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7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
In the convenience of your own home, you can finally watch your favorite movies come alive with 770W of power. It offers you the same surround sound entertainment value you would expect from a night out at the movies. Its HDMI (1080/24p) Active Intelligence technology offers the ability to match the exquisite A/V quality produced by Blu-ray disc players, Playstation 3 gaming, and other HD components. It features four HDMI inputs, DMP port, optical/coaxial audio inputs, Digital Cinema Sound, HD component video switching, BRAVIA Theater Sync, and XM-Satellite Radio ready. In addition, it offers built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, and Dolby Pro-Logic IIx technology to create a wider, more enveloping surround-sound environment. If you want a unified, stylish, and easy-to-set-up A/V home theater receiver, look no further than the Sony STR-DG820.
Average Customer Rating:
4.6 out of 5
Rating Snapshot
(22 reviews)
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20 of 22 (91%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
45
Excellent choice
Date: April 5, 2009
Written By:
ladytecherFrom: North Carolina
Owned this Product for:
0-3 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Pros: build quality, compatibility, design, easy to use, features, sound quality, value for money
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver I bought this to replace an older Kenwood receiver which was part of a home theater system. It was pretty easy to install and intuitive to use without much need for the manual. It is sort of like buying a house though...now I feel that I need to add some more things like new speakers and Blu-ray. One of the reasons that I like this particular model is that it has 4 HDMI ports...not easy to find something like this in this price range. I would buy this again even though I had to wait weeks as it was backordered.
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Review 2 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Rocks my house!
Date: April 3, 2009
Written By:
SudsFrom: Boston
Owned this Product for:
0-3 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver This is a great unit with plenty of power to really rock my living room. The hook up was easy and the speaker calibration was a breeze thanks to the supplied microphone. I love this unit!
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Review 3 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Top 250 Contributor
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
35
Gets it done!
Date: March 13, 2009
Written By:
tunatonyFrom: Encinitas. CA.
Owned this Product for:
3-12 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Pros: build quality, design, sound quality, value for money Cons: remote could be easier to program
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Paired the STR DG820 with my Samsung LN46 550A LCD TV and some quality speakers and subwoofer this unit performs quite well. Excellent connectivity, good value. I even use the remote as a universal to operate the entire home theater in daily use. Sure I can think of a few added features I'd like it to have, but for the price point it's an excellent Hi def sound machine integrated to my hi def flat panel.
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Review 4 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
35
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
15
Good, but far too complicateed.
Date: February 16, 2009
Written By:
CathouseFrom: Sedona, AZ
Pros: 'seems to be good" Cons: ??? don't know if i'm using it properly
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver I can't say if this product is truly good, as it is so complicated to use, I don't know if I am using it to it's best capacity. There has to be a simpler way to use this. Niether my wife nor I are electronically 'challenged' however, nor computer illiterate, but this item remains a mystery to us in many ways.
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Review 5 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Sony SRT 820
Date: February 10, 2009
Written By:
Mlee49From: Kansas City KS
Pros: great connectivity, easy layout for setup, auto calibrate, moderate price Cons: multiple menu's may overpower first time user
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver The Sony 820 comes ready to rock! This receiver has excellent connectivity with a powerful delivery.
I run six different a/v inputs and run a single output to my TV. Love the simple design and connectivity layout(makes speaker install go quickly).
I love the power, 770W is more than enough for me. I dont need every option for speaker setup and room setup so the extra menu items may inhibit a first time user like myself.
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Review 6 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
35
Sony 7.1 Home Theatre Receiver
Date: February 10, 2009
Written By:
pfgunnerFrom: Anderson, South Carolina
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver 1. You have to be a programmer to use this unit.
2. Once you hook up surround sound, you are unable to use your tv without turning on the receiver. It will not allow the signal to pass through.
3. HDMI inputs are a plus.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Excellent purchase
Date: February 10, 2009
Written By:
firebobFrom: Punta Gorda, Florida
Pros: plenty of watts per channel, a and b speakers Cons: none so far
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Sony is excellent name brand with dependable workmanship at a affordable price. The receiver gives good output and channel selection for surround sound and 2 external speakers at the same time.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
Great Value
Date: February 6, 2009
Written By:
XIallFrom: Maryland
Pros: auto calibration Cons: have to read manual
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Great service. Equipment arrived on time and undamaged. Simple, easy set-up, but it was necessary to read the manual. The auto calibration was easy to use and very effective. It replaced a Sony home theatre receiver, as I now have a PS3, old Sony DVD, cable HD, and a HD Sony TV. I now have too many controllers.
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Review 9 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
My order
Date: February 3, 2009
Written By:
mbouffardFrom: Rockville, IN
Pros: fast standard shipping Cons: none
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Yes, I am very pleased with PC Connection. I ordered twice in the last month and both orders arrived quickly with no hassles and the products I received were excellent and the price was great. Free shipping was fast, both times in 3 days or less.
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Review 10 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
Solid delivery at solid value
Date: January 1, 2009
Written By:
BobbyDFrom: Seattle, WA
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver A top rated performer in Consumer Reports and it didn't disappoint.
