Wednesday 10 October 2012

Sony BDVL600 2.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Cinema System

 Brand Sony | Model: BDVL600.CEK
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Sony BDVL600 2.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Cinema System

Sony BDVL600 2.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Cinema System

Feature

  • 3-way layout main unit, BRAVIA Internet Video, 3D video and sound, 2x HDMI?, iPod/iPhone dock, SmartPhone remote

Product Overview

Multi-setting design - Slim and compact, with the option to position vertically, horizontally or wall hanging (optional WS-L100 required)
;BRAVIA Internet Video - Stream music, video, sports and catch up TV direct from the internet via the BRAVIA Internet Video platform
;Full HD 3D Blu-ray - Watch movies in High Definition 3D for stunning, real life viewing
;3D surround sound - 2x front speakers deliver cinematic 3D sound with S-Force PRO Front Surround 3D technology
2x HDMI? in - Simple connection and control over media devices, like a set top box and games console, with 2x HDMI? inputs
;Works with iPod/iPhone - iPod/iPhone dock lets you control and playback music, video and photo content on your TV
;SmartPhone control - Use your iPhone, iPod touch or Android? phone as a remote and search the internet for related contents
;Internet picture and sound enhancer - Experience improved picture and sound on lower quality internet content when using BRAVIA Internet Video or an MP3 device
;USB and PC playback - Release music, video and pictures from USB devices or a DLNA PC, for playback through the big screen
;Wireless LAN Ready - Wireless access to the internet (Sony's Wi-Fi? adaptor UWA-BR100 required)


16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent picture, good features and the sound is as you would expect at the price, 12 Dec 2011
By 
Messenger "tyke" (uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony BDVL600 2.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Cinema System (Electronics)
Had this now for a week and using it with a Sony KDL37EX723BU TV and Virgin TiVo and the Sony wireless adaptor.

The installation was relatively straight forward though the instructions lean slightly too much towards brevity: whilst I appreciate Sony's attempt to save paper and that the full manual is downloadable from the Sony website [...]it would have been useful to have a little more detail on Network and IPhone/IPod connectivity/use straight out of the box, especially as these are particular sales features of the system.

I initially connected my TiVo direct to the HDMI 1 input in BDVL600 which at first appeared to be fine, however whilst watching a film broadcast on a commercial HD channel sound was lost every time the broadcast went to adverts. I have now connected my TiVO to the TV and all seams to be fine (I would probably recommend this, even had I not had the sound problem, as it makes switching between TV and TiVo much more straight forward).

Build quality is very good, the sub woofer is substantial and sounds rich and deep with no booming and the wireless link worked well first time although, given that the side speakers still need to be hard wired to this unit and that you are likely to went these close to the TV, there is no great benefit in having this facility in my opinion. The side speakers are good looking and reasonably substantial but a little plasticy and so the high end sound is a touch thin though very much better than the sound from my TV. Overall, though not HI-FI quality, the sound is very good for the price and if, like me, you are not interested in the full 5.1 surround sound and all the clutter and expense that accompanies this, this unit represents an excellent alternative.

The picture quality is where this device really shines, both form Blu-ray discs and very impressively from up-scaling of DVD's. I can not fault the system in any way in this respect. Both the BDVL600 and my TV are 3-D capable but I personally am not too bothered with this (I do not own any 3D glasses, not just becasue of Sony's overpricing of these, but I find 3-D a distraction) and so I am unable to comment on the quality of this facility.

My biggest peeve is that an HDMI cable is not supplied!

Overall, the picture quality, build and styling are excellent. Sound is good and as I would have expected for the price.


5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sony home cinema, 22 Feb 2012
By 
B. J. Grant - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony BDVL600 2.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Cinema System (Electronics)
Fairly straight forward to setup. Initial problem with sound but found that it was the old standard HDMI cable. The cable ordered from AMAZON came the day after the Sony unit? USE the latest 1.4 version of HDMI cables & not the cheapest basic one you can find. Didn't realise the unit was side loading & cant be put under the TV shelf. Solution was to remove all of the stand attachment & site it in front of the TV. First try out was on a TV film with his Magnum 45 & when that went off it nearly made us dive behind the chair. Once working the TV control (Sony Bravia) operations control the home cinema volume & standby mode simultaneously. Sound is totally transformed & really glad the decision was made to purchase the system even if we don't have a 3D tele.


5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good!, 7 July 2012
By 
Dazyguk (Grizebeck) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony BDVL600 2.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Cinema System (Electronics)
Having just returned a Yamaha YSP-2200 as the surround sound didn't suit our odd shaped room we decided to take the Sony for a trial, and boy are we glad we did! For the price of £199 its actually a very accomplished system. The sub hits hard and low in our medium sized room and volume is plentiful. Blu rays and DVDs really shine and considering its only 2.1 movies come across really well. Yes its not surround sound but plenty of gusto and effects panning. A steal at the price, buy one!

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