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Sony's 2008 home A/V lineup

By Philip Wong, CNET Asia

Singapore--Hot bargains or a rare sneak peek? It was a dilemma, but the final decision was unanimous. It was an opportunity hard to pass off on when we were being offered a preview of Sony's 2008 home A/V lineup. On display and demonstration were a trio of compact home cinemas, RHT-G1500 surround sound TV console and NAS-E35 micro stereo. These are all in the pipeline for Asia and will be making their debut in the coming months. If you're interested to catch a glimpse of these product, they are open to the public during IT Show 2008, too.


D.C.A.C. or Digital Cinema Audio Calibration for optimized sound.
The DAV-F500 and F200 are two of its latest aesthetically driven home-theater-in-a-box kits. The former is a 5.1-channel system, while the latter is a 2.1 bedroom-oriented equivalent. These headturners have identical standing DVD receivers in alluring mirror finish, a tower subwoofer and streamlined speakers in matching shades. They also come with power-efficient digital amplifiers and up-to-date 1080p DVD upscaling through an HDMI output. To further value-add, there are handy D.C.A.C. audio calibration, Digital Media Port (DMP) for addon docks and accessories, and a unique CD-to-USB direct music-ripping function.

Trading high-fashion design for less clutter is the DAV-DZ870KW, Sony's pilot HTIB upgraded with S-Air RF (radio frequency) wireless technology. It has all the above-mentioned icing, plus the added advantage of line-of-sight cable-free surround sound implementation. For users seeking an elegant virtual surround solution, there is the RHT-G1500 active interior component system. This is basically a hybrid rack-based home theater comparable to the F-series less an onboard DVD player, DMP and USB functions. The G1500 can take up to a 52-inch flat-panel TV and has shelf space for additional A/V components.


Digital Media Port addon to stream music from an Apple iPod.
The last product in the lineup was a hard drive micro stereo targeted at music buffs. Dubbed Gigajuke, the handsome NAS-E35 is your personal jukebox and butler, capable of automatically (premium model only) dishing out tunes to match the track on playback. These music files are stored on a sizeable 80GB drive and can be imported from a variety of sources using convenient one-touch recording. They range from CDs to media players via an analog line-in jack and even radio broadcasts courtesy of its FM tuner. DMP docks are supported as well if you prefer to stream music from Sony Walkman players, Bluetooth handsets and Apple iPods.

 

 

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