Product Description

ItM-^Rs time to chill out on the sofa with SonyM-^Rs DVD Dream System. Featuring a 5-disc DVD/SACD/CD changer with progressive scan output, 5 satellite speakers, and a subwoofer, this system boasts 550 watts of total system power! Enjoy Digital Cinema Sound, Dolby Digital, DTS« and Dolby Pro-Logic II decoding, and get immersed in your movies and music.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109805 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: DAVC770
• Dimensions: 41.00 pounds

Features

• The heart of the system is a 5-Disc DVD/CD/SACD/Changer Receiver module, with 6 coordinated outboard speakers
• 6 channel digital amplifier (90W x 5 + 100W for Subwoofer)
• 2-Way Front Speakers with 2-3/8 woofers
• Center and Surround Speakers with 2-3/8 full-range drivers
• Subwoofer with 7 driver

From the Manufacturer
Experience the extraordinary with Sony's New DAV-C770 DVD Dream System. Featuring a 5-disc DVD/SACD/CD changer with progressive scan output, a 6 speaker system including 5 satellite speakers and a subwoofer, this system boasts 550 watts of total system power! Enjoy CD-R/RW, Super Audio CD (multi) and MP3 playback, and a tuner with 20 FM + 10 AM station presets. Digital cinema sound, Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro-Logic II decoding, and an S-Master full digital amplifier enable the sound you hear. Additional features include component video and S-video outputs, a digital input for satellite TV, etc., 2 A/V inputs, 1 A/V output, and a pre-programmed luminous A/V Remote Commander remote control. Color-coded speaker connections will help you set up this dreamlike system in minutes. Digital dreams begin with the DAV-C770.

Features:

• 5-Disc DVD/SACD/CD changer with progressive scan output
• 550 watts total system power (90W X5,100W X1)
• CD-R/RW, Super Audio CD (multi), MP3 playback
• Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro-Logic II decoding
• S-Master full digital amplifier
• Component video and S-video outputs
• 6 speaker system, 5 satellite speakers and subwoofer
• Digital input for satellite TV, etc.
• Tuner with 20 FM + 10 AM station presets
• Digital cinema sound
• Color Coded Speaker Connections
• 2 A/V inputs, 1 A/V output
• Pre-programmed luminous A/V Remote Commander remote control

Customer Reviews

Sounds great, when it works.
I bought and took back this system 3 times. When it worked it was absoulutely incredible. In all three, the subtitles kept coming on in the middle of movies. Drove me nuts. The progressive scan and sound was superb. The first one: on occasion the video would go out while watching a dvd, just turning it off and on again made it work again but it was a pain. The subtitles always came on, after turning them off, over and over again so we exchanged it. The second one: was better with the subtitles. They would only come on once or twice during the movies. The problem with the second one was it would reset itself from component output/progressive scan to interlace. We had to hook it up differently to reset it back to progressive scan. We took it back and tried it one more time. The third one only worked for 4.5 hours before it died alltogether. No power, just went completely dead. It worked great for the 4.5 hours but again the subtitles did come on during the movies. Just too many bugs in this model. It was great when it was working. I'm even tempted to buy it again just to see if I can find one with no flaws! We even bought all the recommended surge protectors and cables but it did no good.

Stay away from this piece of [...]
Mechanism : 1. The Snail-paced disc changing really pisses
me off.
2.The slot loading for the discs has broke twice
within 2 years. You're screwed because manual disc removal
is not possible. Say farewell to the 5 DVD/CD's you have stuck
inside.

Sound: 1.Bass, what bass? My TV gets more bass than this crap.
2.The sound is very muddled and harsh {if thats possible}.
There must some sort of treble suppression to protect
those feeble, fragile and weak speakers.
3.Volume level: Totally inadequate.
Where's the 550 watts?

Anti upgrade design: It seems they{Sony}go out of their way
to thwart your attempts for decent sound.
The evil use of 3 Ohm impedance: Partly to get the wattage ratings higher. The main purpose is to prevent you from
getting better speakers.

Through intensive searching, I found replacement speakers for the front and the sub.
Front: Bose 201/301 series V
Sub : Polk Audio PSW202
Their 4 Ohm nominal impedance gets you by.
The mismatched speakers improve the tonal quality at the expense of surround sound imaging. I think it is a good
trade-off.
A graphic equalizer is a must for an outside cd player or other audio gear. The resulting sound is acceptable. Without one the sound is just too devoid of treble and clarity.

Video: good picture quality but faulty drive and laser pickup. CD's are almost impossible to play because of serious freezing. DvD's skip even with no scratches or smudges.

Reliability: The DvD/CD player portion has died on me.

Please stay away from this overpriced money pit.

Poor Player
Very poor engineering by Sony on this one. I am experiencing the same problems reported by most people

1. DVD's are getting stuck in the player
2. Most DVD's are not playing properly - even a clean DVD will not play well.
3. Subtitles going on and off during the movie

Stay away from this product if you value your money. I have started looking for an alternative.