Sony MUTEKI 5500 Price

2012-09-12T20:51:00.003-07:00

6.2 Channel Home Theatre Component System

Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (D.C.A.C)

Transforming any room into the ideal listening environment is now simpler than ever. With Digital Cinema Auto Calibration (D.C.A.C), audio performance is automatically calibrated according to the shape, size and construction of your room. Simply place the supplied calibration microphone at your usual listening spot, position the speakers and connect them to the receiver to activate D.C.A.C.

Digital Media Port

Make the most out of songs, pictures and video stored on your iPod®, Sony Walkman®, MP3 players, Sony Ericsson Walkman® phones, Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi portable music devices with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT. Just plug and play the DMPORT unit via one cable and you’re ready to enjoy your favourite music, amplified and in higher quality, with song title and track information conveniently displayed onscreen.

Digital Cinema Sound

Digital Cinema Sound (DCS) is the concept name of the surround technology for home theatre developed by Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to reproduce the sound characteristics of an actual cinema cutting studio in Hollywood. When played at home, DCS creates a powerful theatre effect that mimics the artistic combination of sound and action as envisioned by the movie director.

x.v.Colour Technology

The international standard for video signals, x.v.Colour defines a far wider colour space than conventional sRGB, which can only display a small portion of what the human eye can perceive. In fact, x.v.Colour can display virtually the entire colour palette, supporting 1.8 times the colour coverage of existing HD TV signals. You’ll enjoy more accurate, natural and vivid colours that truly come to life.

24P True Cinema

Movies at the cinema have a distinctive silver-screen quality because they’re filmed at a rate of 24 frames per second (fps). But since most other DVD players convert 24fps movies to fit the NTSC (equivalent to 60fps) or PAL (equivalent to 50fps) formats, you couldn’t truly recreate that cinema experience at home… until now! 24P True Cinema outputs movies in 24fps – just as the director intended them to be seen – so the thrill you enjoy in theatres can now be yours right in your own home.

Specifications

AMPLIFIER

I/Os

Audio In/Out (excl. tuner)	2 / 1

Optical: including Front A/V	2 / –

Coaxial	1 / –

HDMI Digital Video Switching In/Out	2 / 1

Component Video In/Out	3 / 1

Digital Media Port	Yes

Digital Assign

SW Pre Out	Yes (x1)

Decoding Format

Dolby Digital/DTS	Yes / Yes

Dolby Prologic	Yes

Dolby Prologic II	Yes

Dolby Prologic IIx	Yes

DOLBY DIGITAL EX	Yes

(D.C.A.C)	Yes

96k/24Bit PCM	Yes

Dolby Dual Mono	Yes

TUNER

Preset Channel	60

Station Name	Yes

Auto Tuning	Yes

Direct Tuning	Yes (RM)

Video Features

A/V SYNC	Yes (fixed)

HDMI Repeater	No (Switcher)

HDMI Quality - 1080p	Yes

HDMI Quality - 1080/24p	Yes

General

Remote Commander	Yes, RM-AAU027

Display	9 DIG dot matrix FL

Sleep Timer	Yes

Pin Jack	Nickel

Dimensions (W x H x D)	430 x 158 x 342 mm

Mass	7.6kg

Speaker System

Subwoofer Output Power / Music Power	200W

Subwoofer size	25cm x 2

Subwoofer Speaker System	Bass Reflex

sub woofer menetic	Yes

subwoofer Unit	2

Front Speaker size for L,R	20cm x 2, Horn Tweeter

Front Speaker System	Bass Reflex

Front Speaker megnetlly	Yes

Surround Speaker Size	10cm x 1

Surround Speaker System	Bass Reflex

Center Speaker Size	10cm x 2 + 2.5cm Horn Tweeter

Center Speaker System	Bass Reflex

Center Speaker	Yes

Speaker Connection:subwoofer	Push Terminal

Speaker Connection: Satellite Speakers	Push Terminal

Weight & Dimension (Speakers)

Front Speaker Size (W x H x D)	325 x 1000 x 340 mm (with foot)

Front Speaker Weight	13.5kg

Center Speaker Size (W x H x D)	515 x 174 x 240 mm (with foot)

Center Speaker Weight	4.6kg

Surround Speaker Size (W x H x D)	174 x 220 x 175 mm (with foot)

Surround Speaker Weight	1.5kg

Subwoofer Size (W x H x D)	335 x 420 x 325 mm (with foot)

Subwoofer Weight	7.5kg PRICE:40,000-44,000

Amkette Flash TV HD Review and Price

2012-09-12T20:34:00.001-07:00

Our Review

The most common way of watching movies or playing songs these days is by simply downloading digital media or by ripping the optical media you own. It is a fact that optical discs are not really as popular a preferred medium for the above as they used to be. Therefore, movies, songs and photos are almost universally stored in digital format on hard drives. It therefore makes sense to be able to play them directly from hard drives, albeit the portable ones or flash drives. While this is possible using a computer, a media player is a more sensible way of going about, because it is very portable, usually works better with the possibility of connecting to different display types, and is very easy to use.Amkette Flash TV HD is one such media player, which we have with us for review today. This is an upgraded version of the Flash TV, from the same company, and the upgraded feature in this case is HD movie playback capability.

