Product Description

Looking for the latest in innovative home theater? Well you just found it! Transform any space into a modern, high fidelity home theater with the elegant yet powerful DAVIS10 5.1 channel micro-satellite home theater. No more bulky speakers-BRAVIA'S home theater has virtually invisible speakers that deliver big, crisp, intense sound. Its unique, compact design and advanced audio capabilities will add a new dimension to your movie-watching experience, without the unattractive bulk of other systems. HOME THEATER SYNC lets you control your compatible TV and home theatre system with the touch of one button on your remote. Sony's DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMP) interface is a proprietary interface which adds networking and connectivity options to the home theater systems and components through optional accessories that can connect with various devices. The DMP accessories will include a PC Client Ready device, Bluetooth receiver and Audio Docking Stations compatible with select Network Walkman(R) players and iPod products. DIGITAL CINEMA AUTO CALIBRATION-2 lets you simply place the included microphone in your listening position, push a single button and speaker position, distance and delays are automatically calibrated. The S- MASTER DIGITAL AMPLIFIER gives superb accuracy using a digital-to-digital process. Clear separation of signals and balanced sound reproduction. PORTABLE AUDIO ENHANCER is ideal for today's portable audio players. A powerful Digital Signal Processor expands the quality of sound from any connected audio device. Station Preset(s) - FM20 / AM10 Woofer Size(s) - 2 way - 12cm / 16cm; active closed bass reflex Limited Warranty - 1 year parts / 1 year labor

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17702 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Sony
• Model: DAV-IS10
• Released on: 2007-07-27
• Dimensions: 17.01" h x 21.93" w x 22.05" l, 20.00 pounds

Features

• BRAVIA® Theatre Sync via HDMI
• Digital Media Port lets you add digital content to your home theater; TDM-IP1 iPod Cradle accessory comes included
• Single-disc DVD/CD player
• 450 watts total power (RMS) (50W x 5; Subwfr: 100W x 2, <10%THD)
• Features Digital Cinema Auto-Calibration for a seamless home theater experience

From the Manufacturer
Sony invented "home-theater-in-a-box", giving you everything you need for a superb home entertainment experience in one easy-to-buy, easy-to-set-up and easy-to-use package. Now, with the DAV-IS10, they have come up with their most stylish theater-in-a-box ever, complete with gloss-black finish, slick hidden controls that light up at a touch, and speakers so small they fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. Despite its overall compactness, the DAV-IS10 is a massively capable and powerful home entertainment system. With its tiny speakers, big sound and advanced technology, this is the perfect system for the modern home and the ideal partner for Sony BRAVIA televisions.

The super-compact DAV-IS10 fills your room with 550 watts of high-quality surround sound. View Larger

This sleek and highly affordable system delivers amazing levels of performance, with a total of 550 watts of power to fill even large rooms with breathtaking surround sound. It also sets itself up in approximately 30 seconds and, thanks to BRAVIA Theater Sync, works seamlessly with Sony BRAVIA televisions to give true one-button operation of major functions.

And as if that wasn’t enough, the system will even connect to your Network WALKMAN®, mobile phone, or home network to share your personal music collection with all your family and friends. It’s all done with Sony’s innovative Digital Media Port.

Sleek, stylish and Simple: the DAV-IS10 Control Center
At the heart of the system is the compact gloss-black control center, combining a DVD/CD/MP3 player with surround processing and an RDS FM/AM radio tuner. Just 8.25 inches wide, standing a little over 4 inches tall and with a slot-loading disc mechanism, the control center remains compact. Hidden touch-sensor controls spring to life on the top panel when your hand moves to operate them, enhancing the unit’s uncluttered and elegant design.

Small on Space, Big on Sound
Space is often at a premium in modern homes, and Sony is no stranger to designing systems intended to give great performance without filling the room with speakers. The DAV-IS10 takes this miniaturization to new levels with five tiny speakers the size of a golf ball. Designed to be virtually invisible, they can be hidden away on shelves, wall mounted with supplied brackets, or used on optional slim-line stands.

