Sony announces minimalist BRAVIA DAV-X10 home theater system
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jul 19th 2007 2:31PM
posted Jul 19th 2007 2:31PM
Those willing to give up a few speakers for a slightly more discreet home theater now have another option to consider, with Sony today announcing its new "minimalist" BRAVIA DAV-X10 home theater system. While it only packs two speakers, Sony's promising some virtual surround sound courtesy of its S-Force PRO Front Surround technology, with the system providing a total of 480W of power. Rounding things out, you'll find some hidden touch-sensitive controls on the main unit, along a Bluetooth adapter that'll let you pull music off any compatible device. The system will also upscale your DVDs to 720p or 1080i, and should work nicely with your other BRAVIA gear thanks to Sony's trademark BRAVIA Theater Sync technology. No word on what it'll cost, but Sony says you can look for it this September.
This is great news!
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I hope this has HDMI input in addition to its output.
As much as I love true surround sound for my movies, its just over kill for my small condo. Give me something that is minimalist, sounds great, and has all the connectivity that I need (HDMI in and out, component, optical, etc.).
After all, what's the point of pushing new home theater systems that won't be compatible with your Bluray/HD DVD players.
Looks like a PS3 to me. Oh and I have got the disassembly info for the X10.
Virtual Sound is all but useless. If you don't have the room or need for a true surround system. Your best investment would just be a simple two channel setup.
Why bother faking surround sound when you don't really have it. They don't even sound that great, I get better sound and imaging with my two channel setup.
It is at $899 available for pre-orders at SonyStyle.com: http://tinyurl.com/35mab7
this is what the PS3 should have looked like
this is what the PS3 should have looked like