Sony DAV-S800 Reviews

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Sony DAV-S800
2.7 stars
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Average Ratings for Sony DAV-S800

  • Image Quality3.1 stars
  • Sound Quality3 stars
  • Ease of Set Up3.3 stars
  • Ease of Use3 stars
  • Value for Money2 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings2.5 stars
  • Overall Rating2.7 stars

32 Reviews For Sony DAV-S800

  • Guest 16th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Sony should be closed down. The second product that is a shoddy rip off.

    I will NEVER buy Sony again and will use my blog to repeat this mantra too.

  • Guest 1st Sep 2009

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    I will never buy Sony again

    Bought this Sony DAV-S800 at the same time as I bought my Sony TV. The speaker system broke twice within 3 years - both times the sound went.

    TV lasted 5 years - fortunatley it was the only time I've ever bought an extended warrenty and it was still in by 2 months!!

    Left with useless speakers because you can't upgrade the DVD player to a newer model - all the connectors are proprietary and unique to this model - so the only option is to buy a complete new speakers ...

  • Guest 31st Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Having spent only £120 on the Sony DAV-S800 system (2nd hand) I have to admit..the sound quality is superb with my ps3. The optical input is definitely a major plus point. Is people can find this for around 150..I would say its a very good deal!

  • Guest 16th Jan 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Over all, the Sony DAV-S800 is a great system, the look and feel of it give it that "waw" factor that alot of other "plastic feeling" units lack. I know alot of people have had problems with it, my systems about 6 years old now, maybe 7, and its on almost every day, it has never broke down. Altho the heat production is worrying.

  • Pipe 27th Oct 2008

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    going to cut my loss and "upgrade" to a media streamer! Cost me £800 a few years back Picky on what type of media it would play, ie home burnt movies etc. tesco dvd player ( £30) would play these no problems getting really peeved with it now. Really great sound though.

  • Guest 15th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Despite the reviews on your site, (touch wood), I have had no problems with my system yet. The only problem (creaky DVD loading draw) was because my 2 year old daughter leant on it!
    I have found the build quality, performance and reliability perfect. No grumbles. It has withstood 3 house moves and several room layout changes, all with no problems. Did you know that 80% of dissatissfied people will tell someone about the problem, yet only 20% of people who are satisfied will tell anybody - just a ...

  • pushover0 Rank: Lance Corporal 5th Jul 2008

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    Reading all the poor reviews on the Sony DAV-S800 I can only agree this machine is over priced and hugely disappointing. Its totally unreliable and is too expensive too repair...too expensive to get rid of but now im tempted.. It obviously has design faults and Sony should have recalled the product. Like everyone else i would never buy a Sony product again.

  • Disgruntled Sony Owner 1st Apr 2008

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    At around £900 when I bought the Sony DAV-S800, I expected more of a Sony product. Over the years I have had several TVs and music centres for various rooms and have not been as disappointed with them as I have with this. That said, on the music centre I purchased about 10 years ago, 1 of the speakers failed after about 5 years which perhaps surprisingly led me to buy this unit which is now effectively a piece of contemporary furniture and little else.

  • Guest 22nd Mar 2008

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    Had the Sony DAV-S800 for over 5 years. LHF speaker connection went during first year, repaired under warranty. Then CDs refused to play! Repaired, but seriously came close to getting rid of it as it was not cheap to repair! Now, the RH rear speaker occasionally cuts out, although a "hiss" can still be heard. I just bang the unit and it comes back on! Not prepared to get this repaired and I'm just gonna run it into the ground. Never buy sony home cinema again.

  • Guest 15th Dec 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    Buying this product would lead me to believe that you do not always get what you pay for and that perhaps by paying less for a different brand you will not lose out on quality. Seems like Sony may be trading on it's name and not it's product. Definitely not recommended.

  • pacfreeman 25th Sep 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Overall I have been completely happy with my Sony S800 system. Just about to remove the speaker stands and wall mount as part of room decoration.

  • Lucky Dick 1st Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I bought this very shortly after it first came out and paid a price to get a system that did it all. The test of time proved that I was a mug! This is not a great system and could be beaten by much cheaper systems. That said, this would be a great second hand bargain for anyone on a budget as they are as good as valueless. Engineered so you can't fix it yourself. This was my last new Sony product.

  • snathalal Rank: Lance Corporal 17th Apr 2006

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    Sony could have done some more improvements with the DAV-S800. There are huge mechanical and software related problems with this unit.

    I will not recommend any one to buy this, or any other Sony products for that matter.

  • powder monkey 18th Feb 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Having saved for a new TV for 2 years, I finally collected it this week. I connected up my Sony DAV-S800 last night, and have for the first time in four years experienced the same problem as others. The machine is rarely used, as we have been waiting for a TV for this room. I notices that someone has just had theirs repaired for £60.00. Where did you get it fixed? There is no way I can scrap this system (£800.00) for something that has spent nearly two years in a box. It is outrageou ...

  • uamyint 28th Nov 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    After 3 years home entertainment with the Sony DAV-S800 DVD Home Cinema System the power button started to fail. My local Sony Service center cannot fix it within the one year's period. Fortunately within a week's time one of repair shops can mend the problem.

    For such expensive equipment it should last longer than this!

  • OkanB 19th Jul 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I got the C-81 error on my Sony DAV-S800 HE dvd home cinema system after playing a CD yesterday. I could not retrive the CD and it is still in the box! Can anyone advise me what to do? Repeated turn on/offs of the gadget gave no results and I was on the verge of breaking the damn thing! Is this Sony quality? I hope not! It's more than 3 years old now, and warranty does no longer cover it.

  • Kalanisi 5th Jun 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Please, please, please, can someone help me. The ddvd/cd door of my
    Sony DAV-S800 goes on a "no go" after a while and c-81 error is shown on led. If I turn the system off, unplug and then turn it all back on it goes back to normal. However it happened over an hour and now the unplugging of system is not resolving the issue. Please can someone out there help me.

    I too, am very much interested in complaining to Sony. This is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • SonySUX 7th Jan 2005

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    This product is a joke from Sony, They obviously know very well that it's a FIASCO and MUST offer all of us a FREE upgrade to a model that WORKS!

    PLEASE WRITE HERE AND GATHER VOTES TO FORCE SONY TO RECOGNISE THIS MODEL DESIGN FAILURES.

    Thanks

  • alpolini Rank: Lance Corporal 4th Jan 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Very good sound decoding quality. Wathing a DVD with DTS or THX is very impressive.
    Unfortunately the DAV-S800 system is not loud enough (volume is limited for over heating).

    Front left speaker does not work time to time.

    No sound input is possible due to a fault with my system.

    I regret not extending the warranty when purchasing the system 3 years ago.

  • stewbag 9th Nov 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Bought the Sony DAV-S800 system a couple of years ago and initially had no problems. I had an S Video connection to my TV. The Video 1 setting to my VCR and the Video 2 (Digital Cable) connected to my XBOX to enable Dolby 5.1 surround on my games. This I highly reccomend - the quality of sound on some of the games is fantastic and obviously the DVD sound is superb as well.
    After a while my problems started.. initially the unit stopped picking up sound from my XBOX, or would start picking u ...