Sony BDV-E3100

Advantages: Sound quality, appearance, bluetooth.

Disadvantages: Smart features. They seem to be, but do not want to use, because Everything is terribly slow. WiFi speed is not enough to watch videos over the network.

Comment: I took to output 5.1 sound from the TV. He copes with the task perfectly. Someone wrote that there is no 5.1 sound in optics - this is not so. DTS and AC3 tracks are played with a bang (even in the instructions it is written).
Connection diagram: console on Android X92 -> Sony KDL-49WD759 TV -> home theater via HDMI ARC. I liked that everything can be controlled from a single TV remote control (CEC). In short, take it - you will not regret.

Advantages: Nice sound, beautiful design.

Disadvantages: Short wires.

Comment: He took to the apartment. For a room of 15 meters is enough, but the disco will not work. Films to watch and just listen to music is enough. I took the action in 2014 December for 8000 rubles.

Advantages: Sub holds a good and deep bass, do not rattle. Wi-Fi and bluetooth hooks perfectly. The firmware asked to be updated immediately, they are not recommended for si on the site itself. it was stitched using a LAN cable, everything took 10 minutes. It reads formats from an external hard disk Blu-Ray, BDRemux, DVD9, DVD5, MPEG, Avi, etc., in general, I have not yet found such a format so I did not read it. With a computer and a laptop, you can send a movie via Wi-Fi. there were problems with TV sound playback through the stereo output, everything was decided by installing an optical cable. When you exit the menu of the cinema, automatically switches to the sound of TV. LG TV integrated half of the remote control from Sony by entering setup code 03 (in the little book it is written how to connect them). On Off control TV outputs, Sleep, Mute, Smart TV, cursor. Sony remote control does not switch only LG TV channels. Digital TV transmits almost all channels in 5.1, except for some films and serials (music channels like MUz-TV, TNT, etc. are broadcast in 5.1).The subwoofer in some films makes shudder.

Disadvantages: The short wire of the subwoofer (about 2 m), the rear speakers are very quiet, despite the full twisting of the distance and decibels. It is heard when you turn on how the built-in cooler turns. The braked menu discouraged the whole hunt for using smart functions, the TV opens applications much faster. Half the buttons on the remote are not really needed if you have a non-Sony TV, a LG or Samsung, etc. At volume below 5, you really can not hear anything. The room is 25 sq.m. optimum volume at 15-21. Max. loudness 34. Memorizes only 20 FM radio stations. Video in 3D plays only from disks and only in format Blu-Ray.

Comment: Detailed instructions in Russian and Ukrainian. Good appearance, metal mesh speakers, a small box of packaging, Sony batteries included, HDMI ver. 1.4, NFC support, wire to rear speakers about 7m, all speakers on double-sided rubber tape. I chose between the BDV E6100 and E3100, the choice fell towards the E3100-the set of functions is exactly the same, but in the E6100 the column-racks are very light and unstable and the price is higher by 9 tr. In general, happy as an elephant.

Advantages: Acoustics - one big advantage

Disadvantages: For the money they simply do not

Comment: I took for listening to music and watching movies from all the devices that I have - a computer, a phone, a TV. I connected it to the computer via optics, so I had to confuse myself with sound output 5.1. I solved the problem by installing the driver on sound with the DTS intearctive function. Smash in the columns due to falling asleep S / Pdif - SPDIF keeper program (someone may be useful). I did not record this all in the minuses due to the fact that these problems are inherent in all the cells that are connected via optics. The sound is just gorgeous. Subwoofer plays from 35 hertz. Chose between Edifier s760 and this model. Their characteristics are similar, but Sonya is more powerful and the price is 2 times less.

Advantages: Good sound for movies, bass, the ability to control through a smartphone.

