Bring on the home-theater experience!

How would you define "home theater"? How about with a 5-disc DVD player, 5.1-channel surround-sound speaker system, and 1000W of output power? How about with the Sony BRAVIA DAV-HDX285? Definitely. Experience your massive DVD home-video library like never before thanks to the high-performance, highly affordable DAVHDX285 from Sony. Not only can you quickly switch between 5 DVDs stored within the DVD player/receiver unit, but you enjoy each of them on 5.1 channels of surround sound fueled by 1000W. Just push PLAY.

An 'upscale' DVD player

You might be thinking, "Hey, I just bought a brand new 1080p HDTV from you guys, and now you want me to buy a DVD player?" While DVDs do contain 480i standard-definition content, the DAV-HDX285 has a cool trick up its sleeve — 1080p upscaling via HDMI. Video processing technology upscales DVD video content to 1080p, the highest resolution currently available. So, not only will you be enjoying your favorite DVDs in 5.1 surround sound, you'll be seeing every scene in 1080p high definition.

Hey, your iPod can play, too!

Your portable iPod tunes aren't just for be-bopping around town anymore. Your new DAV-HDX285 includes an iPod dock — perfect for plugging your iPod in when you get home so that you don't have to wait to finish that mix until the next time you head out. Even better, Sony has designed the DAV-HDX285 with a Portable Audio Enhancer. A powerful digital signal processor expands the quality of compressed, portable audio content, bringing new life to your iPod tunes.

System optimization

Now the optimal speaker settings for your living room are only a press of button away, thanks to the DAV-HDX285's Digital Cinema Audio Calibration. Simply place the included microphone in your listening position and allow the strength of Sony's Digital Signal Processing to take over. Speaker placement, distance, and delays are all calibrated automatically to ensure a worry-free listening experience. Additionally, you can use the on-screen Multi Speaker Formation feature to configure your system's performance for different speaker layouts. Finally, a Music/Movie mode automatically adjusts the system's sound characteristics to match your source material, movies vs. music.

Ah, BRAVIA®

As a leader in products with HDMI connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA Theatre Sync technology to go beyond simple audio and video transmission. When you combine your new DAV-HDX285 with a select number of BRAVIA LCD televisions and other Sony audio and video products, control functions will also be transmitted via the HDMI cable. With "One Touch Play", operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the audio and/or the video component(s) turn on then the BRAVIA television will turn on and switch to the correct video input...Simple...Easy...BRAVIA Theatre Sync.

Moor up to the Digital Media Port

As the demand for digital content continues to be strong, here's the challenge: how do you integrate music in various forms into a home theater system. The answer: Sony's DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMP). Together with one of the DMP accessories (sold separately), this proprietary interface adds networking and connectivity to the options of home theater systems and components, and connects, controls, and powers various devices, making set up easy and operation simple. The optional DMP accessories compatible with your DAV-HDX285 include a PC Client device, Bluetooth receiver and Audio Docking Stations compatible with Network Walkman and iPod products. So regardless of how you store your music, Sony's DIGITAL MEDIA PORT offers an access point to integrate your portable music into a traditional home theater system.

HDMIncredible

Bringing you the absolute best in connectivity, Sony's DAV-HDX285 features an HDMI connection. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the only interface in consumer electronics that can carry both uncompressed high-definition (HD) video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and even 1080p. Your incoming media content comes in a variety of sizes, resolutions and formats, and with that in mind, HDMI systems automatically configure to display that content in the most effective format. Since HDMI carries all channels on video and audio, there is only one cable to plug into any HDMI-enabled source and display device. No more complicated cable set-up when installing your home theater system, and no more ugly cable mess behind your components. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on this single cable. Also, HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI.

Your HD lifeline

High Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI, is the only home A/V connection that allows for both Full HD 1080p video and 7.1-channel studio-quality audio to be passes along a single cable. In other words, in order to take full advantage of your home theater?s high definition potential, you need to HDMI cabling to link HD-capable components. It?s only natural that you might have questions regarding how best to outfit your personal HD system. Vann?s sales representatives are here to explain all of your options. Call the 800 number at the top of this page for expert advice.

Included with purchase

The following items are included with the purchase of the Sony DAV-HDX285 DVD home theater: DVD changer/amplifier, one center-channel speaker with one 2m audio cable, two front speakers with two 3m audio cables, two rear surround speakers with two 10m audio cables, one subwoofer with one 3m audio cable, one remote control with two AA batteries, an Easy Setup disc, and one iP20 iPod Cradle.

Comparison Specifications

• DVD player: 5-disc progressive-scan DVD player
• Power output: 1000W total (RMS) / Digital S-Master, 24-bit amplifier / Center channel: 143W / Front: 144W x 2 / Surround: 144W x 2 / Subwoofer: 280W
• Decoding and processing: Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital / dts
• Satellite speakers: 2 front, 2 surround / 1-way, 2.5" driver / Ported bass-reflex enclosure / Impedance: 3 ohm / Speaker terminal type: DAV connector
• Center channel speaker: 1-way, 2.5" driver / Magnetically shielded / Ported bass-reflex enclosure / Impedance: 3 ohm / Speaker terminal type: DAV connector
• Subwoofer: 6.38" driver / Ported bass-reflex wooden enclosure / Impedance: 1.5 ohm / Speaker terminal type: DAV connector
• Digital audio connections: 1 rear optical input / 1 rear coaxial input
• Best video connections: 1 HDMI output
• Remote control: Included

Additional Specifications

• Other connections: Digital Media Port input / 1 composite video input / 1 component (Y/Pb/Pr) input / 1 rear analog audio input / 1 rear 3.5mm headphone input
• HDMI upscaling to 1080p of DVD media
• Precision Cinema Progressive technology
• Supported formats: DVD, DVD+R DL, DVD±R, DVD±RW / CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW / MP3 / JPEG / VCD
• Video digital-to-analog converter: 108MHz / 12-bit
• 10-disc multiple-disc resume
• Surround effects: Movie/Music mode / Multi-stereo link / Speaker formation / Virtual Speaker mode, for headphones
• iPod dock included
• Portable Audio Enhancer
• BRAVIA Theatre Sync

Manufacturer Specifications

• Digital Cinema Auto Calibration
• Multi-room S-AIR Technology ready
• Bass Boost function
• Tuner: AM/FM tuner / Presets: 10 AM, 20 FM / 75-ohm FM antenna terminal / AM loop terminal
• DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS
• DVD player/amp: 17.0" W x 3.3" H x 16.3" D / 11.4 lbs
• Center-channel speaker: 10.4" W x 3.7" H x 3.0" D / 1.5 lbs
• Front speakers: 4.1" W x 8.9" H x 3.6" D / 1.5 lbs, each

Dimensional Specifications

• Surround speakers: 4.1" W x 6.5" H x 3.7" D / 1.1 lbs, each
• Subwoofer: 8.9" W x 15.6" H x 12.8" D / 14.3 lbs

Sony DAVHDX285 Warranty Details

1-year limited parts and labor warranty

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