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Average Ratings
Image Quality6.6/10
Sound Quality9.2/10
Ease of Set Up7.4/10
Ease of Use5.4/10 Based on 4 ratings
Value for Money5.8/10
Reviewer Rating4.2/10
Overall Rating5.5/10 Based on 11 ratings
40% Recommended2 out of 5 Reviews

Review of Sony DAV-SC8 DVD Home Cinema System

By BentAxle Rank: Lance Corporal on 20th Oct 2005

BentAxle's Ratings
Time Home Cinema System Owned6 - 12 Months
Image Quality1/10
Sound Quality10/10
Ease of Set Up5/10
Ease of Use0/10
Value for money0/10
Overall value0/10
no BentAxle's recommendation

Good Points

Cosmetic good looks

Bad Points

Faulty in 4 days out of the box, on it's 4th. repair in less than a year.
Rubbish picture, rubbish operating system.

General Comments

The Sony DAV-SC8 is the worst disaster ever to come through my front door. Cost £796 July last year. Great Speakers but the actual DVD unit is absolute rubbish. You can never depend on it playing a DVD when you just want to sit down and enjoy a good movie. Won't take commands from the handset, neither on the manual buttons on the unit. Won't eject DVD's on command. Won't play them either. Seems to have a software problem. Switching off at the plug only works about 1time in 30 goes.
My advice don't touch one , even if it's free. A £25 Matsui DVD player is a million times better quality and so far 100% reliable. I know I'm using one while the Sony is in for the 4th. time for repair in a year.

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5 Comments on Review by BentAxle for Sony DAV-SC8 DVD Home Cinema System

  1. aldomak Rank: Lance Corporal on 21st Dec 2005

    Sounds very familiar... Check my review on the wee brother (SC6) The DVD player is poor - How did they Sony get this one into the market? Even with a decent Sony TV I needed a special SCART cable to avoid it searching for NTSC!!! My advice, try another manufacturer

    http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews74808.html

  2. faso on 8th Nov 2006

    I have the same problems! (BentAxle)

  3. DVDBILL on 25th Apr 2007

    I completely agree with the review by Bentaxie. I have also had a problem with this product whereby it takes in a DVD which refuses to run and shuts down the system. It is also impossible to get the DVD out of the drive. On taking it for repair to a Sony authorised agent I was told the problem is well known and that they are going to charge me £68 to repair it. On speaking with Sony they refuse to acknowledge the problem exists and will not pay for the cost to repair the unit. The drive in question has only ever been used twice since new. Sony also state that they do not take any notice of product reviews on the web.

  4. jxm28788 Rank: Lance Corporal on 29th Dec 2007

    I had all the same problems with the Sony DAV-SC8, but mine managed to make it past the 12 month warranty period before the problems started... 8-(

  5. miggllii on 29th Feb 2008

    I have just had a similar problem with my unit, were it refuses to accept discs and goes on standby for ever. I have not had the response fron Sony that I expeced especially after paying over £400 just over 2 years ago. I no longer view Sony as a quality brand and in the short term will avoid their products until they get there act together.



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