Points to consider before you buy

1. Not very many inputs and outputs. (If you want to route audio of multiple system like TV, computer, audio systems you have to keep switching wires same with video if you have a TV and a projector).

2. The DVD changer is a bit on the slow side.

3. No zoom, which is annoying some times

4. The sound is OK not very great.

lacking important features
I bought this system 10 months ago, and initially I was pleased… simply because it was a big step up from what I had before. That’s not saying much, though. I would strongly advise others to purchase a different system. I can’t comment intelligently on sound quality, but this home theater in a box lacks some basic and important features:

No random, which is bad if you are just listening to music.

No zoom.

You also can’t continue to play a disc while changing others. You also will lose your spot if you attempt this.

Oh, and mine stopped working… that’s the main one.

Guess I was naive and expected more from sony.

If I could rate this with 0 stars…
If there was an option to rate this system with 0 stars, that would have been my pick. First of all, Sony has always been known for its impressive line of electronics and certain entertainment systems, but I must say I am extremely dissapointed with this system. It was enough that the music sounded like trash because no sound came from the smaller speakers, proving that this system was not made for parties or using it as a source of “surround sound”. Another issue that bugged me beyond belief was the fact the system takes about a minute to turn on, as if its a damn computer. Forget about switching between CD’s, that takes about a minute between each one to load as well. The Volume button is also frustrating because they are buttons and not a knob. For someone who enjoys to partake in a loud music session once in a while, this system is not for you. If you had a chance to see how loud it gets, you would be very upset, because it almost could compare to the loudness of a boombox or even worse a COBY system. Hate to see this from a line like SONY, but its the truth and its sad.

Not All That Great
I think we have some Sony reps on here posting 5 stars and phrases like “Sounds Great” because the first thing I noticed was the lack luster sound for being 650 watts.

The volume indicator only goes from 1-40. 40 seems like an incomplete number on a volume scale , and it seems to be very indicative of the seeminly lack of volume at MAX. The bass was practically non existant , even after flipping through the cumbersome menu to raise to 6 (its max). There is no boost for the front speakers, only balance, sheesh! Overall I thought the speakers had a very “canned” mid-range sound. I would give the over all sound a 5 out of 10. My old 400 watt panasonic actually sounded better.

Didn’t notice any difference with “night mode” on.

Didn’t notice any difference when setting surround speaker distance.

Didnt notice hardly any difference when setting center speaker level.

There are no nail holes in the back of the speakers, so be prepared to by your own speaker mounts. I thought this was TOTALLY lame.

Any plusses? The no brain speaker wire hookup makes it easy. The separate buttons and lights for loaded DVDs is cool.

Maybe if it was cheaper than the $299 retail price it would have deserved 3 stars but this thing is a solid 2.

Edited 6/26/2006

It died after owning it for 15 months.

I wish I had taken it back when I first got it.

Poor quality sound, now poor reliablity.

Downgraded to 1 star.

Oh and the SONY autmated phone system that steps you though about 30 questions for about 20 minutes and then says, “sorry no one is available during non business hours” is the most stupid thing I have ever heard of.

An execelent home theater system
This home theater system is great for under 300 dollars.

the good.

1.has good sound

2.comes with great little speakers

3.is a 5 dvd changer

4.the remote is good if you have a sony tv

5. has good bass

The bad.

1.the remote is not so great if you do not have a sony Tv

2.not very many imputs and outputs

3.the dvd changer is a bit on the slow side

other than that i would over all recomend it it has many great features .

this is my setup.

rca tv

Dav-bc150 (the hometheater system i am talking about

xbox

it sounds great has tons of features go for it!!!