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6.0 out of 10

Sony DAV-LF1H

First seen: 25 june 2005

Information found in: from 31 sources in 18 countries.

Best Price: £1,663.78

  • User Score (23)
    6.6 6.6 from 23 reviewers
  • Expert Score (3)
    8.0 8.0 from 3 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • unconventional design, modern look, ir works well, wireless rear speakers, good all round performance
  • for a 2k system, bad sound, poor quality, optimistic price, defective by design
  • Integrated DVD, CD and SuperAudio CD player
  • Divx , MP3 and JPEG playback
  • Radio tuner with RDS and 30 station pre-sets
  • 32bit S-Master Digital Amplifier with 780W of output power
  • Fast and accurate sound autocalibration: Digital Cinema Autocalibration ( DCAC )
  • Portable Audio Enhancer : sound quality enhancer for connnected compressed audio devices
  • Music/Movie modes: automatic equaliser for best enjoyment of movies and music
  • S-DIAT wireless rear …

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Release Date

  • First seen
    25 June 2005

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Review Summary

The Sony DAV-LF1H is a stylish home cinema system. It has an easy set up. It has wireless rear speakers. Sony has managed to pack every last bit of technology laying about the workshop into a breathtakingly svelte and simple one-box cinema system. It is featured with video up scaling up to 720p/1080i, 32-bit digital amplification and some neat wireless rear speakers that use the company’s latest digital infrared technology. It is a slim, gorgeous package lies in the tall, silver subwoofer. The sub is t…

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The Sony DAV-LF1H is a stylish home cinema system. It has an easy set up. It has wireless rear speakers. Sony has managed to pack every last bit of technology laying about the workshop into a breathtakingly svelte and simple one-box cinema system. It is featured with video up scaling up to 720p/1080i, 32-bit digital amplification and some neat wireless rear speakers that use the company’s latest digital infrared technology. It is a slim, gorgeous package lies in the tall, silver subwoofer. The sub is the pack mule of the system, holding on to all the heavy, unwieldy crap that goes with a high-end cinema system, allowing its better looking mates to make the most of their slender good looks. The picture is smooth and clean. Reviewers from stuff.tv stated that the system is a bit too expensive but it still succeeds better than its rivals at providing an intoxicating blend of high style and fine audio and visual performance. Consumers commented that it was an amazing system. Moreover, it is a top quality home cinema that is highly recommended. It delivers a good performance especially the up scaling performance. While some users said that it’s truly brilliant, coping so well with the dark scenes in the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie, for instance, that you’ll soon find you don’t mind the lack of 1080p.

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  1. 10 May 2006
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 6
    6.0
    Features 10
    10
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Performance 10
    10
     

    Convenience on its own is one thing, but convenience combined with awesome sound quality is a whole other story. The DAV-LF1 combines the quality of Sony's Dream System product line, complete with multichannel SACD playback, with the convenience of wireless rear speakers. Read more

  2. DAV-LF1H

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    3 September 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    It’s too expensive but it still succeeds better than its rivals at providing an intoxicating blend of high style and fine audio and visual performance Read more

  3. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi?
    8 August 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    It’s far from inexpensive, and has some competitive, cheaper rivals, but the Sony has style Read more

  4. Sony DAV-LF1

    Reviewer: CNET
    20 May 2004

    Specifications: Product type: Home theater system ; Components: Speaker system , DVD player / AV receiver ; DVD type: DVD player ; See full specs Read more

  5. Sony DAV-LF1H Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    10 August 2006

    Sony’s DAV-LF1H DVD Platinum Dream® System is an ultimate home theater system with an integrated top loading DVD/CD player incorporating the latest audio and video technologies and wireless rear speakers. The DAV-LF1H comes equipped with HDMI™ interface to ensure compatibility with the latest digital television. With its auto calibration feature, configuring the 5.1 channel speakers to create an optimum sound field for your listening environment is a breeze. The... Read more

  1. "lacks the most basic audio features"

    Reviewer: CNET
    6 March 2006
    Overall 1
    1.0
     

    I made the bad assumption that a very expensive system should at least be able to do the basic things any old car radio can do. Wrong assumption. You can not adjust high or low tones. This must be one of the few systems even for sale anywhere that don't allow you to adjust sound. So if your hearing of high tones is not so good, or if there is windnoise on a video you have shot, or if the explosion sounds behind you during a war movie become irritating, you are out of... Read more

  2. DO NOT PURCHASE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

    Reviewer: DealTime UK
    15 June 2007

    I made the HUGE mistake of purchasing one of the units because I wanted a small, good looking home theater system for our bedroom. I can't say anything good about it, and the only neutral thing I can say about it is that it's design is "unconventional". Allow me to tell you why I am so utterly dissatisfied: I received the unit with 2 major malfunctions that made it essentially unusable- the DVD player skipped continuously on even new CD's and scratched the surface of... Read more

  3. CLARITY

    Reviewer: Amanda Caldwell, Amazon
    17 September 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    THIS SYSTEM IS GORGEOUS FOR ONE. ALSO, BUYERS SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS SYSTEM WAS APPARENTLY NOT MANUFACTURED FOR VOLUME, BUT FOR CLARITY. WE'VE HAD OTHER SURROUND SOUNDS, INCLUDING DREAM SYSTEMS AND OUT OF 40 VOLUME MAX, WE COULD PLAY IT FROM 15-20 FOR EXTREME VOLUME. THIS SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT. WE HAVE TO PLAY IT AROUND 30-35 FOR THE EQUAL EFFECT. THING IS, IT ISN'T A PROBLEM BEACUSE THE CLEARNESS AND CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS UNBELIEVABLE! IT MAKES THE LACK OF VOLUME WELL... Read more

  4. CLARITY

    Reviewer: Netmall
    17 September 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    THIS SYSTEM IS GORGEOUS FOR ONE. ALSO, BUYERS SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS SYSTEM WAS APPARENTLY NOT MANUFACTURED FOR VOLUME, BUT FOR CLARITY. WE'VE HAD OTHER SURROUND SOUNDS, INCLUDING DREAM SYSTEMS AND OUT OF 40 VOLUME MAX, WE COULD PLAY IT FROM 15-20 FOR EXTREME VOLUME. THIS SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT. WE HAVE TO PLAY IT AROUND 30-35 FOR THE EQUAL EFFECT. THING IS, IT ISN'T A PROBLEM BEACUSE THE CLEARNESS AND CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS UNBELIEVABLE! IT MAKES THE LACK OF VOLUME WELL... Read more

  5. Nice design

    Reviewer: Epinions
    15 August 2006
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Easy to set up but lacks many standard features based on today's standard No HDMI connection and limited connection available for your other peripheral such as iPOD . on screen display is limited to DVD The sound quality is average and the wireless system is primitive . If you are a pro , not a good choice . It takes 20 sec for DVD and 10 to 15 sec for other CDs to load Nice design and beautiful speaker that is what you are paying for Read more

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