Sony ES BDV-IT1000ES 5.1 Channel Home Theater System
By admin On January 30th, 2010
- Blu-ray/DVD Integrated ES Home Theater System
- 5 ¿incredibly thin¿powerful speakers
- S-AIR wireless for rear speakers (included)
- HDMI Repeater (2 ins/1 out)
- IR in/outfor custom Installation
Product Description
Enjoy the magic of Hollywood from the comfort of home with the BDV-IT1000ES 5.1-channel Blu-ray Disc player home theater system. It epitomizes performance and style with Full HD 1080p resolution for amazing pictures and beautiful sound with exclusive, incredibly thin speaker technology. With two HDMI inputs and infrared (IR) in/out, you can connect and control additional compatible HD sources. Make the most of your Blu-ray Disc entertainment and download available b… More >>
Sony ES BDV-IT1000ES 5.1 Channel Home Theater System
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SirGromit Says: January 30th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
One issue is that if you are using the Component output, white flashes in your source will cause the Component output to drop out for about two seconds. Using the HDMI output does not seem to have this issue. Also can be expanded to 7.1 via an optional S-AIR receiver and your own speakers.
Rating: 3 / 5
H. Dinh Says: January 30th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I had issues with the wireless rear speakers when it would drop off intermittently. This was very frustrating. Part of the fix is to have a good shielded HDMI cable but the real fix is to improve the wireless connection. This can be easily done by wrapping the transmitter and receiver modules with wires to act as an antenna coil. About 5 loops are all you need on each module. Love the system because of the slick thin bar speakers and the sound quality.
Rating: 4 / 5
Y. J. Chen Says: January 31st, 2010 at 12:24 am
This system is small but has very powerful bass. But be aware the hight of the speakers is only 22″. So the speaker stands may need for placing under the front and rear surround speakers.
Network update function is really good and easy. Just plug-in the network cable, and select the “network update” on the menu, the system automatically check the and install the updates.
Rating: 4 / 5
G. Chung Says: January 31st, 2010 at 12:29 am
Easy to install. At first, the remote back wireless box for rear speakers wouldn’t work. Tech support said to turn off all wireless devices in the house so I unplugged the cordless phone, reset the box, and turned the phone back on. Now it works great so long as I don’t turn off the remote box after finish watching the movies. Leave it on. You can place the speakers any distance from your ears and program the distance of each one into the receiver. Then you can adjust the volume of each of 6 speakers individually. Old DVD’s play much sharper on this system. Picture is sharper and fills the screen perfectly. Yes, Blu-ray DVD’s do look better, but I don’t like waiting so long for it to load, and I don’t like startting from the beginning of the movie again after I turn off the system for the evening. After hearing and seeing the results, I know I bought the right system. $2000 is money well spent. Buy it. You’ll love it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Pamela R. Heath Says: January 31st, 2010 at 2:02 am
This system was beautifully packed and came with clear step by step instructions. Several hours of work later, everything was up and running perfectly. The auto-calibration microphone was amazing – within a minute it the surround sound was balanced, and I was popping in CDs to check out the sound. I was surprised that you could really hear the difference in quality of the recordings. The sound itself is very good, sometimes excellent. It has no problem reading music CDs I burned on my computer. Once in awhile I notice a bit of weakness in the mid-tones, but it handles low tones and high notes with ease. It’s truly remarkable considering the tiny size of the speakers. It also has a nice radio setup.
You understand just what this setup was created to handle when you listen to a blu-ray disc. The sound is amazing–every bit as good as a theatre. It also does an excellent job of upscaling DVDs, so you don’t have to spend a fortune upgrading your movie collection.
There are only 2 things I wish were different. One is that it is equally slow to load and play any disc. A CD takes as long to be recognized and available to play as does a Blu-ray disc. This is annoying, especially as you have to hit the play button twice to get the CD to actually play. The other problem is that you can’t setup your system without turning on a monitor that it’s hooked up to. The minimalistic controls look great, but are in some ways not as practical as having more buttons you can use–you have to scroll laboriously through menus to get the function you want. However, at least it remembers whatever you were last using (like CD, radio, or TV) and starts there again.
Overall, I’m very pleased with this sound system. It does a good to excellent job of playing music and a superb job with movies. Furthermore, it was a snap to upgrade the firmware, and I haven’t had a DVD yet that it couldn’t play, and play well. I’d recommend it for anyone with a Sony TV, especially if you don’t want to string wires across the room (the rear speakers use a wireless transmitter).
The only extra you might want is to have more S-air units. This 5.1 system can be converted to 7.1 with an extra S-air pair of speakers, and it can even handle a third S-air unit in another room.
Rating: 4 / 5