madvlam's Review of Sony HT-IS100
30th Jun 2009
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Sound Quality
- Time Speakers OwnedLess than a Week
- Ease of Set Up
1. Integrated solution (Amp + Sub)
2. Sound quality and surround effect good enough (at least for the size of my living room and for newbies like me!)
3. Auto calibration
4. Enough input (3xHDMI, 2xComponent, 3xoptical, 1xCoaxial - except RCA audio - just one!)
5. Good "out-of-the-box" experience (all accessories included - e.g. wall-mount kit for satellites, one optical cable, FM/AM antenna cable, auto-cal mic)
Bad Points
1. No video upscaling (only switching via HDMI - be careful, Sony called this "up-conversion" which is NOT upscaling at all!)
2. All connections at the bottom of the unit - very inconvenient
3. No headphone jack! (I think this is silly) - unless you go for S-AIR wireless
4. No HD audio decoder (DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD) - only LPCM7.1
5. No OSD (you need to look at the panel at the top - fortunately it faces 45 degrees towards you)
General Comments
Some say you get a lot by paying little when you go from 2.0 to 5.1 but you need to pay a lot to get just a little if you go from 5.1 to better 5.1 or 7.1
This is exactly what I felt after I bought this Sony HT-IS100 home theatre system - I am now a very happy man! :)
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Sony HT-IS100 - 5.1 ch - Home Cinema Upgrade kit: Amazon.co.uk:
Sony HT-IS100 - 5.1 ch - Home Cinema Upgrade kit - Black ... Review: I have had the Sony HT-IS100 for about a month. It was the perfect size/price solution. I considered Sony DAVIS10 amongst a
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Sony HT-IS100 Tiny Hi-Def Speakers Look Delicious - Blu-Ray -
NEW YORK, June 5, 2008 - Offering a stylish solution for the modern high-definition home theater, Sony today introduced the HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theatre Micro System.
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Sony's HT-IS100 HTIB features micro-drivers -- Engadget
Sony continues its series of home theater updates today with a new HTIB, the HST-S100. Like some previous Sony packages, the HST-S100 doesn't feature a central receiver, instead integrating the...
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Sony HT-IS100: Home-theater system with supertiny speakers coming to
The Sony HT-IS100 is a home-theater surround-sound system with five speakers that are only about the size of a golf ball. Read this blog post by John P. Falcone on Crave. ... Sony's HT-IS100,
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Sony HT-IS100 Bravia Theatre Micro speakers are absurdly small |
Sony HT-IS100 Bravia Theatre Micro speakers are absurdly small, by Charlie White, for DVICE ... At the same time Sony was showing off its big new LCD displays, it sneaked out these tiny speakers for
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Sony HT-IS100 5.1 Home theater system with golf ball sized speakers
Sony Japan has announced the HT-IS100 a 5.1 channel home theater system. The four satellite speakers are no bigger than a golf ball (42.67x42.67mm) yet they pack a punch. ... by dhiram, posted May 21,
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Sony HT-IS100 review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Hi-fi and
Sony HT-IS100 Expert Review: Meet the mini drivers - Buying advice from the UK's leading technology site ... Lowest prices for Sony HT-IS100
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Sony HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theatre Micro System » Coolest Gadgets
Sony HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theatre Micro System on Coolest Gadgets ... You can pick up the HT-IS100 system when it hits retail stores this July for approximately $700. ... Netflix makes debut on Sony BRAVIA TVs
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Sony HT-IS100 HTiB with Golf Ball-sized Speakers » HiFi-Ring.com -
The HT-IS100 supports Dolby Digital/Dolby Pro Logic II/DTS and includes 3x HDMI ports, AM/FM tuner, S-Master audio system as well as the Sony's Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (DCAC).
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Sony HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theater Micro-System
Sony HT-IS100 BRAVIA Theater Micro-System :The Sony HT-IS100 BRAVIA�® theater micro system delivers intense, 5.1 channel surround sound from golf ball-sized speakers and is S-AIR-ready...
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