Sony DAV IS10 - DVD Home Theatre System

Sony DAV-IS10 - DVD Home Theatre System



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The DAV IS10 creates a deceptively large sound from it’s tiny speakers. These speakers really are tiny, in fact they are not much bigger than a golf ball measuring a tiny 4.3 x 5.6 x 3.9cm each. But don’t let their small size fool you, they are more than capable of producing a high quality large sound that will easily fill most rooms. The system has a power rating of 450W which should be more than loud enough for most home theatre setups.

Each of the 5 satellite speakers can output an impressive 50W of audio power and the subwoofer is rated at 200W.

Since the DAVIS10’s speakers are so small they can be placed pretty much anywhere. The speakers are very unobtrusive and can be placed discretely in corners or on a shelf without looking unsightly. Also sue to their small size it is very easy to mount them on a wall.

The speakers are not the only thing that is small with the Sony DAVIS10. The main DVD unit is also extremely compact . Finished in a gorgeous glass black the DAV IS10 won’t look out of place next to your latest LCD or Plasma. It has a row of illuminated touch sensitive controls on the top of the unit and a front loading disc slot. The Sony DAV IS10’s touch sensitive controls light up when required and then fade down maintaining the clean lines and good looks.

The heart of the Sony DAV IS10’s main unit is the 32 bit S-Master digital amplifier incorporating Sony’s unique sound processing technology. Sony’s S-Master amplifier has been specifically developed to achieve the best sound from high-quality digital audio sources such as DVDs. The S-Master in the DAVIS10 transmits audio to each of the speakers in a simple yet highly sophisticated digital process. This results in a highly effective power delivery with accurate imaging, high resolutions and stable performance.

There are a host of connection options available with the DAV-IS10. Looking at the back of the main unit and you will find HDMI, component and composite video outputs. There are also optical and coaxial digital audio inputs allowing you to connect other surround devices such as a Sky+ box or a separate surround sound DVD player.

The DAV-IS10 will upscale your DVDs to 720p or 1080i via the HDMI connector. This is great, giving your DVDs their very own HD style make over. The difference between viewing a DVD movie in standard definition and upscaled to high definition can be amazing. With the Sony DAVIS10 you will find yourself watching all of your old DVDs noticing details you had never seen before.

The Sony DAV-IS10 will play a wide range of disc media including DVD, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD and CD-RW discs. The Sony DAV-IS10 also reads JPEG, MP3 and DivX movie files directly from a disc.


Setting up and configuring the DAV IS10 is simple and easy. You simply connect the subwoofer to the main unit via a single cable. There are then 5 colour coded connectors on the bottom of the subwoofer for connecting the individual satellite speakers. Once you have connected and positioned the speakers you run the DAVIS10’s automatic calibration routine. Using an included microphone the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration will set all the appropriate levels and settings for all the speakers to suit your individual room requirements taking into account the size and shape of the room. This process takes just 30 seconds.

The Sony DAVIS10 also includes Sony’s BRAVIA Theatre Sync. This allows you to simply press play on the DAV IS10 remote and your BRAVIA compatible TV will also power itself on, change to the correct input and switch it’s sound to home cinema. This allows you to concentrate on watching the movie rather than juggling numerous remote controls.

Another neat feature the Sony DAV IS10 has to offer is the ability to connect your portable music player to it via the optional Sony Digital Media Port. You can stream music directly from a Bluetooth or WiFi enabled device to connect your music player via a cable. The Sony DAV IS10 has a Portable Audio Enhancer which will improves the sound of compressed music files.

The DAVIS10 has support for decoding Dolby Digital/Pro-Logic II DTS surround sound audio.

The DAV-IS10 also includes a 30-preset RDS FM/AM radio tuner meaning you don’t require a separate tuner unit cluttering your dvd home theatre system.