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| | Features | 7.1-channel A/V receiver with 110 watts per channel7 HD video inputs (4 HDMI, 3 component)Upconvert/Upscale from analog to 1080p via HDMIDolby TrueHD and dts HD enhanced audio codecsWireless 2nd Zone audio (S-AIR multi-room capability)
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| | Description | Take your HD surround sound experience to new heights with the STR-DH810 A/V receiver. Offering an abundance of connectivity options (4 HDMI, 3 component), you will have room for all your components including a Blu-ray player, PS3 system, DVD player and more. And with DVD upscaling via HDMI you can watch DVDs in near HD quality. This 7.1-channel receiver has LPCM, Dolby trueHD and dts-HD decoding technologies for audio that is true to the original master recording. The STR-DH810 features wireless 2nd zone audio capabilities, which allows you transmit wireless audio in up to 10 additional rooms via optional S-AIR accessories. Additional features include Audio Return Channel which eliminates the need for extra cables connected to your TV, and standby pass-through that lets you access all of your HDMI connected devices without having to power on the receiver. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 16.9 inches | | Product Width: | 12.6 inches | | Product Height: | 6.2 inches | | Product Weight: | 18.3 pounds | | Package Length: | 21.0 inches | | Package Width: | 15.5 inches | | Package Height: | 10.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 22.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 87 reviews |
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110 of 112 found the following review helpful:
 Great Receiver! Improved Remote. Easy set-up. Apr 25, 2010
By V. M.
"PC Enthusiast"
I just received my new Sony STR-DH810 7.1 on Friday afternoon. I already had the previous version, the STR-DH800 set up in the living room. The DH810 I got for the den. It took less than an hour to pull the plugs out of my old Sony (non-HDMI) receiver and set-up the DH810. I would recommend that anyone getting this get a set of banana plugs for the speaker inputs. You "can" get the wires in the "screw-in" connectors, but banana plugs are just so much easier to deal with. I am using all 3 component inputs, 3 of 4 HDMI, Composite and CD, including DVD Coax, and all Optical audio inputs. Everything is very accessible and clearly labeled.
Once I had everything set up, I ran through the Audio/Video set-up manually. The DH810 comes with a mic that allows you to automatically configure your sound system (the receiver does all the work, but I prefer to do the "tweaking" manually. But that's just me. However, that said, after manually setting up my system, I reset the receiver and allowed the included mic to automatically detect and set up my sound system (just to see how it handled the task) and it did a bangin' job! Very easy automated and intuitive set-up.
The initial set-up is a breeze. Hold down the On/Off button on the receiver for 5 seconds until the receiver says CLEAR (which you can do anytime you want to undo any major blunders or just start fresh). Press the speaker button on the receiver until your speaker set-up appears, select your desired input button on the remote, crank up the volume and you have sound! From there, the remote's menu allows you to configure all the tweaks like EQ, Speaker distance, balance, bass, treble, you TVs resolution, etc. I would prefer some kind of TV-On-Screen Menu, but that is not really a big deal to me.
The sound is phenomenal and the DVD upscaling is very cool. I have Avatar on DVD (not blu ray) and the picture upscaled crisp and clear. The sound coming out of the speakers is clean and crisp. My audio CD's, movies, Cable TV, all sound great with the DH810.
I had been putting off buying this until someone gave it a rating, and I finally found a couple on the web that convinced me to give it an "early-adopter" try. Suffice to say, I am NOT DISAPPOINTED! The Price of $285 with no shipping was just a BIG plus too.
I will probably add to my rating later on, but for now, I HEARTILY recommend the STR-DH810 to anyone that has been hankering to upgrade their sound system with an upscaling 1080p A/V Receiver.
57 of 58 found the following review helpful:
An excellent buy for starting a 7.1 system Apr 25, 2010
By Michael C
"Kratos418"
I purchased this receiver a few days ago and waited until I ran it through as many set-ups and combinations as I could in order to be as thorough in my review as possible. The STR-DH810 has been able to easily handle everything I've thrown at it through every type of cable imaginable and has only had one flaw that I've noticed: upscaling a composite video signal to 1080p (from a Nintendo 64 in this instance) seems to come with some flicker to the upscaled image, but flicker was solved by changing the resolution to 480p or 1080i. My only fault with the input set-up in the back is that there are no audio inputs that correlate directly with the component video inputs, so when I want to hook up a Wii or Xbox with component cables I have to hook the audio cables up to different inputs. Therefore, I have to have the L/R audio cables plugged into the BD composite audio input and reprogram where the video signal comes from in order to have the video and audio programmed to the same input selection. Because of this I had to do some unconventional reassigning of inputs, but since each input can be named by the user it is simple enough to keep track of.
