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This will kick out the jams and give you a great intro to the world of surround. This is an ideal 1st foray into surround sound.Pros: low cost, lots of power, great sound(see cons), lots of soundfields, all the basic decodersCons: Remote only controls sony devices, takes trial and error to get bass and effects right for your speakers, Biggest Con by far though is the need to run sound seperate than the HDMI.It really upset me at first thay I had to use a seperate optical cable. This was my first surround reciever. After more than a year in use I have grown to appreciate it for what it was. But who cares, the sound only has to go hdmi if it is 7.1, and since this reciever is not, then who cares.
Why are the only two HDMI inputs on this thing Blu-Ray AND DVD. Yes, it's relatively cheap now, but I believe it was around $200 when I purchased it. Seriously. I'm still trying to figure out ways to make this thing work for me. But when you upgrade to HD, you soon realize that the HDMI that this unit advertises is virtually worthless. A reasonable person would only need a Blu-Ray OR DVD. Bueller.
Anyone. Bueller. Not if you want the 5.1 Dolby it offers. I can't believe I got suckered by Sony again. If you have a standard definition TV, and DVD player, this thing will work. So, please, spend $50 more on something that is easy to hook up.
Why not have a Blu-Ray HDMI w/ optical input and Satellite HDMI w/ optical input. This is my last Sony product. The review by "cydewaze" is right on. Can you hook up an HD satellite DVR and Blu-Ray to this. Sony designers and engineers.
This was my 2nd Sony receiver, the 1st was a model STE-DR475 purchased in 2001. Stay away from Sony, their quality has gone downhill severely in recent years. It`s now in use as an outdoor stereo receiver (until the left/right outputs die on this one too). This past week the digital coaxial output died, rendering my DVD player useless. I have electronic equipment(JVC, Sanyo)20-30 years old that still work as when they were new.
It worked fine for the 1st year, then the left and right front channels went out shortly after the warranty expired. In no way was the unit abused or turned up to anywhere near full volume. That one lasted 5 years before the center speaker output died. A receiver with ZERO moving parts should last more than 1 and 5 years. I`m writing this after owning the product for 1 1/2 years, so this will give you an idea of how bad Sony has gotten.
It was then pulled out of service. There is no reason why random outputs die on the Sony units, except for low quality of parts used.
the only down side is that it has many options for each setting so be sure to read up on how to utilise its power. if you can get the settings right for your space this will put out the power and sound you are looking for at a good cost. The reviever has many other imputs if you system does not have these options. i like the HDMI pass through and the Optical inputs for higher quality sound. this reciever puts out good power to each channel and the sub. I got this reciever to power the Sony SA-W3000 sub and the Polk Audio RM75 5 speaker set. it has many theater options so be sure to read and listen to each setting before you choose the one you want. it looks sleek and is very functional.
Terrible I have a Dish reciever and a PS3, THE TWO CANNOT BE CONECTED BOTH BY HDMI AND HAVE 5.1 AUDIO. If not throw this out the window and move on. Think about that. This reciever is nothing but a headache. If you only have one HDMI input great get it. It as two optical ins but only one is assigned to the hdmi port.
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