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Sony HTP-BD3IS

Sony HTP-BD3IS
alaScore 79

19 reviews

Jun, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 3 expert reviews and 16 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users rate it 75/100. The average review date is May 22, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 65828 reviews from other Home Theater Systems. The alaScore™ for this product is 79/100 = Good. Last update: Jun 19, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 19 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

User Reviews  

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Expert review by:

Sony HTP-BD3IS review

 

Recession causing you to rethink your cinema outlay, or just want a small-room system?

Blu-ray erformance and sub-sat integration

Struggles when the action gets full-on and comlicated ; The subwoofer looks like a dog ; BD slow

Expert review by:

Stuff magazine

 

This full 5.1 Blu-ray home cinema system has satellite speakers the size of golf balls. So is it a hole-in-one or ‘fore'!

It feels a tad cobbled together, but the BD3iS delivers great visuals and physics-defying sound from its golf ball-sized speakers

Expert review by:

Sony HTP-BD3IS review

 

The idea that you could possibly get half-decent, Hollywood-friendly sound out of speakers roughly the size of a Ping-Pong ball seems crazy. But the Sony HTP-BD3IS manages to do it, offering both style and substance

Smallest satellite speakers we've ever seen ; Speakers produce surprisingly good audio ; Blu-ray pictures look sharp and colourful ; Reasonable feature set

Low-frequency audio can sound detached ; System doesn't feel entirely unified

Conclusion We'd fully expected the Sony HTP-BD3IS to be all style and no substance. But, although it's not perfect by any means, its performance is far less compromised by the tiny size of its speakers than we'd thought possible

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Consumer review by:

Sony at it's best

 

Brilliant sound it exceeded my expectations, very easy to set up and the software update was very simple to download, yes with small speakers the amount of cabling seams out of proportion, but after spending time hiding the cables, and the speakers...

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Great Sound!

 

We purchased this last year. The first one had to go back because one of the speakers wasn't working. No problems with the return and the new on was swiftly delivered. I'm not a sound buff, but am very pleased with it, the speakers are very small, so...

Consumer review by:

sony htpb350isfi

 

initially looking at a bose system, but found them to be very expensive. searched amazon and found the sony (with good reviews)so thought we'd try it. ordered from amazon and it arrived within 3days. Had to install it straight away (like a kid with a...

Consumer review by:

sony htpb350isfi

 

sony htpb350isfi

initially looking at a bose system, but found them to be very expensive. searched amazon and found the sony (with good reviews)so thought we'd try it. ordered from amazon and it arrived within 3days. Had to install it straight away (like a kid with a...

Consumer review by:

sony htpb350isfi

 

sony htpb350isfi

initially looking at a bose system, but found them to be very expensive. searched amazon and found the sony (with good reviews)so thought we'd try it. ordered from amazon and it arrived within 3days. Had to install it straight away (like a kid with a...

Consumer review by:

WORST NIGHTMARE EVER!!!

 

WORST NIGHTMARE EVER!!!

Apalling! Do not buy - it is NOT wireless (even with WAHT-SA1) and we never got back 2 speakers working! See other reviews if you don't believe me and steer well clear of Sony's 'creative marketing'! Pictures of the speakers misleading, all have...

Consumer review by:

WORST NIGHTMARE EVER!!!

 

Apalling! Do not buy - it is NOT wireless (even with WAHT-SA1) and we never got back 2 speakers working! See other reviews if you don't believe me and steer well clear of Sony's 'creative marketing'!

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Product Specifications

Configuration

AirPlay: No
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
DLNA certified: No
Internet Radio: No
Number of Output Channels:5 + Subwoofer (5.1)
PC Streaming: No
UPnP:NO UPNP / UPnP
Web Content Access: No
WiFi Connectivity:No / Yes

Connectivity

Docking System: No
Ethernet: Yes
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
HDMI: Yes
iPod Control: No
Number of Output Channels:5 + Subwoofer (5.1)
PMP Docking: No
USB Interface: No
W-LAN Connection:No / Yes

General Features

1080p Upscaling: Yes
3D: No
3D Ready: No
CD Player / Recorder:CD Player
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Player
Home Theatre System (Digital Dolby and DVD Player): Yes
Network Music System: No
Product Type:Home Theatre System
Sound Projector: No
Wireless Music System: No

Loudspeaker

Wireless Speakers: No

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: Yes
DivX Playback: No
DVD Audio Playback: No
HD-DVD Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
Super Audio CD Playback: No

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
DVD-R Recording: No
DVD-RAM Recording: No
DVD-RW Recording: No
DVD+R Recording: No
DVD+RW Recording: No
MP3 Encoding: No

Sound

Dolby / DTS:Dolby Digital + DTS
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