Programming the remote to work with all of my components was very simple. Everything is working smoothly together, especially by utilizing Bravia Sync with a PS3.
5.1 and 7.1 DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD have been handled perfectly and the 7.1 set-up has given my living room a sound field that I wouldn't have believed. I prefer to calibrate my speakers by my own ear, but using the Auto Cal option to see how well it works was a very pleasant surprise, and trying to fool the mic by placing it in tough spots was harder to do than one would imagine. As long as the environment is quiet during the Auto Cal, then the calibration will do a fantastic job. I preferred to do a few tweaks of my own after the Auto Cal, but for the most part I felt that it was spot on.
This seems to be a fantastic starting receiver for the price, and the only reason I could see to upgrade to the STR-DH1010 would be for HDMI 1.4 support for 3D. If 3D isn't your concern then this receiver is the way to go.
UPDATE 5/1/11 : There is a firmware update that allows for 3D compatibility with this model!
117 of 139 found the following review helpful:
 Sound and video is great but not intuitive (for HDMI components) Jun 09, 2010
By MAGIC KOALA
First, I'd like to say that after I got it working, it looks and sounds great. I don't even have the annoying lip-sync problem with some of my movies, now that I am running only HDMI for video and sound.
BUT, the main negative I have for this receiver is that you cannot assign the BD or DVD or Video1 as HDMI video and sound. It can only do HDMI video. If you want sound, you have to connect the optical or coax. However, if you use the buttons HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3 and HDMI4 then it all works fine and the HDMI will carry video and sound. You can rename the LCD display to say Blu-Ray if you use HDMI1 but when using the remote, it just doesn't make sense! Why would you want to press HDMI1 when you see a button called BD on the remote?
Other posters on other forums have raised this issue and sadly, some users actually think there is a problem with HDMI video/audio and have resorted to using HDMI for video and optical/coax for sound. There is actually NO technical problem, you just have to use HDMI1, HDMI2 etc. to get the video/audio via HDMI.
There is another small problem which is no biggie, I tried to run either DVI-HDMI, or component from my cable box to the receiver, and it briefly shows the picture on the TV, but then a message says there is digital protection and the picture blanks out. That's fine, I've experienced that before, so I just run component straight to the TV and only use the receiver for sound (via optical).
The highlights? Too many to mention. The sound is great (no dropouts or lip-sync). The video is great (no dropouts). I actually bought the receiver for its av lip-sync feature but I haven't had a need for it yet because everything works. I've reduced all my cable/wiring clutter (optical cables, splitters, red/white cables etc.) significantly since I moved to mostly HDMI.
I have connected:
1) PS3 via HDMI (video and sound)
2) HD DVD via HDMI (video and sound)
3) xbox 360 via HDMI (video and sound)
4) Motorola Cable Box (TimeWarner) (sound only via optical)
The manual is terribly written with some very poor English sentence structures. Sony should really invest in a couple of good technical writers.
** edit 7/22/10 **
The receiver broke down in less than two months. Similar to another reviewer, the receiver started hissing and crackling. I tried possible solutions and I will now have to return the receiver with shipping costs and the trouble of using my AV components without a receiver. Quality control seems to be lacking.
** edit 8/9/10 **
Received the unit back and reconnected. They sent me the original unit back so that means they replaced the defective component. Speakers no longer hiss and crackle, so hopefully this is the end of the problem.
26 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 Great receiver with a few drawbacks Aug 28, 2010
By Akubra Dude
OK, I admit that I am pretty much a Sony brand loyalist; having items ranging from clock radios to cameras to televisions dating back over 25 years. But I am also a person who people say is a "call 'em like I see 'em" kind of guy. The STR-DH810 is a good, solid A/V receiver. However, some disappointing shortcomings and a lopsided emphasis on the "V" part of A/V keeps me from giving this unit a 5th star on its rating. I still would not hesitate to recommend this unit to friends with the caveat that they should be aware of what they are not getting as much as what they are.
