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The Sony STR-DH500 offers the benefits of an HDMI-equipped AV receiver, from a quality brand at a bargain price.
Coming complete with 3 HDMI inputs and an HDMI monitor output, the STRDH500 is the ideal centre of a modern home cinema system. Simply plug in your HDMI-equipped sources and take a single lead to your TV - cutting down on cabling and making it easy to switch between inputs.
Although optimised for HDMI, Sony hasn't forgotten about other sources. With a wide range of inputs and outputs for component, phono, digital optical and coaxial, this Sony home cinema receiver is able to operate at the heart of the most comprehensive of home cinema systems. A feature unique to Sony is their Digital Media Port. When used with a selection of optional components, this allows for the integration of a wide range of media products, including Apple's iPod.
Although technically advanced, setting up requires only a minimum of time. BRAVIA Sync links to other Sony BRAVIA products via the HDMI to give exceptional ease of use. Digital Cinema Sound optimises the settings to your room's requirements - at the touch of a button.
Finished to Sony's usual high standards, the STR-DH500 makes for the perfect introduction to the exciting world of home cinema.
| Remote Control | Is an Infra-red remote control included? | |
| Dolby Decoder | Dolby analogue surround sound system - for TV and video. Pro-Logic II features stereo effect rears, whilst Pro-Logic IIx can output in 6.1 or 7.1. Pro-Logic IIz is the latest system and enables greater flexibility in expanding a 5.1 playback system to 7.1, or a 7.1 system to 9.1. | Pro-Logic II |
| 2/2.1/5.1/6.1/7.1/9.1/.2 | The number of channels. 2 or 2.1 systems are used by stereo receivers. 5.1 is the basic surround standard. 6.1 adds a rear centre. 7.1 adds side effect speakers. 9.1 adds further 'high' front effect speakers. .2 adds a second subwoofer for more even, balanced bass. | 5.1 |
| Dts | Digital Theatre System - a rival to Dolby Digital. DTS-ES is a 6.1 format that offers a rear centre speaker. | DTS |
| Thx | THX certification ensures a high standard of performance. Select, Select2 and Select2 Plus certify small systems while Ultra, Ultra2 and Ultra2 Plus certify home cinema systems designed to be used in larger rooms. "2" is the current standard with "2 Plus" adding additional THX technologies such as loudness level control. | |
| Video Inputs | Inputs for visual sources - this is usually the number of composite inputs on both front and rear of unit. | 3 |
| Audio Inputs | Inputs for hi-fi sources - CD, aux etc - on rear of unit | 4 |
| Built-In Tuner | Built-in analogue, digital, and internet radio? | FM/AM |
| Coaxial Outputs | Number of coaxial digital outputs to loop digital information through. | 0 |
| Coaxial Inputs | Number of coaxial digital inputs to input digital sources such as DVD player | 1 |
| Optical Outputs | Number of optical digital outputs to loop digital sources through. | 0 |
| Optical Inputs | Number of optical digital inputs to input digital sources such as DVD players | 2 |
| Sub Out | Does it have a seperate connection for subwoofer | |
| Multi-Channel Input | Does it have a multi-channel analogue input? - uses 6 or 9 RCA phono sockets and allows for the connection of Blu-ray players with built-in digital decoders. | |
| Power Output | Maximum power output per channel - RMS into 8 ohms | 85 x 5 |
| Hdmi | Is an HDMI socket set included? HDMI offers the highest quality, digital connection. The numbers given relate to the number of HDMI inputs/outputs. | 3 in/1 out |
| Dolby Digital Plus/dolby Truehd | Are DDP or TrueHD included? Dolby Digital Plus is the next-generation, "better-than-DVD" sound processor and works up to 7.1 channels. TrueHD is Dolby's current ultimate system and has been designed specifically to get the full potential from HD-DVD and Blu-ray. | No/No |
| Dts High Res Audio/dts Master Audio | Are DTS HRA or MA included? DTS-HD High Resolution Audio delivers sound even more accurate and consistent than standard DTS. It has been designed to extract the most from HD-DVD and Blu-ray. DTS-HD Master Audio takes this one step further and is capable of delivering audio that is bit-for-bit identical to the original. | No/No |
| Hdmi Audio | Does the HDMI interface carry multi-channel audio? Only newer versions of HDMI carry multi-channel audio as well as video signals. | |
| Multiroom | Does the product feature multiroom compatibility? This can either be passive (pre), which requires additional amplification or active (powered - just add speakers). | |
| Dimensions | Dimensions of unit (W x D x H) mm. | 430 x 322 x 158 |
| Weight | Weight of unit,unboxed, in Kg | 7.4 |
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