Review Gist for Sony DAV-HDX500/i Theater System

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sound

sound

1.	"optimal sound"... Pcconnection.com

2.	"best sound possible"... Hometheatermag.com

3.	"digital audio jacks"... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"sound thin and hollow"... Reviews.cnet.com

speakers

1.	"does not include wireless speaker modules, unlike cheaper models in the same series."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"The skinny speakers started to sound thin and hollow, and the little subwoofer's definition headed south."... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"skinny center-channel speaker"... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"The rear speakers are small, too, but not so much so that you'll do a double take when you first see them."... Hometheatermag.com

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connectivity

1.	"decent input selection includes component video pass-through and digital audio jacks."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"decent input selection"... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"Video output is identical to what you'll find on a good DVD player--in addition to composite, S-Video, and component jacks, the HDMI output will upscale DVDs to 720p and 1080i resolution when connected to compatible HDTVs."... Review.zdnet.com

device

"Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" sounded decent; the pianist and trumpet player Freddie Hubbard came off best, but Tony Williams' drums sounded a little crude--especially the cymbals, which were on the edge of sounding tizzy and harsh; easing back on the volume to a more moderate level helped matters."... Review.zdnet.com

2.	"of Sony DVD players and easy to accomplish."... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"The all-manual video setup is typical of Sony DVD players and easy to accomplish."... Review.zdnet.com

4.	"the DAV-HDX500 doesn't offer bass and treble tone controls"... Review.zdnet.com

surround

1.	"XM Radio-ready with XM HD Surround processing."... Review.zdnet.com

woofer

1.	"Each thwack of the drums was clear and distinct, though we could feel a gust of air belching out of the subwoofer's front-mounted port, which was about 10 feet away!"... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"spunky subwoofer"... Review.zdnet.com

format

1.	"Fine greatest hits CD"... Reviews.cnet.com

2.	"We've criticized older generations of Sony Dream DVD changers for being noisy, but the DAV-HDX500 went about its business swapping discs with relative quiet."... Review.zdnet.com

3.	"It's pretty noisy when changing discs, but you won't be listening to music while the mechanism is operating anyway."... Hometheatermag.com

bass

1.	"bass and treble tone controls"... Reviews.cnet.com

price

1.	"boring and cheap"... Hometheatermag.com

volume

1.	"The main display is visible on the recessed top half while the DVD drawer, transport buttons, and volume control are located on a silver strip that extends outward about half an inch."... Hometheatermag.com

range

1.	"automatic calibration that delivers optimal sound from speakers, no matter where they are placed."... Reviews.digitaltrends.com

2.	"single 2.6-inch full range driver"... Reviews.cnet.com

3.	"2.5-inch full range driver"... Reviews.cnet.com

4.	"wide range"... Pcconnection.com

video

1.	"high-def video (component)"... Reviews.cnet.com

design

1.	"the new model's black plastic design is classy in its own right."... Reviews.cnet.com

calibration

1.	"automatic speaker-calibration system"... Review.zdnet.com

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