Product Description

The ideal choice for first-time home theater system buyer seeking to experience 5.1-channel surround sound, or a great value solution for a second home theater system in the house. It combines a 5-disc DVD/CD changer, 1000 watts of home theater power, and an included iPod dock for enjoying your tunes. With the optional S-AIR receiver/speakers system, you can now easily send your music wirelessly to another room in your home. Using exclusive Sony S-AIR technology, multi-room audio distribution is a cinch to set up. The DAVHDX285 can even control a select number of BRAVIA televisions with BRAVIA Sync via the HDMI interface.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #396 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Sony
• Model: DAV-HDX285
• Dimensions: 3.30" h x 16.30" w x 17.00" l, 11.40 pounds

Features

• Powerful 1000 Watts
• HDMI Upscaling to 1080P of DVD Media
• Multi-room S-AIR Technology (S-Air Ready)
• iPod dock with music and video playback
• Digital Direct Twin-Drive Subwoofer for great bass sound

Customer Reviews

Loss power after a week
I've own previous Sony HTIB systems and decided to upgrade to this system to increase quality and sound. You'd think the newer the model the better the upgrades, but I didn't see any improvements to the last model. See the reviews for the hdx275, both systems are basically identical. The only thing Sony decided to do was give this line of product an aesthetic make-over, a tried and true marketing gimmick. Anyway, I just wanted to be the first to say that after a week of use, the receiver all of a sudden loss power in the middle of normal DVD play. It's been sitting at one of Sony's "certified" service centers for over 3 weeks while they're still trying to figure out what went wrong. Pretty frustrating especially after having to pay postage out of pocket to send it there! I'm rating this system 3 stars because when it was working, it produced great sound and picture for the price you pay; budget system for a budget price. My only other complaint is that the sound level needs to be set pretty high for normal volume. On my older models of the same line, the sould level never needed to be set as high for the same amount of volume.

impressie sound
I bought this product but am not using it for any kind of video display so I can't speak to it for that. I'm using it as a sound system for my ipod and computer and it hasn't let me down. The sound really packs a punch and is really nice if you use the right equalizer to get the proper balance in sound. The only drawback is that it doesn't put out any sound when using these functions through the center speaker so really its just like having a 4.1 system unless you use it as a surround system for a tv. It goes pretty loud considering i haven't really gone above 22 volume even though it goes up to 34. The balance is really good, although I tend to like a little more bass in my music, which it offers plenty of. Great system that isn't too pricey. Would recommend to anyone who wants an easy way to get out of having to use a 2.1 system on a laptop.

Good Product Good Price
I recently purchased the Sony Bravia HDX285 home theater. I was looking for quality sound and a reliable product. The sound quality is very good. My living room is smaller and the Bass is impressive. I have not played with all the features yet but the system was easy to set up and the features I have used DVD, Ipod and Surround sound for my satellite TV all work great. I research multiple home theaters before I chose this one and I am glad I pick this system. I would recommend this system to my friends.