Marching to its own drummer as always, Sony has created a striking and untraditional 700-watt home theater system with its new BVD-IT1000ES. Featuring an integrated Blu-ray player, this 5.1 surround system stands out because of its tall, sleek, and slender speakers with wireless capability (thanks to its integrated S-AIR digital wireless technology). The Blu-ray player is housed within an A/V receiver that playbacks Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and will upconvert standard DVDs to near HD-quality. The Blu-ray player is also capable of 1080p/24 playback, and includes BD-Live that is downloadable. A separate subwoofer completes the package for earth-shattering base sounds.
Price: $1,999
More info: www.sonystyle.com
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