Sony DAV-FR10W 5-Disc DVD/SACD Dream System with Wireless Surround Speakers

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 85 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 90 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00029U158
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,237 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

It's time for surround sound made easy: say goodbye to drilling holes through floors and taping down cables to hide the messy mechanics of getting sound from the front of the room (your home theater's source components) to the back of the room (your surround speakers). Say hello to wireless simplicity. Incorporating the latest in wireless technology, the DAV-FR10W employs Sony's DIAT (Digital Infrared Audio Transmission System), which transfers digital audio signals--without compression or sonic compromise--from the system's source component to its surround speakers, wherever you place them. You're no longer tethered by cables as you consider your speaker placement options.

The compact system features a slot-loading 5-disc DVD-Video/SACD changer with built-in surround-receiver abilities and color-coded speaker terminals, 4 floorstanding speakers (left/right front and surround), a slim center-channel speaker, and a stand-alone subwoofer designed to work in concert with the rest of the components to deliver exhilarating, full-bodied surround sound from DVD, CD, MP3 CD, and Super Audio CD (SACD) music sources.

The system's 800 watts (total) are routed through its 7-channel S-Master full-digital amplifier/tuner and enhanced by the Digital Direct twin-drive subwoofer and its dual 6.25-inch woofers. (The amp pumps 114 watts x 5 for front, center, and surround speakers, with 115 watts x 2 for the passive subwoofer). Sony's exclusive S-Master digital amplifier delivers high power and low heat while occupying minimal space--merely 25 percent of the space required by a conventional amplifier.

Surround decoding and processing includes Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital EX (6.1), DTS-ES, and Dolby Pro Logic II (which generates discrete 5.1-channel surround sound from any stereo/2-channel source).

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DAV-FR10W is equipped to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. Choose from progressive-scan component-video outputs, composite-video, or S-video outputs. (Older TVs may require an RF modulator or video switcher to convert composite- or S-video to a threaded RF coaxial jack.)

Depending on the disc, SACD music releases provide super high-fidelity multichannel and/or stereo sound, using a high-resolution 1-bit converter to exceed the quality potential found in the standard 16-bit compact disc. The system also offers JPEG image CD slideshows so you can get the most from your favorite digital media right in the comfort of your living room.

Enjoy the DAV-FR10W from the repose of your easy chair with the supplied easy-to-operate Remote Commander remote control. Auxiliary connections include secondary composite- and S-video sources for a camcorder, gaming console, or VCR, and a headphone jack for private listening.

The DAV-FR10W system's design is sure to be a visual centerpiece. Glazed with a metallic frost, the system will illuminate any room with its slim, elegant speakers and attractive, brushed-aluminum chassis.

Using small, unobtrusive transmitters/receptors, the wireless DIAT technology transmits multichannel digital-audio signals through a local area using infrared light as the carrier. It eliminates the need for wires to connect the rear speakers as the signals are beamed directly from front to rear. The DIAT system is not vulnerable to interference by other wireless information or data like that from microwaves and cordless phones.

What's in the Box
DVD player/integrated surround amplifier, 4 floorstanding satellite speakers, a center speaker, a passive subwoofer, a remote control (RM-SP350), remote batteries, a user's manual, all requisite cabling.

Product Description

DVD Dream« System with 800 Total System Power- 114 x 5(F,C,R) + 115 x 2 Subwoofer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars lacking inputs, April 18, 2005

By	S. Coales "moneypitminer" (NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the other review states, there are precious few (2 analog, 1 digital and 0, yes, 0 video) inputs for ths unit - my $200 Koss C220 can handle more.

Sound is good, as you might expect from Sony. The styling is strangely reminiscent of Star Trek back in the days of Captain Kirk - right above the power button is a backlit "SONY" something about the player just yells '70s. Disc selection buttons are on the top lip of the unit which means you can't stack anything up there.

What else...takes an age to load - eject, actually worried that I will damage discs by pushing them into the load slot. The speakers are something like 4 foot tall- figure that into your plans.

The whole IR wireless speaker deal is ok, so long as you don't have people walking through the path of the beam. That said, i was able to pop them out on the deck and listen to cd's.

OH! and the remote is pretty bad. I have a Sony Wega TV, and i was hoping to be able to program the remote to operate both units...but the TV remote will not communicate with the DAV-FR10W and the remote for that will not communicate with the TV properly either.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, poor connectivity, March 18, 2005

By	Sigint - See all my reviews

No unsightly/unsafe wire running across your room from the system at the front to the surround speakers at the back! And the sound is very good, including the surround speakers - at least for a small room. DVD video quality seems good (progressive output not tested). And, it looks very sharp with thin profile and brushed finish.

Cons: very limited AV inputs/outputs. Only one digital audio input. No video inputs, so you must use your TV or another switcher for this. System height is small, which is nice, but DVD changer takes a long time to switch discs. System depth is greater than most AV components, so it may not fit well in your rack/entertainment center. Sound format is displayed for a source (e.g., "Dolby Digital") but not details about channel content (i.e., whether it's DD5.1 or DD2.0).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What you expect from Sony!, August 21, 2005

By	D. A. Washington "dave" (hagerstown, maryland United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had this system for 2 weeks. There are pros and cons and much to my surpize Sony has already corrected what this system lacks. The sound is excellent! The best sound I have heard from any surround sound system. You can hear every sound on the disc....its better then my BOSE and cost less. The cons...it lacks the picture quality that other sony DVD players have. The pixel rate is 480 not 1080i..even with the progressive scan on it losses some of the quality of the picture. You can only load one disc at a time and last most dvd players will start the disc where you last cut it off, not this one. You have to reset the disc features for sound. All in all I am pleased that I finally went with the DREAM!