Tiny-yet-powerful surround speakers blend into any environment. View Larger

BRAVIA Theater Sync for Complete System Control
Imagine being able to watch a movie at the touch of just one button, or switch off your entire entertainment system just as simply. Using the DAV-IS10 with the latest Sony BRAVIA LCD televisions, and other Sony components such as DVD recorders, you can do just that – all thanks to Sony BRAVIA Theater Sync.

Using control signals passed through the HDMI connection between the system and Sony BRAVIA televisions and other components, BRAVIA Theater Sync allows true "one-touch" operation of a complete Sony system.

For example, press the play button on the DAV-IS10 remote control and the system fires up, the TV switches on and selects the correct input for the system, and the movie starts playing. When you’ve finished watching, just press the power off button and the whole system will shut down. It all means no more scrabbling for the correct remote, and no fistful of handsets to drive the system. One remote will do it all, it couldn’t be simpler.

Digital Cinema Auto Calibration
Because each individual room has its own acoustic characteristics, enthusiasts sometimes spend hours moving speakers, adjusting levels, and playing with a whole stack of other settings to get the best surround sound. The DAV-IS10 does all that for you at the push of a button. It is all done with the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration technology by Sony, acknowledged as one of the fastest and most accurate systems of its kind.

Simply plug the provided microphone into the DAV-IS10 control unit, place it where you would normally sit and press one button. The system will run a short sequence of tests, analyze the results and compute the ideal volume, delay and frequency settings for your speakers. That’s it – your system is set up and ready to fill your room with amazing surround sound regardless of shape and size, all in approximately 30 seconds.

Sony Digital Media Port Gets You Connected
Whether on a MP3 player or a music-capable mobile phone, most of us carry our favorite tunes with us. The DAV-IS10 can release your music from these devices using the appropriate Digital Media Port accessories. Your DAV-IS10 comes boxed with the TDM-IP1 Media Port iPod Cradle to add all your favorite iPod tunes to your home theater experience, but you can add more Digital Media Port accessories as needed (each sold separately) such as the TDM-BT1 adapter which streams music via Bluetooth technology from devices such mobile phones, or the TDM-NC1 adapter which hooks into your personal Wi-Fi network and streams music and audio from your laptop or home computer. The system additionally has a Portable Audio Enhancer, which applies sophisticated digital signal processing to expand the sound of compressed music from portable players.

DVD Upscaling Makes the Most of Your Movies
As HD TVs gain in popularity and buyers choose ever larger screen sizes, something is needed to ensure your DVDs look as good as the new high-definition TV broadcasts. The DAV-IS10 is capable of upscaling standard-definition signals from a DVD and outputting them in this enhanced form via the HDMI connection to your television. That means DVDs look stunning on HD-capable sets.

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Customer Reviews

Wonderful
Though it took a while for me to figure out how to get DVDs to play full screen (thanks to the other reviewer who mentioned about setting the screen resolution 1080!), I love this system. The tiny, discrete speakers give full, clear, robust sound for both music and DVDs. I purchased the system at Best Buy and had them install it, I find that the realistic sounds add so much to the movies and music sounds wonderful.

Great Price..great little system
Not loud enough, but for 289 and sams club...how can you go wrong. Getting my ps3 hooked up through HDMI was a pain to figure out, had to use two HDMI ports on my TV. But all in all, a good purchase for the price.

Good system and good sound...
I looked at this system at local Costco couple of months ago. I liked it and it met my specs. But, one thing stopped me was the price. Then, last week, local Frys had listed it on sale for $300. I couldn't pass this up. And, I must say I was not disappointed.

Installation was simple and easy. The speakers were tiny than I expected. They produce very good sound and fill the up living room.

There are not lot of input options, but the existing one are sufficient enough for my needs: I use the optical input from my HDDVD player and co-axial digital input from Dish receiver. I don't have an i-pod, but I have to check if I can use this connection for some other devices.

Upconversion is pretty good (but not as good as my Toshiba). It looks like the upconversion works only if you use HDMI cable to connect your TV.

It is worth the price. It is perfect, if you want a small but good surround sound.