Looks OK on the face of it but the specs say it has no additional hdmi inputs or any optical/coax audio inputs, which really limits its use to playing Dvd's or media from USB input. Unless I'm missing something.
rev6 to EportJake
11 Dec 161#2
Indeed, very limited.
qwerta369
11 Dec 16#3
Sony Outlet?
Centres Direct is a private firm from Northern Ireland. Nothing to do with Sony.
jameshothothot
11 Dec 16#4
only got if hdmi in for me
jaydeeuk1
11 Dec 162#5
Near HD upscaling... So SD then
Like saying my TV picture is nearly 3d.
Sunrayho to jaydeeuk1
11 Dec 16#6
I'm not sure, is it? I thought Upscaling was an improvement on SD; but of course not up to 'Actual' HD standard. I'll go by your assessment though!
sam_of_london
11 Dec 162#7
In this age of 4k uhd blue ray and Hdr, this is sd. Very old waste of money.
jaydeeuk1
11 Dec 161#8
Well HD is defined by its vertical resolution, and is generally agreed to be a minimum of 720 pixels. Plasmas of old managed to fudge things by using rectangular pixels in 1024x768 format. DVD (SD) is 576 pixels. So 'near' HD could well be upscaled to 577 pixels. Marketing **** basically. Plug a zx spectrum in to a 4k tv and you can say it's upscaled to 4k. It ain't though and will look better on an old CRT screen!
Sunrayho
11 Dec 16#9
Great, many thanks for the clarification JD. So basically this system upscales; but only to between 577 and 719 pixels. Not at all near HD then eh.
LOUGHBORO GUY
11 Dec 162#10
I like Sony
Gollywood to LOUGHBORO GUY
11 Dec 16#13
What's her full name? :wink:
zippypants to LOUGHBORO GUY
11 Dec 16#14
I like the Audi / VW range,but don't like every product because it's got their name on it.
SpencerUk
11 Dec 16#11
doesn't look like it supports DTS decoding
simate
11 Dec 161#12
This is from the 90's!
craigstephens
11 Dec 162#15
You're new here, are you?
UrWrong
12 Dec 16#16
Not true "THIS WEBSITE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY INDEPENDENT RETAILERS WHO TRADE AS SONY CENTRES UNDER LICENCE FROM SONY EUROPE LTD. ALL SALES ARE WITH THE SONY CENTRES DIRECTLY AND NOT WITH SONY EUROPE LTD"
trd
12 Dec 16#17
Stupid deal. If this is hot then will someone please pay me £35 for my older Sony DAV setup? It's like this one minus USB input... any takers? Thought not.
In 2016 any surround system needs either HDMI or optical inputs... FFS!
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Centres Direct is a private firm from Northern Ireland. Nothing to do with Sony.
Like saying my TV picture is nearly 3d.
In 2016 any surround system needs either HDMI or optical inputs... FFS!