JVC's Sophisti DD-3 networked home theater system

We'll forgive JVC for giving its latest home theater system a name that could only have come from a Saturday Night Live spoof commercial, because in a product category that has become boring and predictable, the Sophisti DD-3 (not to be confused with the DD-1 or DD-8) offers up some refreshing and much appreciated features. Most significantly, the 220-watt DD-3 sports an Ethernet jack for streaming content from a single PC, or if you hook up a wired or wireless router, multiple machines throughout the house. You're also getting simulated surround from the 3.1 setup (two fronts, a center, and a sub), as well as an HDMI port and USB host compatibility on the media player for hooking up cameras, MP3 players, and even card readers. Available now, this "sophisticated" bit of tech will set you back an even thousand bucks -- just cheap enough to make this a little more convenient than cobbling together your own system with the same functionality, but not much.

[oakenfolded @ Apr 17th 2007 10:23AM]

A thousand bucks for some mediocre speakers, and less functionality than a modded xbox with XBMC.No thanks.

[mymoustache @ Apr 17th 2007 5:32PM]

I second that! I have yet to find a non-HTPC media solution that comes close to the playback capability of a properly outfitted Original Xbox (including the 360).

Not to mention the expandability and customization available on XBMC.

[dean summers @ May 1st 2007 9:21AM]

I think you guys may be missing the larger point. It seems to me that JVC (and other OEM's)are attempting to integrate web content to the traditional home theater experience. Different value prop than Xbox or extenders.

[agnes @ Jul 23rd 2008 2:16PM]

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