Sony DAV-S550

I've had one of these for an awful long time now; so long I can't remember, but it's at least 6 years with regular use throughout those 6 years. The 5.1 sound part of system is absolutely fine and it links up perfectly well with my Samsung TV and PVR,...

I bought this to replace my Sony DAV S500 which didn't have the Dolby Pro-Logic II. It works brilliantly as an external 5.1 surround/pro-logic II decoder but you try to play any discs on this machine for any length of time it will eventually start...

The trouble with a lot of reviews is that the people who write them do so not long after they have set up the system and watched one or two movies and are punch drunk with excitement from the mind blowing looks and sound of their first home cinema! And...

OK, this is a lovely looking system and when it works, works very well. The problem is, is that this range of systems has a known reliability issue. After a short period of use (I'm told by 200hrs and definately by 400hrs) it stops working. Essentially...

Great sound, great looks, but I had to send it back twice because it kept gliching on DVD playback - always towards the end of the film. Out of warranty now, and it happened again - stuck a bigger fan on and all is well.

Fantastic system, great depth in sound. This unit on What TV & HIFI Home Theatre System of the year 2002 and after hearing the sound I can understand why. The unit is very sleek and easy to setup also, it has loads of options for the enthusiasts too...

This was my first purchase of a home theatre system and it looks great, especially the small and stylish surround speakers and the fantastic luminous remote. It is also easy to set up. However, it just fails to pack a punch where audio (cd / mp3) is...

Before I bought this unit I was looking at getting a surround amp and speakers and running this from the optical out of my PS2. I decided on the DAVS-550 because of the good things I had heard In home cinema magazines as well as recommendations on the...