Sony DAV HDX501W Bravia 5 Disc Home Theater System with HDMI connectivity
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Manufacturer: Sony
Model: DAV-HDX501W
Publisher: Sony
Label: Sony
Features for Sony DAV HDX501W Bravia 5 Disc Home Theater System with HDMI connectivity:
- XM Connect-and-Play Ready: Connect the optional Connect-and-Play antenna, sign up for XM service and enjoy the variety of digital radio with the superior sound quality of an A/V receiver
- Multi Speaker Formation: Select from the on screen display to configure the system for different speaker layout
- Music/Movie Mode: System automatically adjusts sound characteristics to match the source (movie vs. music)
- Disc Capacity: 5
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Customer Reviews
Home Theatre System HDX501W 
2007-11-22
Really a great system. Keep in mind those rear speakers hook to an amp that reqires 110v. I had a little problem finding 110v for these speakers. All together it took me about three hours to get the system hooked up and working. Really a unique way to balance out all of the speakers.
Average 
2008-01-30
Picked one from local Sams club for 477. In my view this is below average home theatre system.
1. Not so many connections. It should be 1080P/24 and should have HDMI in. Then only you can connect any BD / HD player or PS3 for high quality sound.
2. Sound is fine but not many controls. Not so friendly Remote or on-screen display. Should have EQ displayed at least.
3. Bravia synchronization, Wireless speakers and iPOD doc are nice features I fell for. Anyway spent 3 hours to unpack, install & Learn. I wish to adjust with this system since I do not have much time to return / exchange.
I advise to go for a better BD/HD home theatre system even if you need to wait for. Do not care much for Bravia synchronization though the feature is nice.
Very Nice System 2008-01-24
I bought the HDX 501W and Im very happy with the sound and picture quality. (It is also compatable with a Blu Ray Player.) It upscales all of my older dvd's to look new again. However...a few of my older rewrite dvds are not compatable with this player. Set up took me about 3.5 hours and is very simple. Follow the owners manual step by step. Concert dvd's sound amazing! You can hear every note with a clarity that is similar to being there live. Before buying this system I had purchased a 5.1 Panasonic with wireless speakers and it was horrible. I returned it and found the Sony Bravia to be my new favorite addition to my home. Great system for the price. I love it.
Misleading technology! 
2008-01-19
Well, you'd think that a component with "HD" in its name would indicate that it would actually play HD format discs... NOT SO!!! 8-(
While the Sony DAV-HDS501W seems like it should play HD discs, it only plays the following formats:
DVD VIDEO
DVD-RW/DVD-R
DVD+RW/DVD+R
VIDEO CD (Ver 1.1 and 2.0 discs)/Audio CD
CD-RW/CD-R (audio data) (MP3 files) (JPEG files)
better than bose 3-2-1 
2007-12-19
This is for the HDX 501W.
We bought a Bose 321 and returned it to the store (see my review on it). We then bought this much cheaper system, fully expecting to be disappointed and exchange it for the expensive Bose Lifestyle Systems - the cheapest of which is 3 times the price of the Bravia.
However, we were pleasantly surprised, it has done well. The sound is good. The wireless rear speakers provide good support.
We watched a DVD - and I thought a neighbor had shot off a rocket; one of the speakers was near a window and was playing a rocket being fired!
- it has a 1080p upconvertor DVD player
- rear speakers connect wirelessly
- microphone + player configures speakers to acoustics of room
- front speakers have stands, there is an ipod connector
- hdmi output to connect to hdtv
If there is any con, it is that there is not too much control for the subwoofer. Some tracks have a thump even with dynamic bass turned off; my wife doesnt like not being able to turn it off; we shall read the manual someday to learn how to!
Otherwise, excellent value. I am quite satisfied.
DAV-HDX500 2007-12-13
Picture quality is very good - upconverted DVD's have much better picture quality than with nonupconverted DVD's on an analog TV. Volume doesn't go very high - "normal" volume on DVD's is close to Max. Would have preferred faster single disk DVD changer to the slow, noisy multidisc changer provided. Not as many inputs onthe back as I would like. The large number of parts in the box were intimidating, however it went together easily.
