Sony STR-DH800 reciever?

[Hemps]

Hi All

I' am looking at buying an AV reciever - came across the Sony STR-DH800.
I dont want to go with just a normal DVD reciever, since blu ray should start appearing more and more and it would be ideal to be future proof.


This is a mother of an amp.
Seems a bit extreme at the moment to connect just a DVD player, Xbox, Media centre and DSTV decoder.
What you guy's think?

Features Specifications 7.1 Channel DH Series Full HD Receiver
Full HD 1080p
S-AIR™ Ready
7.1ch Surround Sound
Neural-THX Surround
Dolby True HD / Dolby Digital Plus / DTS-HD Decoding
Deep Color & x.v.Colour™ Technology
BRAVIA Sync
Digital Media Port
Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (Silver)
Dolby Digital / Dolby Digital EX Decoding
Receiver
Amp. Channel 7ch Type Analog Bi-AMP Yes Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Titanium Speaker Selector A/B/ A+B Speaker Terminal A:Screw, Bush 8Ohms 20-20kHz 85W + 85W (8Ohms 20-20kHz) THD 0.09% 4 Ohm/8 Ohm Switching No (8 Ohm only) Analog Direct Yes Night Mode Yes Connectivity
Front Input AV(Gold) A/V In/Out (S-Video In/Out): Including Front A/V 4/1 (0/0) Audio In / Out / TV CEC 2 / 1 / Yes Component Video In/Out (HD Pass through) 3/1 HDMI In/Out 4/1 Optical In/Out: Including Front In 3/0/Yes Coaxial In/Out 1/0 Digital Media Port 1 Pre Out SW x1 S-AIR Ready Yes Sound Decoding Format / Sound Field
LPCM (2CH/5.1CH/7.1CH) thru HDMI for BD Yes / Yes / Yes Dolby True HD / Dolby Digital Plus / DTS-HD Yes / Yes / Yes DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1 / DTS-ES DISCRETE 6.1 Yes / Yes DTS / DTS 96/24 / DTS NEO:6 Yes / Yes / Yes Dolby Digital / Dolby Digital EX Yes / Yes Dolby Prologic / II / IIx Yes / Yes / Yes Neural-THX Surround Yes (225,227 only) Portable Audio Enhancer Yes Dolby Dual Mono Yes Cinema Studio EX A/B/C mode Yes Sound Field Progam Movie / Music / A.F.D / 2ch / Headphone 4 / 6 / 3(7) / 2 / 2 HDMI Quality & Video Details
HDMI CEC BRAVIA Sync HDMI Video Handling 1080p 1080/24p Yes Deep Colour Yes x.v.Colour Yes Tuner
Preset Channel (FM/AM) TTL60 (30/30) Station Name Yes Auto Tuning Yes Direct Tuning Yes(RM) Other Feature
Auto Room Tuning DCAC (SILVER) Auto Room Tuning Mic (Stereo/Mono) MONO Subwoofer Cross over 17 points (40-200Hz) A/V SYNC Yes (Variable) Sleep Timer Yes Dimension (WxHxD) 430 x 157.5 x 322 mm Weight 8.3kg

 

[AveshR]

...... what does it sell for?

 

[Hemps]

R 5300

 

[R13...]

Look on whathifi.com it is reviewed there as a budget receiver.

 

[Hemps]

Do you guys have use amps or those all in one home theatre setups?

 

[R13...]

I use a DENON HDMI receiver

 

[gg za]

Rather look at the sony 2400es receiver. It is about the same price,
and it is getting good reviews.

 

[titeroper]

Agree with Go Za above.

Rather go for the ES series, better amp section, and converts all your analogue source to digital rather than just passing through untouched.Helpful if you have a DSD1110 or similar decoder, heck even the SDPVR.
2400ES or 3400 ES if you need even more inputs!