Sony STR-DH500 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 12.8 x 6.2 inches ; 16.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TOZTCA
• Item model number: STR-DH500
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #591 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 23, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

The STR-DH500 5.1-channel A/V receiver delivers an HD experience. This new 1080p A/V receiver features HDMI pass-through and 1080/24p capability thus making it compatible with the latest HD sources (i.e. Blu-ray Disc Players, and the PlayStation 3). The STR-DH500 HD connectivity doesn't stop there. It features 5 HD inputs thus providing ample connection options at an inexpensive price. Finally, the STR-DH500 has a digital media port input which expands the flexibility to playback music from various audio sources (i.e. iPod, Walkman digital player, Bluetooth device or PC) with one of the various accessories (sold separately).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value, but be forewarned, July 11, 2009

By	C. Wilcomb (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Overall, this receiver is a good value for the money, but don't assume anything. Many of the features you'd expect from an A/V receiver are cobbled together in this unit. For example - the HDMI inputs only support pass-through, meaning that they'll pass the signal on to your TV or projector, but if you want audio through your 5.1 speakers, you'll have to connect the audio to the receiver separately. The receiver WILL NOT pull the audio signal from the HDMI feed, even though the cable carries it. Similarly, if you connect analog sources (component or RCA) to the receiver, the receiver WILL NOT output them through the HDMI out. You'll have to run an analog output from your receiver to your TV or projector to carry signal from those sources. I'm still happy with this unit; it's just not as seamless a solution as I expect from a home theater receiver, and many of the features I took for granted when I looked at all the inputs turned out to be false assumptions.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Sony Receiver is good value!, June 17, 2009

By	Larry Xie, CA USA - See all my reviews

I am reasonably happy with this receiver. But I do have a few minor complaints. It was not clear to me (not specifically mentioned in the menu) that one cannot use the Video "out" to drive the TV Video input and I found that I have to use the Video Monitor out to connect to my LCD TV. So, it cost me some time to play with it. It is unfortunate that my DVD happens to only have a optical digital audio out while the digital audio in for the DVD in this Sony unit can only accept standard RCA jack type digital inputs. Otherwise, it works pretty well overall.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, July 16, 2009

By	Carlotta "Jkidd" (Fayetteville NC USA) - See all my reviews

This receiver is not the best, but for the price it's awesome
Do not set your speakers to small or you will lose the true meaning of Low Frequency effects because every sound will go to the subwoofer.
*NOTE
HDMI doesnt output audio. Not much of a big deal unless u have Blu Ray play(PS3 doesn't bitstream HD audio but u can LPCM for the same exact quality.)