Very happy with the 985
Written: Jan 01 '04
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Pros: Value, features, inputs
Cons: Not many; Can't save changes to inputs
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| jsgreenvi's Full Review: Sony STR-DE985 6.1 Channels Receiver |
Solid performer, good value with lots of features and a wide range of inputs. Seems to be well constructed, I've had mine for a year with no problems.
Setup takes a bit of time - learning the ways to take advantage of auto decoding (for both input modes digital/analog auto detection and for signal decoding i.e. 2 channel or surround) also took time to sink in. Remote has a lot of options but small buttons are still a hassle.
Drawbacks: 1) You can't save manual overrides of the input assignments - so if you have Cable video coming into the input labled "TV/SAT" but the Cable audio coming into DVD coax (the only coax audio input) you have to turn knobs when ever you want to see what is on TV/SAT video but hear the DVD input. The manual does not deal well with this limitation. Lower cost receivers offer this option, I wonder why Sony didn't.
2) No conversion of video signals to/from different inputs - so if you input s-video you must output s-video. I think this is pretty common for receivers in this price range.
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Amount Paid (US$): 350
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