| | |  | Automotive | Home » » Sony DAV-X1 Platinum DVD Dream System | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Dream sound with the DAV-X1 Platinum DVD Dream System. Featuring S-FORCE Pro 2.1 Surround Sound technology which utilizes an all-digital process with no analog conversion creating separation between front, center and rear channels. The system's speakers are specially designed with two unique drivers in each. The drivers are fed by multiple discrete channels creating an "out of box" surround sound experience. | | | Features: | |
• Compact, stylish single-disc multiformat DVD player/amplifier
• Produces 2.1-channel surround sound through subwoofer and two satellites
• Upconverts standard DVD signals to near-High-Definition quality
• Includes 1 composite out, 2 S-Video in, 1 S-Video in, 1 component out, 1 HDMI out, 1 optical out, 3 digital coaxial in
• Digital tuner with 30 AM/FM station presets
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 14.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 14.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 27.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 17.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 17.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 40.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 51 reviews |
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 Music = awesome; Movies = Mind-numbingly poorMay 11, 2009
I have had this product as part of my home theatre setup for my family room [which opens into much larger room which is a dining room & kitchen]. To use this system to listen to music is very satisfactory but when we hunker-down to watch a movie, the sound quality, for speech specifically, is just horrible. My young kids are reading well-above grade level because every movie we watch can only be enjoyed with sub-titles on. If you blast the sound on a movie to try to capture the spoken word, then you will be blasted out of the room by the movie's music and sound effects. Conversely, if you turn the sound down to preserve your hearing, you cannot follow the dialogue. I acknowledge that my home's floor plan presents some acoustical challenges, but that does not account for the poor performance of a "home theatre" solution--especailly from Sony.
 HDMI output broke twiceJun 24, 2008
The HDMI driver or whatever was repaired once when it was covered by warranty (1yr) but broke again within a couple of months. I get all red or red and white dots now. I wouldn't recommend this or any other sony player with HDMI output. Perhaps they use the same part everywhere. The audio is great and component video works, hence the 3 star.
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sony platiumMay 15, 2008
is as good as u can get for 2.1, beats the bose in price and quality, no problems and great sound
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 Cheaper ElsewhereMay 05, 2008
5/5/08: I just ordered this from WalMart (online) for $356.54 (it isn't in any of my local stores - you can check on the website). They'll even ship it to your local store for free. I'm not promoting WalMart but I think we should help each other out. Another benefit is, if you hook it up and don't like it, just repack it and bring it to your closest WalMart and get a refund.
Hard to beat.
5/10/08: I was looking for a small AVR for my master bedroom. I didn't want 5.1. Normally we'll just watch TV in there, occassionally a DVD and possibly the radio. We have a full blown home theater in the family room that's used for serious audio/video.
This unit certainly hits the mark for "small". The main unit is unobtrusive and the speakers are small. The subwoofer is a bit on the big side, but aren't they all? We have it tucked away next to a dresser.
Setup was very easy. I only referred to the manual once. I have a high def. cable box connected to it and I have the X1 connected to a Panasonic Plasma TV via the HDMI cable (which isn't supplied by the way). When I powered everyting on it all worked just fine out of the box.
The DVD loaded quickly and the playback was great. The TV is 720p and the DVD I loaded was 480; the X1 did a nice job of upscaling the picture and the audio was awesome (it was StarWars 3, lots of light sabers, things blowing up).
Is it surround sound? Of course not, it only has 2 speakers and a subwoofer. While I was never fooled into thinking the sound was coming from all directions I didn't expect it to. If you're looking for the full surround sound experience, go buy a 5.1 or 7.1 system. If you're looking at the X1 and the Bose 321- give this one a serious look. It's a lot less money (I got it for 350 on WalMart's website) and it sounds great.
A note on the remote. I only used it for a few days and it was OK but not great. I use a Harmony Universal Remote so I just programmed it to handle the X1.
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 Unplug protectApr 05, 2008
Many Sony home theater systems appear to have problems managing the power circuits controlling the woofer. The result is that they lock down into protect mode with the display saying "Unplug Protect"
And this with the volume set at 18....
My experience with this will not allow me to buy a Sony DVD/audio system again
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