Sony STR-DG810 6.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver
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List Price: $480.00
Features
• 6-channel home theater receiver with 110 Watts-per-channel
• Optimized for Blu-ray disc and other HD sources
• BRAVIA Theater Sync
• Digital media port
• XM satellite radio ready |
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Sony STR-DG810 6.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver Customer Reviews
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Good Entry AVR for New High Tech Connects & Signals
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Got this about 1 month ago & have gone through it with a fine tooth comb.
Pros:
1) HDMI connection for TrueHD video & audio receiving
2) Price
3) Easy connections
Cons:
1) Bad manual
2) Not HDMI 1.3 - no audio/ video decoding
3) No on screen display
4) Bad menu interface
Conclusion:
Good entry level AV receiver @ nice price point for new way of high def components. If you are entering the HD arena 1 toe at a time you will want this to welcome you into the water. If you use HDMI, then it will connect easily & quickly to your HDTV & HDDVD player or BluRay. It will ONLY PASS through unmolested the newer advance audio signals - Dolby TrueHD or DTSHD-MA: what are called lossless audio in addition to easily passing through 1080p video.
In other words, your high priced components have already process them for you & sent them to the 810 via HDMI (ie no bitstreaming in high def). I don't use analog so I can't fully comment but it seems it will not convert analog inputs to HDMI output as previously stated. The 810 can process the lesser non high def Dolby & DTS sounds though. Just not the new high def audio. You will have let your DVD player do that.
An onscreen display would have made the bad manual & poor user interface palatable. But I guess not @ this price point.
Overall, this is a nice amplifier & component switcher at an attractive entry price. Nicely put together with Sony quality build. I mention the audio a lot because in the new true high def world it is AUDIO & VISUAL. The 810 won't process any of the newer high def audio signals - not many do currently - but then why would you need it to if you just had spent big money on the High Def TV & DVD players?!
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