Sony BDV-N790W

506 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (98)
price (30)
design (18)
size (15)

Negative
reliability (11)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 506 reviews of Sony BDV-N790W. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Home Theater Systems for all reviews. People really like the size and design. The price and usability are also appreciated, but there are some less positive reviews about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Sony BDV-N790W is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony BDV-N790W

alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Sony BDV-N790W from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the design and usability.

price, usability, design

90% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony BDV-N790W

alaTest has collected and analyzed 366 user reviews of Sony BDV-N790W from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.com. Views about the design and size are on the whole positive. The price and usability also get good feedback, whereas many are less positive about the reliability.

usability, price, size, design

reliability

74% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

SONY Home Theater

After about 6 months, the unit powered on, but touch panel failed to respond, and the unit never fully came online again. I have tried to contact Sony for assistance with repairing the unit. Sony's phone support said they couldn't help me find a...

Reasonable sound, good connectivity options to both TV and Network

- Failed within 6 months - Lousy support from SONY

Mar, 2015

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SONY Home Theater

Reasonable sound, good connectivity options to both TV and Network

- Failed within 6 months - Lousy support from SONY

Mar, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Run away from this product

Front Left speaker arrived missing the wire, can't use any wire cause it has a Proprietary plug, the whole package had to be returned, yes, all 38 lbs of it. I did not do any further inspection on the rest of the system since it was going back anyway.

Good exercise in unpacking the product and repack it for return.

You will be doing quality control work for Sony & Newegg for free. Shame on Sony for shipping products without any quality control checks. Sorry I didn't read reviews before ordering this $%#@*. No return for refund, only exchange for same product....

Dec, 2013

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Great price for a great system

Looks beautiful, sound is great, 2 HDMI inputs, wireless rear speakers. great price

The system froze couple of times but a fast reboot solved the problem

Dec, 2013

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Second unit to fail on me

None Waste of time and money

This is the second unit I have received and this time the dvd player wont read dvds or blu rays. Thanks for wasting my time, money, not to mention cause some unnecessary stress in my life.

Dec, 2013

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Stay away

Do yourself a favor and skip this.. Not worth the headache. Maybe check on a more direct website.

It looked new, and was packed nicely

DOA! Turns on, but shuts down right away. I have no idea how this could possibly get past any competent quality control check. Called for RMA, but the lady rudely told me to do it online because she was busy. Have to pay for return shipping, which is...

Dec, 2013

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Stay away

Do yourself a favor and skip this.. Not worth the headache. Maybe check on a more direct website.

It looked new, and was packed nicely.

Dec, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Dud unit. Purple Lines Across Screen

Sounds good, 3D was quick and easy to view over internet.

1st try, returning for replacement. Anything input over HDMI to this creates a purple line across the screen, where somehow the bottom is cut off and placed on top! I can see my start menu mid screen. Going over the return, as this item apparently is a...

Nov, 2013

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DOA and heavily damaged

Long story short mine was DOA and it looked like there was very little work done towards "refurbishing" the product.

Very nice looking

DOA. When I removed the main unit from the box. I saw lots of damage to the area close to the fan. The back panel was cracked and bent out. The fan had even been dislodged. This didn't look like shipping damage because there was no damage to the...

Nov, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great budget system

All in all unless you have a spare then buying an HDMI cable preferably one that is 6Ft is a must while getting this system as it does not come with one. If you are on a budget this is a great system at around the $280 pricetag not including the HDMI...

Easy to setup especially once you have the speakers placed where you want the auto calibration mic helps to adjust the system to provide the best decibel level from each speaker to provide an even sound around the room ; If you've used or own a PS3...

When you plug in two devices via HDMI cables to the two incoming ports there is an outgoing HDMI port to your TV but the system does not come with an HDMI port so you will have to buy one ; If you use the default video cable it will generate some...

Oct, 2013

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