| | |  | Other Electronics | Home » » » » Sony STR-DG810 6.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver | | | | | | | Description: | | Sony 6.1 Channel 110watts A/V Receiver | | | Features: | |
• 6-channel home theater receiver with 110 Watts-per-channel
• Optimized for Blu-ray disc and other HD sources
• BRAVIA Theater Sync
• Digital media port
• XM satellite radio ready
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 20.86 pounds | | Package Length:
| 20.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 17.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 10.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 23.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 42 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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62 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 A cost-effective unitMay 03, 2007
By ronster
I got this for it's HDMI switching capability. It does this well and that's a welcome accomplishment for $300 at this point in time. There is now 1 cable! from the HD DVD player to the recvr and 1 cable! from the satellite recvr and 1 cable to the plasma monitor. That's pretty exciting in my book. The prior reviewer seemed to expect it to do analog to digital conversion of video signals. That's far from realistic at this price point, but it seems like the 910 may do that. For me this receiver replaces an older Sony ES (high end) with better amplication. One knows the 810 is a step down just from its reduced weight. But in my simple home theater context I'm very happy with this recvr's capability. Of course, I've only had it a week. It has a nice blend of features, and even at this level its manual is a bit daunting re the features to be learned. For my wife, it's handy that it allows you to rename inputs. So, instead of SAT appearing on the display I changed it to DIRECTV, and I changed VIDEO2 to EMPTY. Radio stations can be preset and named too. Regardless of which input you switch to, it remembers your last sound settings for it -- that's helpful. When you insert headphones for late night tv watching, it senses that, turns off the speakers and optimizes the sound fields for 2 channel listening. Very nice. I hope it gives me many years of service.
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
3 HDMI inputs at bargain priceMay 17, 2007
By L. Ross
"amazontrader"
If you want 3 HDMI inputs and don't want upconversion of non-hdmi inputs (a mixed bag anyway) or on-screen display (something that is useful for the initial setup but that you won't use often), then this is a bargain. I think Sony aimed this receiver at the user who wants the "sweet spot" between features and cost, and this fits the bill. Good picture and sound quality and the display on the receiver front is easy to read, which makes up for the lack of on-screen display. The microphone speaker setup was easy to do, but I found the results to be a bit off, so I made minor adjustments, which was simple to do. A good receiver with advanced features for a good price. You won't find anything else with 3 hdmi inputs at this low price.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Beautiful ReceiverMay 30, 2007
By JackT
The STR-DG810 is a well thought out system, although one has to read the manual. The receiver has many functions that can be setup with the remote control or the face of the receiver. The automatic speaker setup is a neat function. I put the setup mic on a camera tripod positioned where I sit to view TV at ear level as recommended by Sony. The sound levels from each speaker are terrific.
I waited until the 2007 line was released by Sony so I could get the HMDI functions and marry them to my Sony 40" 1080p HDTV. The two HDMI input connections work fine. One has my cable input, the other has the LG upconvert DVD. When I switch the DVD on, the receiver automatically senses it and switches the output to the TV. I purchased an XM Mini-Tuner and Antenna combination from Amazon for this receiver. After registering the tuner with XM Radio, the receiver performs as expected.
The receiver setup allows one to change the names of the various functions that one can select. For example, I changed SAT to CABLE, so my wife can remember which function turns the cable onto the TV. She knows that turning on the DVD player automatically inputs the movie she wants to watch. Now, guys, that's worth the price of the system!
As I said earlier, read the manual to setup the receiver. The manual was written by folks that speak English.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Great for Modern EquipmentFeb 08, 2008
By JT was Here
I have a Blu-Ray DVD Player, TiVo HD, and an LCD television, so I figured it was time to upgrade my sound system. Using HDMI cables to connect all components, this receiver works great and the surround sound was as good as I had hoped for (for both regular DVDs, Blu-Ray DVDs, and TV shows in HD). What I like is all of the different listening modes it offers, anywhere from basic 2-channel stereo to Dolby Pro Logic IIx to their own Sony studio pre-set movie modes. This is particularly good if you don't want to hook up all 6 speakers, it'll work just fine and still sound great with only 5 (or even just the front three and a sub woofer). The menu system is a little confusing at first, but once you get a handle on it it's easy to work with for adjusting different volume levels to your preference.
One note: when I first hooked it all up, during the quiet parts of movies I noticed an irritating hissing noise in the background. This is because I hooked up an old-school RCA cable (red and white plugs) from my TV out to the TV in on the back of the receiver. I did this only because I was short an extra HDMI cable for my XBOX 360 at the time, so I had hooked it up directly to the TV instead of running it through the receiver. Anyway, by simply removing the RCA cable the hiss was completely eliminated, so if you encounter the same problem it's probably something along those lines. Also, if I ever did want to use the TV out for some reason and send the sound to the receiver, I'd simply need to buy a digital audio cable and that would work fine (it makes sense when you think about it). For now, though, with 3 HDMI in plugs in the back, there's no reason to do so.
Another mistake a lot of people make when setting up a receiver like this is not reading the manual. Do it, you'll be glad you did. You'll also want to read your DVD player's manual (especially if you have Blu-ray) to make sure all of the settings are correct. More often than not, they won't be (you'll want to change the DVD output from PCM to Bitstream, for example) if you want to get the most out of this receiver's multi-sound-channel capabilities.
Anyway, a great price for what it can do.
17 of 20 found the following review helpful:
HDMIMay 31, 2007
By J. Wagner
This is the first amp i've bought since college, and I am overly impressed. It only does 6.1, whereas everyone at Best Buy and Circuit City will tell you that you need 7.1 for the less than 10 movies that exist with 7.1 sound. You cannot find a better price anywhere, nor can you find a better amp with 3 HDMI inputs and one output, my 360, HDDVR, and PS3 are all running into the amp through HDMI, and it works perfectly.
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