Tag : bravia home, sony dav, theater system, hdx500 i

Company : Sony List Price : $499.99 Amazon Price : Too low to display Used Price : Average customer review :

Features

• DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Accessory iPod Dock supplied
• XM Connect-and-Play Ready
• BRAVIA Matching and Adjustable Floor Standing Speakers
• BRAVIA Theatre Sync technology
• HDMI Output with 720P/1080i upscaling

Product Description

The concept of home-theater is very enticing. Sony has aligned this sound system to be compatible with their popular Bravia widescreen TV line. Yet, it will still deliver fine performance with most other HDTV sets on the market. As a leader in products with HDMI connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA Theater Sync to go beyond simple audio and video transmission. When combined with a select number of BRAVIA Televisions and other Sony audio and video products, in addition to audio and video transmission, control functions will be transmitted via the HDMI cable. With ?One Touch Play,? operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the audio and/or the video component(s) turn on with the BRAVIA and switch to correct input. This model also includes an iPod dock for playthrough. HDMI - Reads the data on a standard DVD at 480P and maximizes the video resolution to best fit your HDMI compatible TV at up to 720p or 1080i XM Connect-and-Play Ready A World of digital radio is at your fingertips. Connect the optional Connect-and-Play antenna, sign up for XM service (subscription rate required) and enjoy the variety of digital radio with superior sound quality Digital Media Port (DMP) offers compatibility with various accessories which will include a PC Client device, Bluetooth receiver and Audio Docking Stations compatible with Network Walkman(R) and iPod products. Sony’s DIGITAL MEDIA PORT grants access, provides control and integrates your portable music into a traditional home theater system iPod is not included

Customer reviews

Very Pleased
Came within 36 hours of order. Shipper on east coast also. Set up with wiring, speakers, cable box and Logitech single remote took about 2 hours. All sound through the theater system produces great surround effects in a relatively large family room with open ceiling, even for selected TV channels! I have not tried the XM radio connection yet, still playing with the other functions, sound very good, DVD via HDMI excellent on a Samsung HDTV.

Muy bueno
Me gusto bastante da excelente claidad de sonido, es muy elegante y por si solo decora la habitacion, su instalacion es facil y la combinacion de propiedades de sonido son geneiales, se adapta automaticamente a la pelicula o a lo que estes reproduciendo

“I” means it’s Ipod Compatible
The new DAV-HDX500/I comes with the iPod Digital Media Port cradle (TDM-IP1) that allows you to connect an iPod device. With the old model DAV-HD500, the iPod Digital Media Port cradle was an option you had to buy separately. Other than that, both models are identical in features.

DAV-HDX500 vs DAV-HDX500/I
For weeks I agonized over whether to purchase the HDX500 or the HDX500/I; having just purchased the brand new Bravia XBR4 I wanted to make sure I had the latest technology available. The HDX500 and the HDX500/I have the same retail price but are listed as different items and sell for different prices. I called AMZN’s electronic dept and, while they were very helpful, they were unable to tell me the difference between the HDX500 or the HDX500/I. The speculation was that the HDX500 was the old model and the HDX500/I is new and being phased in as Sony isn’t known for making little changes. I purchased the HDX500/I anyway because the price difference was minimal and after spending so much money on all the other components, what’s $50? To my dismay, upon arrival the box says HDX500 not HDX500/I. I called Amazon, they said they’d replace it with the right product but I didn’t have a lot of faith there because what if the box wasn’t labeled correctly? At Amazon’s suggestion I called Sony. I spoke to both their sales people and their technical support. Sony said that the HDX500 has been discontinued and that now they only sell the HDX500/I but no one could tell me if it states HDX500/I on the box, if it’s packed any differently or what the difference between the two items are. So it looks like the HDX500 and the HDX500/I are the same product. I’m hanging on to the box for the next week unless I find anything out differently but thought I should post this lest anyone else be in the same dilemma. Great product; comes with the media port. Do yourself a favor and buy HDMI cables right off the bat, you’re gonna need them.