It is obvious that the folks at Sony have put most of their focus on people who have the newest equipment at the expense of the large customer base that have a significant investment in Sony products over the last several years that are still going strong. This is evident in the constant touting of HDMI connections and 3D readiness. What you don't hear is what connectivity was dropped. I always strongly recommend to my friends that the[= download the user manual from a manufacturer's support site before making a final decision. For Sony, that is esupport.[...]. This is literally a case of "a picture is worth a thousand words."
For me, what was lost was needed audio connections; there is only one set of dedicated audio in/outs (labeled SA-CD/CD/CD-R). You can always use the audio connections of a video input, but it still feels a tad wasteful to leave the video connections forever unused. It is also inconvenient for the need to give a briefing to your family telling them that the audio connection you labeled "HD Tuner" is operated by first pressing the "Video 1" button on the remote. However, I do understand that at this price point it is hard to fit the majority of configurations conveniently.
Another disappointment, for those that use this receiver as much or more for audio, is the FM tuner. First, the tuner section is not as good as the one in the 10 year-old Sony it replaced. In a quiet room I can hear the noise floor hiss during silent moments in the programming. As I said, my old tuner did better and I live about 20 miles from most transmitters and us an outdoor antenna so signal strength is not the problem. Secondly, why did Sony invest valuable production budget putting in the S-AIR and DMPORT connections that only a small portion of the customer base will use and not bother putting HD Radio capabilities in its tuner? I ended up purchasing a Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner which overcame both problems but I still wondered why I had to do that in this level of receiver.
Several other reviewers described some shortcomings in the video options despite the promise of the many connections. Once again, for me, the problem is what they have dropped in recent years. For instance, my DIgital 8 HandyCam is still making great videos, yet there is not a single S-Video input. Fortunately my TV still has one. I really would like to have seen what upscaling would have done with my D8 videos.
I have a similar disappointment with the speaker connections. It's obvious from the 7.1 designation that the 'DH810 has connections for Surround Back speakers. You may have also heard that there are connections for "Front B", "Front High", and "Bi-Amped" speakers. What is not obvious from most literature or the Sony Style website is that these are referring to the SAME set of connections. Of the four configurations I just mentioned, you can only use ONE of them because of this. For example, if you have both a remote pair of speakers and surround back speakers you are out of luck; one pair will go unused. This is where downloading the user manual before purchasing can save you some grief, and possibly $$'s
The other major reason for only 4 stars on the ratings was the manual; about which many reviewers have already written. Sony has definitely cut back in their Tech Writing department in recent years. It's not so much that it suffers from bad translation into English, although there are a few cases of awkward grammar, but rather it doesn't take enough pages to adequately cover some of the complex switching/configuration capabilities of this unit. This manual is far shorter than some of their earlier, less capable receivers.
A good example: Connecting and using a second set of "Front" speakers. (In the past know as just the "B" speakers; in the manual referred to as "Front B" speakers.) No matter how hard you try, you will not find a complete set of instructions in the manual on how to correctly set the unit up to listen to a second front pair once they are connected. Here are the missing instructions:
1. Press AMP MENU on the remote. 2. Use the up/down arrows until you see SPEAKER displayed. 3. Press the right arrow button and then the up/down arrows until you see SP PATTERN on the display. 4. Press the right arrow button to see the setting options. 5. Use the up/down arrows to select a setting that that is either "equal" to 3/2.1 or below (see the list on pg 78 of the manual). 6. Press the left arrow button to save the selected setting and get back to the parameter menu. 7. Use the up/down arrows until you see SB ASSIGN displayed. (If this option is dimmed, you didn't select a correct setting in step 5.) 8. Press the right arrow button to see the setting options. 9. Use the up/down arrows to select SPK B. 9. Press AMP MENU to save the setting and exit the menu. 10. Press the SPEAKERS button until you see the configuration you what displayed (A, B, A+B, OFF)
Unfortunately there is no direct way to go back to a surround configuration without basically following steps 1 - 6 to undo what you just did.
