Sony STRDG720 7.1 Audio Video Receiver - Black by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony STRDG720 7.1 Audio Video Receiver - Black
Digital camera Review: Good value
Summary: 4 Stars
My Blu-Ray has built-in DTS and Dolby HD decoders so this receiver's straight pass thru works great. Set up was relatively easy, but the auto-mic setup doesn't work in large rooms (my rear speakers are 15' behid the seating position), so I had to do a manual speaker distance adjust. Took some time, but no big deal.
The specs (particularly THD) aren't great, but I've (only) got a couple of grand in speakers total, so it's good enough.
Digital camera Review: Great AV receiver for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this receiver as part of my home theater for 6 months and it's worked flawlessly; excellent picture and sound. I'm not a HT expert by any means but I did a lot of research before buying my components. My TV is a Samsung 52" LN52A550, and I have a Motorola DCT6412 cable box and PS3 connected, everything with HDMI. I was interested in getting a receiver where the HDMI inputs/outputs would handle both sound and picture, since I'd read that on some receivers the HDMI doesn't handle sound. I have Polk Audio Monitor 60s, a Polk Audio CS1 center speaker, and a Polk Audio PSW10 subwoofer, which I mostly only power on when I watch movies. I bought some back speakers but have never hooked them up, mainly because I'm very happy with the sound as is, plus I'd have to run wires all around my living room. Anyway, with this receiver you can run your system as 2 channel, front plus center, 5 channel, or 7. It comes with a microphone gizmo where you can have the system calibrate/balance your speakers for you, but I haven't found that necessary. There are also many, many listening settings and adjustments you can make and options you can choose, but I've so far mostly gone with the defaults. The one thing I don't like about this receiver is that apparently you have to do either HDMI or component connections and you can't switch - i.e., you can't use the optical output for other components not connected through HDMI if you're using HDMI connections. Although I gather that there are switching devices you can buy and that some higher end receivers will do switching. But for my needs and the money I had to spend, I'm very happy. If you're considering buying this, I recommend downloading the user manual from Sony and glancing through it if you have specific questions.Digital camera Review: Great HDMI Reciver for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
As being one that was looking for a receiver that would give me the HDMI sound it is hard to find a spec on a system that will tell you if it does or not. Well look no further. This system WILL play the lossless audio via HDMI. Now you must know that this reciever DOES NOT decode the HIDEF audio such as True HD or PCM. I have mine hooked up to the PS3 witch DOES the encoding of all HIDEF audio. If you dont have a blu-ray player or DVD player that does not decode the HIDEF audio and thats what you want then this is not the receiver for you. But if you have it then this is a great deal. I bought the 5.1 Yamaha speakers and it is absolutely great. If you do have the PS3 i had to change audio on the PS3 to Linear PCM in the sound settings. You have to do this so that the player decodes the audio and not the receiver. I watched Twister on Blu-Ray and it BLEW my mind on what you miss with just dolby 5.1. This is a great entry level system with great sound like the big boys."
Digital camera Review: Great PS3 reciever
Summary: 4 Stars
Because the PS3 processes true hd sound, you don't need a receiver to process the sound for you, making the added bells and whistles of more expensive receivers unnecessary. I have this and klipsch quintet II speakers and a polk psw10 sub running and call of duty sounds awesome. I upgraded from a soundbar setup. trust me, as convenient as a soundbar seems, its worth spending a little more and putting some time into setting up a 5.1 or 7.1 system.
Digital camera Review: Great Product
Summary: 4 Stars
I would recommend this product to anyone wanting to purchase a new home theater system at a fraction of the cost that it would take to buy an over the counter home theater system. I hooked this system up to my Sony HD TV and all my system components. The sound is great I used Sony speakers for the surround and an aftermarket Sub to push bass. The only problems I really had were programming the reciever to send sound out the way I want it. If you're average on techincal savvay the instruction manual will take some time to get through. It took me about an our and a half to understand all the features on the remote and calibrate the sound system for my listening pleasure. The back of the component is labeled very well and plugging in other components and accessories is a snap. I think this is a great component to use if you're going with one brand of sound system for home theater.