Sony HT7100DH Component Home Theater System with HDMI
See it at Amazon.com for $349.95Average Customer Rating
(4.0 out of 5)
Amazon Customer Reviews
Most Helpful First | Newest First (4 out of 5)Happy non-audioplile
Just purchased this system to go along with my 52" Sharp HDTV. I have been looking for several months to find a suitable system. I even brought a Bose system home only to find out it does not have an HDMI interface. This system has that and more. I am a non-audiophile who just wants good sound when watching TV and movies. This system certainly provides that. The connections are reasonably staight forward and use standard cabling unlike some system that have custom cabling that is often too short for proper installation. The only negative is the fine print on the receiver and DVD player. I need to have a flashlight to read it. Otherwise I am extremely happy.
(3 out of 5)Good for the money
Amazon had a screaming deal on this so I picked it up for about half price of Best Buy and other retailers.
The included speakers are pretty weak, I ended up using my old speakers instead.
The included speaker wire is long, but very thin. I bought my own.
The HDMI pass through works as advertised and the sound is good through better quality speakers.
Not a whole lot of configuration options and not a ton of inputs, but this is a very decent unit for the price.
The upscaling DVD changer works great and is probably the best feature of the bundle.
(4 out of 5)great deal...I'm happy with it
I've had this for a few weeks now and I'm happy with it. The reciever and speakers sound fine, and the 5-disc DVD player is very nice. My dislikes with this are that it comes with two remotes, one for the DVD an one for the reciever. I purchased a Harmony remote that works great, so it's not that big of a deal but still...why two remotes for one system? My other dislike is that all the menu's and options for the reciever are a bit difficult to navigate. I appreciate the clean appearance of the receiver (not a lot of knobs/buttons), and it's a bonus that the kids aren't always playing with it but...if I want to change the sound/tone level of a speaker it takes me seveal attempts to get to the right menu. In time, once I get used to the navigation, I'm sure it won;t bother me as much but in the beginning, it can be a little frustrating.
DVD player is great. The one thing I love about it is that it handles jpeg discs, with audio too! I was really impressed with this and given the we have a new LCD on the wall, it is a truly great feature to have. I did one already and my wife was over the top thrilled with it, and the kids like seeing themselves up on the big screen too. Overall, the DVD player plays fine, looks good, and with the 5 discs it's nice to keep a few of the kids movies in there rather than swapping them out individually. It also remembers the position of each disc when you stop it so you can pick right up where you left off. Plays MP3's fine too, but I don't think you can randomize the playback, either that or maybe I just haven't figured it out yet, not sure.
(4 out of 5)Good stuff at a good price
Received equipment in good order and in a timely fashion(4 days). Set up was easy. I love that you can tune the speakers to your listening position with the microphone they include. So far(4 weeks) no problems and good clear quality sound.
(3 out of 5)Okay, good but..
a disappointment for a Sony product. The speakers are pretty whimmpy...you have to fine tune the levels of each to get a good setting for yourself...the autocal system for sound is a nice feature, but the best results prolly will need your own tuning...the subwoofer is pretty bulky...the receiver is good...the DVD 5-disc changer is a nice feature, you can use it as a 5-disc CD chger if you like...yes, you would serve well if you have an optical cable...the speaker wires connections can be tricky and difficult - depends on how well experience you are with these things...this is definitely not a plug and play system...will take time and patience for the hookup and fine tuning of the sound...but once you have spent some hrs on such, you will do fine...I'd not pay 600 bucks full price for the system in some bigbox stores...but at 400-500, it is ok...this is no Bose lifestyle system...but it doesn't cost 2000 bucks for the Bose system either...you get what you pay for...but for a Sony product, I was hoping the performance be a bit more robust, esp. with those whimmpy speakers...