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Review 11 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
great purchase
Date: December 25, 2008
Written By:
TwoTFrom: New York, NY
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Excellent product and excellent service. I'd rate the ease of use at 5 stars as well if I was more electronically savvy.
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Review 12 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Outstanding product and buying experience
Date: December 24, 2008
Written By:
DufferFrom: Honolulu, HI
Pros: easy to set-up and syncs with other sony equipment
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver The reciever is everything I expected. It was easy to set up and works great. I use it with a HD Cable TV tuner, a Sony BluRay Player and a 46" Sony XBR HD TV. I hooked up Polk 5.1 speakers using a RocketFish wireless rear speaker adapter and the whole setup works great. I recommend PCConnection to anyone needing electronic stuff.
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Review 13 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Recommended
Date: November 26, 2008
Written By:
MeLlamoFrom: Templeton, MA
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Unit delivers great sound, HDMI Inputs/Output make hooking up HDMI equipment (Blu-ray, DVD, Digital cable box) a snap. Its very close to Plug and Play. I upgraded from an DG800 for the extra HDMI inputs as well as not having to use Optical cables for the sound. Blu-ray is beyond my expectations.
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Review 14 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
35
Ease of Use:
55
Great Bang for the Buck
Date: October 29, 2008
Written By:
jennvgFrom: Los Angeles
Pros: 4 hdmi inputs, simple automatic set-up, lots of receiver for a great price Cons: terrible remote, no svhs inputs
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Lots of HDMI inputs. Very easy for the layman to set up, and equally simple for the expert to customize. The remote is terrible. Overall, you get a lot of bells and whistles for a great price. Excellent value receiver.
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Review 15 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Top 500 Contributor
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
45
Mixed Bag
Date: October 16, 2008
Written By:
AnonymousFrom: Moab, UT
Pros: great theater sound processing, simple to operate, good value Cons: hdmi and analog systems are separate, speaker connections are hard to use with wire
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver I like the ease of use that this receiver has. I was looking for something that largely 'does the right thing', and this is it. Sadly, the HDMI and Analog subsystems are completely separate, so if you have an HDMI display and a DVD player that only provides component video, you can't play a DVD on the HDMI display. The solution is to run component video to the display as well, and switch its input to component video when watching a DVD, but it's an extra hassle to switch yet another device. Thankfully, I have a Logitech Harmony remote which I was able to program to switch the input on the display as needed.
The sound processing is excellent, and the fact that it chooses the correct audio decoder automatically is a real plus. Sony also did a great job simplifying the front panel and improving the ease of use.
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Review 16 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
Great Value AVR with HDMI
Date: October 4, 2008
Written By:
BenicFrom: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Very good sound and features for the price. Set up was easy once I understood the wire connection scheme for Sony. Speaker configuration and automatic level setting with included mic worked very well once I figured out the speaker configuration settings. Sound is very good on Bose speakers (5.1) especially hearing the dialogue. Operating the AVR is easy enough for my 9 yr old son but too complicated for my wife. I bought this AV receive to work with a SONY Bravia 40" LCD and Sony Blue Ray Disc player. I am very pleased with the HDMI pass-through on the receiver, the picture and sound are excellent. BD DVDs are outstanding although the disc for Mr Magoriums Majic Emporium in the next to last scenes had an annoying audio delay where the lip movement did not sync with the audio. This was not a system problem that I could tell but a problem with the disc. The only disappointment I have is with the three remotes I must use to operate the components. I expected the matched components would be able to function from just one remote. It may be possible but I have not figured out how I could only use just one remote. If this is not possible I will set up the Harmony remote I have.
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Review 17 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Great sound and many options
Date: October 3, 2008
Written By:
JKTCFrom: TC, MI
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Hooked this up with Polk RM6880 speakers, and the sound is fantastic. We were not able to perfectly space speakers, so the feature of this receiver to properly offset sound was very nice (it comes with a small mic you place at listening point and it runs a series of tests to determine surround settings). Would recommend the receiver. PC Connection shipped quickly and no problems.
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Review 18 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
Great Service
Date: September 26, 2008
Written By:
bridgebuilderFrom: WV
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver Very Simple-- Place order Define shipping Receive order Great service and on time!!
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Review 19 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Top 250 Contributor
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
Great Purchase
Date: September 24, 2008
Written By:
gerry522From: Denver CO
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver This receiver has a great amount of power. Makes my Blu-Ray DVD's sound superb through my Bose speakers. The receiver itself has a steeper then normal learning curve. Once you learn it though you are in for a treat. Handles everything very well. The HDMI inputs and output are beautiful. I get a fantastic picture which all my picture flows through the reveiver and I have no loss of signal what so ever. The greatest thing about this receiver is what I paid for it. The price was easily $100 less then I could find anywhere else. Infact I was about to give up on getting it when I came accross it on PC Connection. I am thoughly enjoying this reciever and it makes everything connected to it sound great.
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Review 20 for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Great product and service from PC Connection
Date: September 2, 2008
Written By:
GoBlueFrom: Detroit, MI
Reviews & Ratings for 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver This Sony Receiver is twice as good as my old Onkyo Receiver. Easy to setup and use. Works well with my other Sony products incuding TV. Great product with a lot of features for a great price from PC Connect.
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