Everyone who even remotely has anything to do with gadget manufacturing seems to be rolling out HD media players! And good thing too, because it is high time High Definition (HD) arrives in our living rooms now, in totality. And since movie downloads have become very popular, the likes of the Asus O!Play HD2, the Iomega ScreenPlay MX HD, AverMedia AverLife HD Studio and the WD Live Hub have become so popular.

Now, Amkette has rolled out the latest addition to its media player portfolio- the Flash TV HD. Let us find out how good it actually is.

Look and Feel: The new look
Straight out of the box, the Flash TV HD catches the eye with a completely unique look. While HD media players have traditionally followed a largely similar form factor, barring size differences, this one does offer something different. The rounded design, along with the extremely thin form factor, does make this stand out when placed in the entertainment console at home.

The top panel has a glossy black finish, with the product name clearly plastered across it, along with the logos clearly stating this one has HDMI, is DTS and Dolby audio capable. The rounded side panels are largely clean, except for the memory card reader on one side. The rear panel (whatever the rear panel on a circular design is!) is the business end for all the ports- composite video, component video and HDMI. Digital audio requirements, in case you will connect this to a home theater setup are met by coaxial audio. No optical audio port here, though.

While the build is completely plastic, the quality offered is good, with no rough edges visible. However, there is a distinct lack of “high quality” finish to the product.

Features: Basic HD media player
The Flash TV HD looks superb, but as far as the feature set is considered, there really isn’t anything out of the ordinary. This can handle almost all video formats, including rmvb and flv. Audio formats are handled with ease. However, the lack of LAN capability means any network-based media cannot be accessed. The fact that there is only one USB port on the media player limits you to connecting one hard drive to it at any point of time. This will have serious ramifications for someone who wants to connect a couple of storage devices to it, and not have to keep connecting them again and again.

Performance: No complaints here
Whatever this media player lacks in terms of connectivity options, it more than makes up for with the good performance. Video upscaling to HD resolutions is good. No extra noise or artifacts were visible on Standard Definition files after the upscale treatment, except one. This one particular SD file, in the avi format, just became a tad noisier, than it originally was. However, we can also blame that on video containers, and the compression implemented on the file originally, to keep the size down.

The remote is pretty slim, which is welcome. However, button placement isn’t optimal. Nothing beats the remote of the WD TV Live HD media player, in terms of size, button placement and the feel of using it without having to look at it.

Audio can be channeled either via HDMI, directly to the TV, or via coaxial audio. If you are connecting this media player to a setup that has a home theater involved, we suggest you use the coax audio option, since this will offer the actual surround sound experience. Audio transmitted via HDMI, contrary to general opinion, does not offer the perfect surround sound experience.

The interface left me divided, and seems to be a balance between the good and the bad. The colours dull, and the home screen isn’t very awe inspiring, but a couple of minutes of running through the menu and you will not have any problems with the navigation. What we do not like about HD media players is the complete lack of customization options, as far as the interface is concerned. While installing the Mochi UI (as seen on the WD Live Hub) isn’t possible on all media players, at least some bit of theme management and customization should be available.

Our take: Good buy, limited features

The Amkette Flash TV HD media player offers good performance, for a price that isn’t very high. Having said that, if you want to access network storage or use some streaming software like the PS3 Media Server or TVersity, then this just wont work. For Rs 4.2k, this media player is a good one if you are on a tight budget. Else, you should check out the WD Live, which offers a lot more, but costs Rs 5.6k. You may just want to stretch that budget a bit more!

Specifications
HD Media player, HDMI 1.3, Composite and component video, Full HD (1920x1080) upscale for videos, coaxial audio out, 1 USB port, memory card reader

Spacial Feature 3D Content Playback

Amkette can play most popular 3d format like side-by-side,top and bottom this format used by most of 3d tv or monitor.LG D2342P Monitor fully supported and convert this formats.

Price:3889,

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