Sony STR-DG820 Full HD ‘Cinema Sound’ 1080p AV Receiver [Sony Digital Cinema EX & Dolby True HD AV Receiver]

Sony have announced the availability of a new range of STR-Series AV receivers with Sony’s new STR-DG820 Full HD AV Receiver being the flagship model in offering HD Audio decoding and full 1080/24P video support with Deep Colour and x.v.Colour compatibility (features that, before now, were only available on considerably more expensive AV receivers).

Sony STR-DG820 Full HD AV Receiver Key Features:

• Full HD audio capability: Dolby True HD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding, plus eight-channel Linear PCM
• Four HDMI v1.3 inputs and one output, with 1080/24P pass-through and Deep Colour/x.v.Colour compatibility
• One-button operation of a complete system with BRAVIA Sync
• Fast, accurate set-up with Digital Cinema Auto Calibration
• Digital Media Port for connection of iPod, WALKMAN®, wi-fi and Bluetooth® audio devices
• More immersive cinema experience with Cinema Studio EX and Neural-THX Surround processing
• 7×100W output

Sony STR-DG820 Full HD AV Receiver Detailed Features:

HD Audio decoding

The superb picture quality available on Blu-ray Disc releases is only half the home theatre experience: the latest titles are able to deliver soundtracks with impact and detail way beyond anything previously available in the home. To make the most of these new soundtrack formats, the STR-DG820 can decode both Dolby True HD and dts-HD Master Audio, as well as all the legacy Dolby and dts audio formats.

And for players outputting these soundtracks as Linear PCM, such as the PLAYSTATION 3, the STR-DG820 can handle eight-channel Linear PCM audio, too.

1080/24P Full HD capability, with Deep Colour and x.v.Colour

To allow all the picture quality of Blu-ray Disc to be delivered to your BRAVIA TV, the STR-DG820’s HDMI section, which has four inputs and a monitor output, is fully compatible with all the latest video technology. It can pass a 1080p 24fps signal, complete with Deep Colour and x.v.Colour – when used with a suitable player and TV – so you see movies just as the director intended.

Digital Cinema Auto Calibration and Digital Cinema EX

Setting up the STR-DG820 is simple: you just plug in the microphone supplied, and press a button. Digital Cinema Auto Calibration then takes over, measuring the distances at which your speakers are placed, checking what size they are, and tuning the set-up of the system to make the most of your cinema sound experience.

And when you’re all set up, Cinema EX mode can ensure you are put right at the heart of the movie, using sophisticated signal processing and measurements made on the sound stages at Sony Pictures Studios.

Digital Media Port and Portable Audio Enhancer

The STR-DG also features Sony’s DM PORT, able to accept a range of modular adapters to interface with portable devices such as WALKMAN players, WALKMAN phones and iPods. There are even adapters for Bluetooth and wi-fi connectivity, and the Portable Audio Enhancer setting is designed to bring new life to compressed music files.

One-button control with BRAVIA Sync

BRAVIA Sync gives one-button control of the receiver, a Blu-ray Disc player and a BRAVIA TV connected via HDMI. Press ‘play’ and the TV will select the correct input automatically; select ‘standby’ when you’ve finished viewing and the whole system will shut down. It really couldn’t be any simpler.

The power to thrill, and the flexibility to handle even complex systems

The STR-DG820 has all the power you’ll need to fill even the largest room with thrilling surround sound. It delivers 100W into each of its seven speaker outputs, and has a preout socket to connect an active subwoofer.

And even complex systems can be accommodated by this highly flexible receiver, as well as those four HDMI inputs, the STR-DG820 has four assignable digital audio inputs, and audio and video inputs for five more sources, such as satellite/cable TV receivers, video recorders and the like. There’s also a built-in FM RDS/AM radio tuner.