The only area where I had significant reservations about the STR-DG800 involved its user interface, which I found difficult to use. First, the receiver provides no onscreen menu display, instead showing menu information only in the receiver’s front...
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Published: 2006-06-19, Author: Steve , review by: cnet.com
The Sony STR-G800 is a 7.1-channel receiver with autosetup capabilities, HDMI switching for two sources, and XM Satellite Radio compatibility. It also offers composite-video and S-Video conversion to component video, A-B speaker switching, and a turnta...
The autosetup takes you only so far, and the manual setup logistics are a little quirky. There are no onscreen menus, and the analog video inputs cant be converted to HDMI output, though thats no surprise at this price point.
An impressive spread of features, including HDMI switching, autosetup, and XM Radio capability, makes Sonys STR-DG800 receiver a notable bargain in the sub-$400 category.
