Sony BDV-E280 3D Blu-ray Home Theater System, Full HD 1080p Playback, iPod/iPhone Dock, Dolby True-HD and DTS HD Codecs, Black

The Sony BDVE280 3D Blu-ray Home Theater System was designed for anyone looking for something more unique than the usual utilitarian speaker-boxes connected by a maze of cables. The BDVE280 achieves a minimalist and modern aesthetic without sacrificing aural or visual quality.

It won't be an overbearing presence in your living room, but it will revolutionize your home entertainment experience with amazing features like Internet connectivity, 5.1 channel surround sound, iPod playback and Dolby / DTS decoding. The centerpiece is the 3D Blu-ray player and 1000W receiver combo. It has a sophisticated black-mirror finish and stands upright, almost like a small flat-screen monitor.

The 3D-ready Blu-ray player transmits in full HD 1080p and has two HDMI inputs to facilitate the highest-quality picture and sound. It also has DVD up-scaling to improve regular DVD quality and can play back a variety of disc-based formats. The HDMI interface allows for Deep x.v. Color transmission and superior surround sound through decoding.

Built into the Blu-ray player is the FM receiver that powers the speakers. It has 5.1 channel surround sound and can handle several Dolby, LPCM and DTS codecs. Although the design of the BDVE280 is a talking point, the features are what make this an entertainment system.

The USB port can be used to play and charge your iPod, share pictures from your digital camera and connect the wireless adapter that will link-up with your wireless broadband network. This unlocks a load of features available through the Web.

With this system, Sony delivers sufficient power, technology that improves video / audio quality and many entertaining features in a manageable package. If you desire a home theater system, but don't want to litter your living room with wires and utilitarian speaker-boxes, then the BDVE280 is a solution worth thinking about.