Disadvantages: Fixed speaker cables, outdated menu, only one HDMI connector

Comment: In general, I am satisfied with the kit, I bought for the cinema, I listen to music, but not an audiophile, I turned it on almost to full volume - it sounds powerful, it does not wheeze, there is a reserve.
A big disadvantage is the built-in wires for the speakers, which means a restriction on the choice of installation site. If the front was still enough (3m), then the rear ones, even though they have a length of as much as 10m (which is very good, by the way, usually give far less, looked at Philips and Samsung, there were 5-7 meters behind), nevertheless it was not enough , I will buy more cable and lengthen.
The menu is a separate conversation, outdated, inconvenient, small icons, a list of movies from a disk or network - inconvenient, in one line, if you have more than 100 of them, then you are tormented to choose.
The services glanced out of the corner of my eye - everything is as usual, loading for a long time, there is little confusion.
But there is a plus - this is the TV SideView application, with the help of which it is much more convenient to turn on movies / music.
1 HDMI is a huge minus, considering that this is sort of like a home theater, they should have taken into account that there is a lot more that can be connected to it besides the TV / projector, now there are at least 2 ports in the beggarly TV.
In fact, if you want to connect another console or TV tuner to it - you have a problem, you have to connect a switch via HDMI and use a spdif \ rca connection for sound, well, or manually try it every time.
PS: About the cable included, as they wrote here - these are fairy tales, no one, as a rule, puts the cable, and buying for 2000p is not necessary, a normal cable with an ARC of 3 meters can be bought within 1000r and even cheaper, but it is Not necessarily, you can buy the simplest cable (just for 300r) and it will work normally, another question is that you cannot control the sound from the TV (the notorious ARC is responsible for this) and watch 3D movies.

Advantages: HDMI port IS, it would be nice to correct the disinformation in the reviews. He has no other video output. The rest - Sony, that says it all.In my many years of experience in operating the younger Sony models, they are thought out and trouble-free; they are pleasant in touch and operation. In this model, a lot of bonuses in the menu and corporate functions, as well as services related to the Internet.
The model is not without flaws, however, like any Mercedes.

Disadvantages: 1. Included is no HDMI cable. The instructions and the support site keep silent about the required HDMI standard, namely, not lower than 1.4. This discrediting Sony fact seems to be related to the uncompetitive price that comes from those who have to connect the cinema with a decent TV via HDMI (ARC). That is, you will have to rely on the purchase of a real working cable, from ~ 2000 p., And not some kind of fake for 300, which I have already fallen for. Otherwise, the sound from the TV will not work, and in particularly sophisticated cases, not what is shown in the instructions will be displayed on the screen.
2. Unlike younger models, where there were enough speaker wires for any room size, this model was measured by a real miser. In this case, the wires, constructively do not have to build.
3. Younger models, automatically memorized the last position of several playable discs, which distinguished Sony. In this model, it has not yet been possible to reproduce from the last stop and one disc taken out. (Requires clarification, but there are no exact settings in the menu)
4. Do not expect to use as a full-fledged media player, not omnivorous, of course, because of the brand.

Comment: I took as a sound system for a smart in a small room. I solved the task with a large set of bonuses from the functions of the device, and a headache with the addition of an HDMI cable.

Advantages: Quite a powerful sound. Enough for a room of 25 meters with interest. Not very noisy. Two outputs for microphone and karaoke support. Wifi - clings well. The subwoofer works without any complaints.

Disadvantages: Cheap speakers - lightweight plastic and metal mesh - all this gives a little rattling metal echo - unfortunately you can hear it. Wi-Fi - only 2.4 GHz - is a pity, because as you know, multimedia is better processed at a frequency of 5 GHz. The remote is a little overloaded with buttons, however, Sony always has it. No microphone to adjust the speakers. Significant minus - there is no HDMI input.

Comment: In general, this model can be recommended, despite the minor flaws. It copes with its main functions as well as models of more expensive range. Power reserve is not huge, but for a city apartment it should be enough. The only regret - there is not a single HDMI input - even in this price category they could add at least one. What is to be regretted is that among manufacturers the choice of home theaters with shelf acoustics is extremely small, and for a city apartment this is the very thing!