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Sony BDVE300 5.1-Channel High-Definition Blu-ray Disc Player/DVD Disc Home theater System (Black)
Studio : Sony
by Sony
Brand : Sony
Model : BDVE300
Release Date : 2009-07-24
Publisher : Sony
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Color : Black
EAN : 0027242763630
UPC : 027242763630
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 30 reviews)
List Price : $599.99
Our Price : $339.81
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Plays your Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p
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Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
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BD- Live ready
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Plays DVDs and upscales them to near high definition
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HDMI output
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Experience high-definition picture quality and sound with the Sony BDV-E300 Blu-ray Disc home theater system. With this all-in-one system you enjoy the benefits of a Blu-ray Disc player - Full HD 1080p and DVDs in near HD picture quality, plus a powerful 5.1 channel surround sound system that decodes DTS-HD, DTS-HD MA, Dolby Digital Plus and TrueHD high-definition surround sound formats. The system is upgradeable for multi-room listening – up to 10 rooms – and wireless rear speakers for convenient positioning (AIR-SA10, WAHT-SA10 and EZW-T100 sold separately). |
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Works great!! Easy to set up |
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I recently just purchased this to replace my five disc Sony dvd player surround.I got this on sale at Walmart for $298. I brought it home and since the speakers are the same color code as my old speakers,I didn't have to do any rewiring. I just simply unplugged the speakers from the back of my dvd player,unplugged the Hdmi cable and unplugged it. I plugged the speakers back into this one and reconnected the Hdmi wire and plugged it in. That was it. I have all my speakers set up in the front of my room on my entertainment unit. This is a set up option. I had never seen a blu ray before,so I rented some from blockbuster to try this out. Avatar(which I own on dvd) was amazing on Blu!! Then we watched Wolfman and I wasn't as impressed. Being as I hadn't really done the setup on this,I decided to do so. Then I found out that the default settings on this unit is 480p!! I read the manual and calibrated my speakers,upgraded to 1080p,and did everything the manual said for best pic and sound. I reinserted Wolfman and it was very crisp and a huge improvement. It actually made me wonder that Avatar must be that damned good to awe me at 480p!!! Anyway,the sound on this is incredible!!! Blu rays really have awesome sound compared to dvd and this really uses all the speakers and you can hear what everyone is saying loud and clear!! On Blus I never have to go above 20 on the volume. Dvds I usually have to up to 22 unless they have DTS. It really upgrades the dvd picture quality too!!Music sounds incredible. I don't ever use the radio since I live out in the country and cannot recieve any signals and the Ipod dock is useless to me since I don't have an Ipod or Iphone. I sold my old player for $200, so I really ended up paying $100 for this. You can't beat that at all!!! Syncs perfectly with my Sony Bravia 46 inch LCD tv too!!! |
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good sound and good overall unit |
I just returned the system because the dvd tray cover fell off. I liked the system very much but I am not sure why tray cover was so fragile. Lot of reviewers complain about speakers wire length. I bought seperate speaker wire and extended the length to my heart content so that is not really an issue. One side of the wire has a propritary plug on it but other side is regular wire. FM revieve is a little bit weak catching all the stations but I was not too worried about that. The size of the unit is pretty big and did not fit very well in my entertainment center so you may want to check that before you buy. I agree with other reviewers that sound is not very loud but it is a good quality sound. I don't think you can connect to utube or netflex directly either.
All in all I liked the system. |
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Not quite what you may expect... |
Before buying this product, I listened to this and some Samsung systems. Thought this one was 'good'. It has a really thin sound. My Panasonic 50" tv speaker was better sounding than these speakers. My main issue with the system is the poor sound quality.
I've set up plenty of systems previously and and am technically savvy. This system took over 3 hours to set up. The manual is bad. System is just much more difficult to use than I would have expected. I had 3 manuals infront of me to get it figured out: TV, Cable Box, Sony HTIB manual. Each one of them gives their recommendation on how to set up a system with a TV, HTIB and a Cable box. You have to experiment with which wireup configuration you can get to work and how you want things running in sequence or parallel.
If you do buy this system, don't forget you will need to have your own connection cables (to tv, cable box, etc). I was aware of that before buying, so it wasn't an issue or dissapointing for me. It could be frustrating if you open the big box and expect to be enjoying movies etc an hour later...only to find out you need to run out to the store and get cables or order them online.
Others have commented about short rear speaker wires. I think they are ok, considering I have a big room. The sub is the only wire that I found too short.
Ultimately, I returned this Sony product and bought a Yamaha system without a BluRay player. I figure I would spend the same money on better quality system without BluRay and pick up a separate BluRay for $100-$175 later.
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Try to find better for the price |
I'm not an A/V expert, nor have I ever claimed to be. I do however, have years of experience working with consumer electronics and enjoy learning and utilizing the newest technologies.
This was my first Blu-Ray or home theater system. For the price, I do not think you could possibly find a better set up. Again, I'm no expert, however the system sounds good and works well. I had fairly low expectations, I didn't expect rich sound or accurate surround quality, I am very pleased with this purchase. After weeks of research and flip flopping between other products, I couldn't be more pleased. This product, for it's category (low end, Blu-ray HTIB) is a solid 5 stars. I think in the entire world of Blu-ray and HTIB products, it would be closer to 4 stars, but that's putting the item in the running with products that cost many multipliers more.
The two biggest Pros and Cons of this system are the same item: set up. Physical set up was a snap. A trained (or untrained, like myself) monkey could set it up. Everything is color coded and very intuitive. Buy yourself a cheap optical audio cable so you can feed your TV/cable/satellite/game console sound back into the system. The part of the set up that I didn't like was the user menu. I am very comfortable with consumer electronics. I rarely read the manuals. The menus are so unintuitive that it's not even funny. Out of the box and set up, the system works good. In order to get it to work great, took some effort. A HUGE gripe of mine is that the default setting for the HDMI to TV is 480p, NOT 1080p. It took some serious digging in the manual and menus to change. There are also three separate places to change the sound setting. One of them is a simple button on the remote, one of them are two rather unexplained buttons on the remote and the other is a menu item only accessible via front panel display prompts that the user guide poorly explains how to access. Anyway, even if you are comfortable with these types of products, be prepared for a longer than usual learning curve.
On the good side, again, this system is great. The picture is fast with no issues of mosiacs, artifacts, etc. The sound is deep and rich. I, in my humble opinion, think it sounds just as good as any other, more expensive system, I've heard. Again, I'm no expert, but my ears love it. It interfaces well with my TV. The remote was easy to program and the two (even though different brands) work well together. My regular DVDs are upconverted to a more than acceptable level. As far total speaker power goes, I'm more than happy. I put in Lord of the Rings and during the loud action scenes, we got some serious rumbling that I'm sure my neighbors won't appreciate. It felt like we were actually in a movie theater.
Pros:
Easy physical set up
Great sound
Powerful sound
Quick loading time
Quality
Price
Easy calibration
Cons:
Poor menus
Short (but not unacceptable) speaker wire length
Out of box settings
Cannot connect to the internet for services like Netflix
All in all, I'd highly recommend this product for anyone looking for a reasonable home theater system. Be aware that the menus are a pain. I think for the money, you just can't do better. I think even for more money, a lot more, you'd be hard pressed. I'm more than satisfied with the entire set up. Now that I'm used to the menus, it's tolerable, although still rather confusing the way they did it. |
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Great system |
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The sony system is nice, a little tricky to set up at first. but overall a great system for a reasonable price |
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