Sony BDV-E500W Home Theater System

It took a few years before consumers discovered the value of Blu-ray technologies. Now the market is responding with the increased supply of Blu-ray movies and games as well as Blu-ray home theater devices like the Sony BDV-E500W home theater.

The Sony BDV-E500W may not be the highest-end model in the family of Blu-ray home theater systems but it still delivers a fairly complete experience to average-sized home theaters. It features full support of all kinds of televisions from 480i all the way to 1080p. Since it has the BDV prefix, this home theater brings out the best in Blu-ray playback in video and audio aspects.

It can even take advantage of the BD-Live feature that Blu-ray titles use to access bonus content and other extra features. For this feature to work, an Ethernet cable must be connected to the BDV-E500W. An external memory module which is sold separately is needed as well so the downloaded content has a storage area.

The BDV-E500W manages to separate itself from the other home theaters by incorporating the S-AIR technology which allows wireless 5.1 speaker configurations with a maximum range of up to 164 feet. This is ideal for multi-room configurations. Those with portable media devices including iPods may also connect to this home theater system.

The sound quality is also on the high-end operating at 1,000 watts and supporting the essential Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro Logic II decoders.  Video quality also gets a nod with its DVD upscaling feature that can make DVD videos look high-definition on HDTVs that are connected through HDMI.

The Sony BDV-E500W serves as a great entry-level transition from the ordinary DVD home theater systems. Although there are no 3D capabilities, users can still enjoy the best that Blu-ray discs have to offer while keeping the room free from the messy wires.

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