Enjoy
20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
I can't complain about this receiver Jul 01, 2010
By Daltonian
This Sony STR-DH810 receiver has plenty of power for my 20 X 24' living room. I have never maxed it out, and volume level 40 is about all I can stand anyway. I usually watch a movie at volume level 27-30 most of the time. At 110 watts RMS X7, per channel, you can really rock the house. I have coupled it with a mix of speakers. I use Energy Take TWR speakers (200W) for front left and right, Energy Take FPS speakers (200W) for rear left and right sitting high on CD tower racks (the height helps clear the back of the recliner or couch), Bose 201 series 3 bookshelf speakers (120W) on stands for the surround side speakers, A Sony 6" long throw powered sub woofer pointed at the wall for sound board reverberation (it really shakes the house), and a Polk Audio Center Channel speaker (110W) which has 2 - 6" full range speakers and a tweeter with ported bass duct. This Hines 57 mix produces excellent surround sound. I have heard that there may be a problem mix matching the speakers, not being sonically identical, but I think it gives the sound a more rich variety. I don't see a problem as long as the speakers can take the wattage. I think the Bose 201's give a lot of depth to the sides because of the speaker configuration in the speaker it's self, pointing in different directions. I may replace them in the future with the Energy Take FPS speakers.
I tried setting up the receiver by using the included microphone, but I didn't like the results. The front speakers were too loud. I tried to set the microphone closer to the front but it was still too loud compared to the rear speakers. So I decided to adjust the speakers manually, this was much better. You can adjust the sound on the fly and I usually listened to about a 3 minute stretch of the movie over and over to get it right. After I had adjusted this movie to my liking, I discovered that every movie has a different level of center channel in particular. It seems that 7.1 movies have a lower center channel output than 5.1 movies. So I have learned how to adjust the center channel from the remote to change it on the fly with different movies. Usually the level of the center channel is -20 on 5.1 and +30 on 7.1 and other misc movies are a guess. Of course this level would depend on your speaker. I don't think this is a problem with the receiver, it's just the way someone mixed the sound on the movie. It took me about a week of playing with it to get the sound settings the way I liked it. I prefer a louder surround than normal but that's just me.
A special Note * If you are using a PlayStation 3 connected through HDMI to play Blu-Ray, you must go to the sound/audio configuration menu in the PlayStation 3 and let it auto detect what formats the Sony STR-DH810 can play, or you will only get stereo output. Also make sure the PlayStation 3 is set to BITSTREAM output.
I have an HD ATSC 8 bay bow tie antenna for digital TV and the TV plays great surround sound through the optical TV input on the receiver. I also used a RG6 splitter to connect the HD antenna to the FM antenna input on the receiver and I get excellent FM reception (even though it is a UHF antenna).
I like the buttons on the remote. It gives you a button for each input on the receiver individually instead of rotating inputs on a single button. However other controls (like speaker volume adjustment) are two levels deep into a amp menu which takes getting used to.
I like to set the display on the L.E.D. readout to show what kind of surround sound is playing from the movie so I know what to expect in sound. My old Sony 5.1 had a blue light to indicate that digital surround sound was playing. This Sony STR-DH810 shows a diagram of all the speakers and which ones are being used, plus the name of the particular surround sound is displayed.
I was also able to get surround sound from my media PC through the Gigabyte GV-N210D3-512I video card using HDMI output. I had to plug it into my TV's HDMI port first and let it play through the optical TV output to the Sony STR-DH810 before it would work though. I don't know why it wouldn't work plugged in directly to the Sony STR-DH810's HDMI port. Maybe I missed something. Also if you try this remember to set the audio settings to use the HDMI video card's sound card, and set the speaker configuration to 7.1.
Concerts sound amazing!! It's as if you were right there. I played Chris Botti Live Blu-Ray and you can hear the crowd in the background when they cheer, and super sharp audio in the front with reverberating echos of music bouncing off the walls in the background. It makes your viewing room sound like a big concert auditorium. The sound is so realistic, or even better since it is mixed. Also The Pink Panther 2 Blu-Ray has some great sound effects. When Steve Martin was trying to catch all of those wine bottles he knocked over, I heard a pinging sound to my right and I thought fell over in my house, then I realized it was on the movie and came from the Bose 201 side speaker on my right. :-) Also Avatar Blu-Ray Has a realistic surround jungle sounds when they are on the planet and other effects. Also Star Trek Enterprise (the latest movie) has great sound effects and explosions. It's worthy of using as a sound reference movie for setting up surround.
Overall I can't complain about this receiver. I gave it 4 stars because of some difficulty in setup. Once I got it setup right I was very happy with it. If you have little audio/video knowledge you may get frustrated at first, But if you keep at it, read the manual, and ask a few questions, you should succeed. Sony has techs that can help as well. Thanks for reading my review. I hope it was helpful to your decision.
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