Comments on: Sony STR-DH800 7.1-Channel Audio Video Receiver (Black)

By: Rylan

Rylan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:37:31 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars
Great sound. Impossible manual
Good: Great sound, lots of HDMI plugs, well-made
Bad: Manual is worthless (read below).
Does anyone know how to get this receiver to show up on my TV?

By: Edmund

Edmund — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:02:12 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Receiver!!!
I thought that I needed new speakers to get better sound from my Blu Rays, but as sone as I plugged the HDMI from the Blu Ray to this receiver the sound was amazing.

By: Prunella

Prunella — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:44:45 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you Sony for another great receiver
I am a long time Sony fan! I purchased my first Sony receiver approx 15 years ago (can’t remember the model off the top of my head, but it was their top of the line one at the…

By: Edie

Edie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:06:36 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice but no upconversion…
Don’t be fooled by the manual or by descriptions on other AV retailer websites… This model does NOT include analog->digital upconversion.

By: Ulfah

Ulfah — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:22:18 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing full-featured receiver for the money
This unit was a replacement for an older Sony receiver and I’m very happy with it so far. Though I haven’t used all the new features in this model yet, I’m impressed with the…

By: Zerlina

Zerlina — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:25:47 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Good value receiver
I bought this receiver as an upgrade to replace my old Sony receiver which finally died. So far it’s been great and does pretty much everything I want it to do for my setup.

By: Helga

Helga — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:56:18 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
sony str-dh800
Great unit! I received in a timely manner and quickly un-crated it. Took less than 10 minutes to remove the old akai unit and install this one. Being new to 7.

By: Muunokhoi

Muunokhoi — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:45:50 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great recieiver for the movie nut on a budget
If you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg or can’t on a high end receiver then this unit will work just fine for you.

By: Octavius

Octavius — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:13:59 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere
I purchased this STR-DH800 amplifier and the 5 disc SONY NC800 DVD/CD player and am VERY DISAPPOINTED.