Sony STR DH720 7.1 Channel 105 Watt Receiver

I was a little skeptical about buying this receiver, but I am certainly happy I bought it! This unit is well worth the money and it performs excellent! Great sound, plenty of power and easy to operate. I have this hooked up to a Panasonic S30 plasma using hdmi and This receiver controls "everything" Once I had the unit "set up", I just use my Panny remote and it works everything!! TV, receiver and it turn on the subwoofer as well!! All I do is turn on the TV and THAT'S IT!! I have this connected to Polk audio center with Sony bookshelves and Sony Subwoofer. This is a great receiver and I'm very pleased with it.

This receiver is awesome and affordable. The inputs it has can suit just about anyone. For only 200$ you won't be able to find that is 105w 7.1 channel with video upconvert to 1080i, 3D capable, and has an iPod dock. My only couple of complaints are tha the upconverted signal would also play through the tv speakers, and it does NOT have a fan. After awhile, this thing does get on the warmer side. So make sure to have plenty of ventilation and you won't have to worry about it burning itself out.

I bought this to replace an older JVC reciever. I had had several Sony receivers prior to the JVC and really liked them. The JVC never had good sound, and especially poor surround sound. I am very happy now that I have a Sony again. The sound is back! Great sound and surround sound. The only thing that could be a little better is the manual. It is not written very well. I think it was written in another language and then translated. Also, the microphone that comes with the reciever to set up the surround system works great, but mine no longer works because I accidentally zapped it with a really bad jolt of static electricity (because it provided a path to ground).

This is a good Mid-range reciever. It lived up to all my expectations. The settings are a chore to setup, but after learning everything the sound was good coupled with the sony surround speakers and sub I already had. I went with this reciever after ending up with the speakers so they would match. It is a good product for the price range I purchased it for.

I have attracted to this product because of the price.With compared to my old Yamaha AV receiver this product has less punch and less detailed sound.Settings are pretty difficult to understand to a non technical user.

I have 2 main problems with this product.First issue is during GUI mode, if the receiver is heated-up, the letters are flashing on the TV. Therefore, it is very difficult to read as well as difficult to make settings.If I want make a setting then I have to switch off the receiver until cool down and then repeat the procedures from the beginning.

The second issue is if I did not use the receiver for few days, some of the settings are erased. For an example, if you have a Bluray player and if you need to hear DTS HD Master audio/Dolby True HD then you have to set HDMI to "AMP" position.If you have not used the receiver for few days it will turn to "TV+AMP" position which is factory setting. In this setting none of the HD audio is produced by the AV receiver.Therefore,all the time I have to make the setting.This is very inconvenient.

I do not know whether this is a product failure. However, I will not recommend this product to anyone.