Customer Reviews
I love this system 
2007-10-23
I bought this system to go with my Sony Bravia 1080i HDTV. Setup was simple and hooking it to my series 3 tivo was easy as pie once I got a digital audio cable. I now have the perfect setup.
Great but Missing one thing. 
2007-10-19
I just purchased the Sony BRAVIA(tm) DAVHDX500 Theater System and I absolutly love it. The instalation is quick and easy, very user friendly. The cords to the rear speakers were much long enough with slack to shove behind the tv. And the sound quality is great. We put in the Fast and the Furious to test it out and it sounds awesome. The ipod dock is also a great feature.
The only thing I don't like is you can't change the bass treble on your own. There is only several pre-programmed settings. If I am wrong and you can change them please let me know but I can't find it. So the loud parts of the movie are super loud and the quite are really low so the mids are lacking a bit.
But overall its a great little system perfect for our house.
A very good starter home theater 2007-10-09
I bought this for my small one bed room apartment and 32" tv. I can say that I'm impressed by the overall quality of the speakers and sub. The set up was painless and easy. There was a lot of included speaker wires that was more than enough for the satellite speakers. The included little microphone was fantastic. Just make sure that you have the cables ready. I had to get a set of audio cable to hook up TV out to the receiver and a HDMI cable to connect the receiver to the TV. There is only one rolled up video/audio input so using it as a true receiver for many devices is painful (unless you get an expensive source switch). The quality of the DVD player is sub par. I mean it's pretty good playing DVDs but it doesn't support USB media or Divx. Overall and excellent set that doesn't look cheap and a great starter set for some one who really wants the surround sound experince.
THE BEST 2007-09-23
I bought the Sony Bravia-DAV-HDX500 Theatre System from Amazon because they had the best price.This system is nice. The sound is excellent and the set was easy. Cords are color coded. Instructions are easy to follow. They even provide a Quick Setup. I would recommend buying this system from Amazon.
High Quality, relatively low price 2007-09-20
It arrived on time. Came with cables, I assembeled them in 30 minutes. It has a very good sound quality. I am totaly pleased with my purchase and would strongly recommend it.
sounds great, but ... 
2008-01-18
The system sounds great. The sound fills the room, but the setup is too complicated. The instruction book is thick, hard to read, and full of technical stuff. I'm using this with a Sony Bravia HD TV, a Dish satellite HD DVR, and a Panasonic VCR/DVD, and I'm still trying to figure it all out. I like the sound very much. I use it every day, but using it can be difficult.
Love our New Home Theater System 2008-01-01
We purchased this home theater system to go with our new 50 inch plasma high definition flat screen TV. We were looking for something that would enhance the sound in our new home theater room and make it as much like being in the cinema as possible. This system has proved to be worth every penny we spent on it. We love the sound. There are several different settings to change the sound for different effects or for different types of movie experiences from action films to musicals. It was very easy to set up right out of the box. The instructions are easy to read. The 5-disc DVD player is a little different to maneuver than our SONY carousel disc changer, but it is a minor thing. It was $150 cheaper than for the same model at Best Buy. We went to look and listen to it first at Best Buy, then came home and purchased it on-line from Amazon. We are really glad we did. We love it!
Good system 2007-10-29
Overall, I like this product. Sounds good, a breeze to set up, and at the price I got it at, I couldn't go wrong. Good starter or second system.
Almost excellent... 2007-10-27
Overall, I'm very happy with this system. The setup is easy, and it sounds great. It does a nice job of upconverting my normal DVDs to my Sony Bravia television. That being said, there are a couple negatives:
1. No HDMI in... so unless you run this through an HDMI switcher, if you only have one HDMI in on your TV, you're screwed! I have a PS3 and this system, and they don't play nice together.
2. The speakers are nice, but they all have a custom plug on the end that goes into the theatre system. So unless you get new wires, or cut these custom ends off yourself, the speakers won't plug into other receivers.
Overall, this is a very nice system, especially for those of you who aren't very tech savvy. And the speakers put out nice sound, and match with my Sony Bravia TV. But if you really want to get your HD devices to play nice together, you need to buy a receiver with at least 3 HDMI in and 1 HDMI out.
DAV-HDX500 2007-10-25
I read many reviews and went and listened to many systems before I bought this system. For what I paid, $299, this system is definitely worth it. It was very easy to set up and use. I did not even read the instruction manual and could easily adjust the system settings. If you are looking for high end audio, this system is not it. If you are looking for a solid family home theater system in a box, this is it. At moderate volume levels the sound is just fine. At high volume levels the system THD, Total Harmonic Distortion, shows up and is annoying. The THD is not an issue when watching movies or listening to music at comfortable levels. If you are looking for a A/V Receiver with multiple inputs, parametric equalization (wide range tone controls), or individually adjustable sub woofer volume, this is not it. If you are looking for a plug and play system that is very easy to use, this is it. I have this connected with a Sony Bravia TV and it works very well and matches the styling very well. Since the HDX500 has only one input, I run every thing through the TV and use the TV variable volume to control the input to the HDX500. You can select various audio preset equalization settings for CDs, MP3s, gaming, etc... I still use my high end audio system to listen to music at high volume levels.
