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Sony STR-DG510 Home Theater Receiver | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $250.00
Buy Used: $167.00
You Save: $83.00 (33%)
New (5) from $179.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22
Dimensions (in): 17 x 12.3 x 6.2
MPN: STRDG510
Model: STRDG510
UPC: 027242705685
EAN: 0027242705685
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 5.1 channel home theater receiver with 100 Watts-per-channel | | • | Accepts 1080i signal through HDMI | | • | HDMI pass-through with 2 inputs and 1 output | | • | Optimized for Blu-ray disc and other HD sources | | • | Dolby Digital, Pro Logic II, and DTS decoding |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Deliver serious power to your surround sound system with the advanced performance of the Sony STR-DG510 Home Theater Receiver. Featuring 500 total watts from 5.1 channels and A/V Sync for precision integration with today's flat panel televisions, this system provides amazing sound reproduction for TV programs and movies. And powerful HDMI™ connectivity allows uncompressed 1080i video to pass directly to your HDMI-compatible television for crystal clear images. Other features like Digital Cinema Sound™ and digital cinema auto calibration recreate the mood that Hollywood's finest intended, and they do it all automatically.
Product Description
Deliver serious power to your surround sound system with the advanced performance of the STR-DG510 audio video receiver. Featuring 500 total watts from five channels and A/V Sync for precision integration with today's flat panel televisions, this system provides amazing sound reproduction for TV programs and movies. And powerful HDMI connectivity allows uncompressed 1080i video to pass directly to your HDMI-compatible television for crystal clear images. Other features like Digital Cinema Sound and digital cinema auto calibration recreate the mood that Hollywood's finest intended, and they do it automatically.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...
 Excellent Value October 1, 2007
55 out of 59 found this review helpful
First of all, I can't stand it when people rate decent products with 1 star. This product can be misleading, but is still a great value. Rating this product at 1 star because there are better, more expensive receivers out there is just foolish. This product is great... for the price.
Good luck finding a receiver at this price that has this many inputs and this feature set. No audio on the HDMI out? Who cares! The audio is supposed to go through the receiver anyway! And for the guy who says this isn't good for the XBOX 360... hook it into the SAT input. That's component video and optical audio. What's the problem? I'm pretty sure no xbox 360 game supports 1080p yet anyway, so this is perfectly alright.
One nice feature about this receiver is that it comes with a special microphone that hooks into the front. If you place the microphone near where you would normally be sitting, the receiver will adjust the speaker output to optimize the surround sound.
All the negative reviews I've seen here are unjustified. This is a great product for the price. You will not find another receiver in this price range that compares. I'm very happy with it... now all I need are some decent speakers and a powered sub.
 Good value, but not for XBox 360 July 16, 2007
29 out of 33 found this review helpful
The physical quality of the receiver is OK. The menus are ultra primitive but fairly functional. If you have a certain arrangement of hardware, this may be a great deal for you.
But for your surround sound, it is misleading about the 2 optical, 1 coax connections, and how they work with the component video in options. Basically, you get this:
SAT: component video + optical audio
DVD: component video + coax audio
VID2: HDMI video + optical audio
This is not flexible. If your hardware doesn't fit into this arrangement, this is not the unit for you.
XBox 360 owners have good reason to not like this arrangement. XBox 360 only uses component video + optical audio, so it won't work as either "DVD" or "VID2."
If that works for you, then the sound quality is acceptable, and the video passthrough is nice--I was previously having to switch inputs with my TV remote, which was very tedious. This makes an acceptable driver for a low-cost arrangement with smaller speakers.
This is definitely a low-end receiver, though, and maxes out at 1080i. If you are working with 1080p players and TVs, you'll need to spend more than this.
 Misleading November 26, 2007
10 out of 25 found this review helpful
I just got this unit and must say that I am disappointed. It maybe because I was expecting it fully decode hdmi audio instead of having another optical in for the same source. So when I connect my PS3 I can not listen to full uncompressed audio in LPCM which is available only in hdmi. If you have only optical audio to take care of, you will be find with this receiver. But if you are looking at it just because it has "HDMI", beware and read the fine prints.
Piece of Crap September 20, 2007
8 out of 19 found this review helpful
A co-worker of mine bought this receiver and had me come over to hook everything up. He got it because he wanted to eliminate as many wires as possible. Well come to find out the HDMI only does video, NOT audio. Also like someone else pointed out you cannot change any of the audio inputs so you are stuck with only one option. I would recommend spending a little extra money on something better, which should not be hard to find!
Disappointment December 3, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased this receiver to replace my ten-year old Sony, which has been a superb receiver for my home theater. In a nutshell, it was a disappointing experience; the unit would not drive my Polk sub-woofer and the sound seemed tin-like, with an annoying echo. I couldn't find a sound field I liked with this one. I returned the unit to the store and will keep looking. I should have known - you get what you pay for. Would not recommend.
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