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Sony`s A/V Receivers are engineered to be the ideal Blu-ray Disc A/V receiver, fully compatible with Sony(R) Blu-ray Disc(TM) Players. Superior video switching and audio performance ensure seamless compatibility with today`s demanding HD sources. The STR-DG820 supports Linear PCM and has four High Definition Media Interface(TM) (HDMI) inputs that are capable of accepting resolutions up to 1080p, offering the full video quality that Blu-ray Disc format can deliver.
BRAVIA(R) Sync(TM)
As a leader in products with HDMI connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA(R) Sync(TM) technology to go beyond simple audio and video transmission. Starting with the STR-DG820, Sony`s A/V receivers will transmit control functions to a select number of BRAVIA LCD televisions as well as new DVD players in the Sony line. With One Touch Play, operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the A/V receiver turn on, then the DVD player power on and start to play, finally the BRAVIA television turns on and switches to the correct video input. Simple...Easy...BRAVIA(R) Sync(TM).
DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
The demand for digital content continues to be strong. The challenge: how do you integrate music in various forms into a receiver– The answer: Sonys DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMP). Together with one of the DMP accessories (sold separately), this proprietary connection broadens the interface of home theater systems and components, connects with various devices which provide the ability to control and power devices while making set up easy and operation simple. The DMP accessories will include a PC Client Ready device, Bluetooth(R) receiver (for todays Bluetooth enabled mobile phones and other portable devices6) and Audio Docking Stations compatible with Network Walkman and iPod(R) products. So regardless of how you store your music, Sonys DIGITAL MEDIA PORT offers a point of access to integrate your portable music into a traditional home theater system.
HDMI(TM) Active Intelligence
Powerful HDMI(TM) connectivity combined with Active Intelligence offers automatic detection of optimal video and audio signals from all connected components with convenience of a simple one wire connection.
XM(R) Connect and Play(TM) Ready1 with 5.1 Neural Decoding
A world of digital radio is at your fingertips. Connect the optional Connect-and-Play antenna, sign up for XM service and enjoy the variety of digital radio with the superior sound quality of an A/V receiver.
Digital Cinema Auto Calibration
Now the optimal speaker settings for your living room are only a press of button away. Simply place the included microphone in your listening position and allow the strength of Sony`s Digital Signal Processing to take over. Speaker placement, distance, and delays are all calibrated automatically to ensure a worry free listening experience.
Digital Cinema Sound(TM)
Sony`s original Digital Cinema Sound technology uses exclusive DSP technology to recreate the precise environment of three Hollywood Dubbing Stages where your movies are created. True theater sound in the home from the source.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Hudson, IL on 3/16/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
Sony makes great products that usually have 1 or 2 weaknesses. I wish i had known that having a dvi to hdmi cable hooked up would not allow sound to output from my receiver when hooked to my tv; This makes no logical sense; I understand the dvi will not carry sound to the tv, but when hooked up the receiver also doesn't output sound! The remote is too long; I wish sony would make up their minds on how they want to make a remote.
from Los Angeles, CA on 3/16/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
Works great.
from Mesa, Arizona on 3/16/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
Just what my system needed and within my budget.
from Manning, SC on 2/20/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
I have hooked it to my surround sound and it works well from my receiver
from Oviedo, Florida on 2/16/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
5.1 surrond
from Oakland, CA on 2/10/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
The operational menus are confusing and non-intuitive. I would like a simple way of controlling individual speaker volume, but that is not part of the control set. Also, the format in and out has to be indentical to operate; you can't have composite in and HDMI out. The whole arrangment has to be the same, so if you have HDMI in from the Blu-Ray and HDMI out to the TV (which does look great by the way), then you can't hook up the Wii (which is composite).
from Denton, Texas on 1/27/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
Works great and easy to install.
from Houston, tx on 1/13/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
I used this as our Surround SOund in our main room, which has 14' ceilings and is about 20' x 15'. It has worked great and was very easy to set up and run everything through. I like having the 4 HDMI choices as that makes it easy to expand later.
Great deal
from San Francisco, Bay Area, Ca. on 1/2/2009
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
This receiver sounds great with my Bose speakers.
Plenty of power for my large TV room. The only disappointment was that it does not upscale analog connections through the HDMI connection to the TV. Requiring, in my case, connecting my DVD to the TV with a component cable. This problem will be solved when I update to a Blu-Ray DVD.
from Melbourne, FL on 12/14/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
The STR-DG820 was a replacement for a previous SONY receiver I had for 8 years. I considered upgrading and purchased more expensive Denon and Onkyo for eval. When evaluating both, I discovered digital sources (Coax/DVD, Optical/CATV box) could not be routed to Zone 2 or the 'B' set of speakers on either of the units. This Sony has a basic feature offering but it does offer the ability to route ALL inputs to Speakers A/B (Zone 1 and 2). It also offers decent sounds fields and a audio quality is good. The only knock on this receiver is the EQ section is limited – no midrange control, the bass and treble are fixed frequency. If you are looking for a good value and basic features, this receiver will check the box.
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from Selkirk, NY on 12/12/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
This was a replacement for a 16 year old A/V receiver by Pioneer. All I can say is WOOOOOOOW what a difference digital makes. I like the Bravia sync option for other components
from Wisconsin on 12/12/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
good buy
from spokane wa on 11/16/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
had to buy bass my kenwood wasnt driven sony is, kenwood speakers worked well with amp and bass im happy!
from Laporte, Indiana on 11/16/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
practically sets itself up. great sound with blu-ray
from Melbourne Fl on 11/15/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
I am very pleased. It worked right out of the box. Setup was fairly easy. Worked well with my Sony DVD.
from Fullerton, CA on 11/11/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
Excellent receiver. This has many of the features I wanted including 7.1 (which Blu-Ray is coded in). 4 HDMI inputs and one HDMI output going to the 1080p flat screen make this the center of my home theater setup. The only downside to this receiver is the remote is from the stone ages. Every time I want to use functionality in to the receiver I have to relearn how to use the remote. Do yourself a favor and buy a Logitech Harmony One remote which learns the IR commands of all your other remotes and replaces them with a single remote.
from Plano, TX on 10/20/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
The assignable digital audio inputs were very convenient.
The menus are intuitive.
The mic for setting the speaker gains was definately a plus.
from Boston, MA on 8/29/2008
Comments about Sony STR-DG820 7.1-channel Home Theater Receiver:
Once you figure out the setup this receiver overdelivers...especially for the reasonable price point.