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Sony's Bravia BDV-IT1000 All-in-One Blu-ray Home Theatre Experience
Posted by Sean Fallon at 7:23 AM on August 29, 2008
It was only a matter of time before Sony squeezed out an all-in-one Blu-ray home theatre system, and their new Bravia BDV-IT1000 seems to fit that void quite nicely. Some of the highlight features include: 700W of total power, slim speakers thanks to finger-sized full-range drive units, wireless rear speakers, two HDMI inputs and support for Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. No word on a price or a release date, but I wouldn't doubt that this beauty will be stateside in the near future.
BDV-IT1000 at a glance
* Super-slim speakers made possible by finger-sized full-range drive units
* All-in-one home cinema system with integrated Blu-ray Disc drive
* Full HD 1080/24p picture quality with Deep Colour and x.v.Colour
* Wireless rear speakers for great surround effects without cables
* BD-Live Ready: upgradable to Profile 2.0 for extra content and downloads via Ethernet port
* DVD upscaling to 1080p
* Two HDMI input terminals for connection of games consoles, HD TV decoder boxes or other sources, and one HDMI output
* Optical digital and analogue stereo inputs. Also composite/component video in
* Upconversion to HDMI for analogue sources
* Fast, perfect 'one-touch' set-up with Digital Cinema Auto Calibration
* BRAVIA Sync for integrated operation with other Sony components
* XrossMediaBar onscreen display for simple, logical operation of all functions
* Connectivity with Network WALKMAN® and iPod® players, Bluetooth devices and home Wi-Fi networks via DIGITAL MEDIA PORT, plus Portable Audio Enhancer
* 700W total power: 5x100W plus 2x100W for subwoofer, using efficient, high-quality 32-bit S-Master digital amplification
[Sony via Sony Insider]
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jackfrost132
Posted 8:05 AM 29/8/08
Even with those slim speakers, I think the chenster is gonna have a bit of trouble getting it all down his pants.
jackfrost132
takashimiike Ultimate
Posted 7:50 AM 29/8/08
Are those speakers? They look like high tech blow darts.
takashimiike Ultimate
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 7:44 AM 29/8/08
All it needs is a "Neutralize Venom" setting.
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
bosskev
Posted 7:36 AM 29/8/08
Looks cool and all...but shouldn't those coat racks come with arms?
bosskev
s0crates82
Posted 8:14 AM 29/8/08
I'd be concerned with the directionality of the main speakers. Kneejerk assumption is that imaging would be terrible.
s0crates82
TheFaze
Posted 8:43 AM 29/8/08
It sure doesn't take long for haters to hop on the hate bandwagon, huh? Anyways...
I think it looks really nice, esp with the wireless element, which makes it so much better. I just don't understand why it is said to be "upgradeable to Profile 2.0." Umm, the PS3 is already at 2.0, so why can't this ship at 2.0? I guess it might be due to the long process of planning the product to manufacturing and then shipping to retailers. If it's scheduled for fall release in Japan, there's a good chance it's already being made. At least it's upgradeable...
TheFaze
heroineworshipper
Posted 9:43 AM 29/8/08
Yet another way to repackage that Pioneer player.
heroineworshipper
robinandtami
Posted 9:33 AM 29/8/08
I can't imagine how speakers that narrow could possibly produce quality home theater sound with current speaker technology.
This thing probably costs about $2000, and for that price you could get a PS3, an Onkyo TX SR 606 receiver, and a set of SBS speakers and totally blow this system out, sound AND feature wise.
robinandtami
bluebledthesea
Posted 12:55 AM 30/8/08
@robinandtami: Did you mean the SBS speakers from SVS? If so I totally agree. They would blow this system away at half the price.
bluebledthesea
videoCWK
Posted 4:30 AM 30/8/08
This will probably sound just like their really really super mega small surround system. It's even got the same sub. It essentially sounds like a Bose system, but a bit worse.
videoCWK
misterwho
Posted 6:54 AM 30/8/08
How can it be "All-in-One" when it's not all (no TV) and it's not one (I count 8 pieces)? Please change the headline to "Most-in-Eight"
misterwho
robinandtami
Posted 3:07 AM 31/8/08
@bluebledthesea: Those be the ones!
robinandtami
DrDJ
Posted 9:05 AM 3/9/08
Apparently this uses a unique speaker technology although is does use a similar sub to the IS10 i.e. one that covers mid-range as well as bass
DrDJ