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Sony HT-DDW790

The Sony HT-DDW790 is value-price 5.1 home theater system costing only $199. Delivering 800 Watts of total power with 133 W coming from each of its 5 speakers and 135 W from a powered subwoofer. See the Sony HT-DDW990.

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Sony HT-DDW790
MSRP $199.00
Release date March, 2007
Brand Sony
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
3 reviews
67
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mixed
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3 positive
0 mixed
0 negative

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Pros:
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Great value system ($199, 800W, 5.1)
+4agreedisagree

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Automatic setup.
+2agreedisagree

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Extremely powerful bass.
+1agreedisagree

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Great for newbies.
+1agreedisagree

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AM/FM tuner
+1agreedisagree

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wall-mountable
+1agreedisagree

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standard jacks allow speakers to be upgraded
+1agreedisagree

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Dolby ProLogic II, Dolby Digital, and DTS decoders
+1agreedisagree

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The pieces don't really look like they belong together when you see them in person. The reciever is a tasteful brushed stainless, but the speakers are silver plastic, and the subwoofer is black particle board.
+2agreedisagree

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the subwoofer vibrates (very annoying)
+1agreedisagree

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speaker wire is the smallest guage possible
+1agreedisagree

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No built-in DVD
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There are only three standard inputs here. That might barely be enough right now, but it doesn't offer you any room to grow.
+1agreedisagree

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The wires are fixed to the speakers. That means if you need a long wire to run around door frames or along the perimeter of the room, you will need to do some splicing.
+1agreedisagree

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FM antenna doesn't pick up all stations.
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outdated design
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no dedicated subwoofer jack
+1agreedisagree

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speakers sound harsh at loud volumes
+1agreedisagree


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This report was started April 28, 2007 at 5:41 pm by Erik
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Competitors

Philips HTS3544/37

Philips HTS3544/37

MSRP  $199.99    Released  March, 2007
Pros
  • iPod dock
  • built in AM/FM tuner
  • HDMI output
Cons
  • cannot play the latest optical media (Blu-ray)
  • small 3" satellite woofers
  • needs stands to be purchased separately
ProSCORE
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Comments

1.  avatar Ottozero said:

Very Good system for the money. No this system wont blow up you windows, but it might wake up your neighbors. The system has 3 a/v inputs (minus the video inputs of course), 1 coax (for dd5.1, Prologic etc.) and 1 optical (same as coax but much cleaner and louder sound). Radio Tunner has 30 presets for you to (hehe)preset. and one cool feature (well for me at least) is your can change the name of the Preset text for each selection exp:Audio 1 to Xbox, or Optical to PS3 etc. So yeah these are satalite speakers (not mirco) and they do have some punch. The Sub is Descent. All in all a very Good entry system for most folks, and a Good Medium system for the poor (me!!). Supports DD5.1, DTS5.1 and a whole bunch of old ones too Pro log 1/11 and so on. For under $200 bucks you cant go wrong here.
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ralli

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June 1, 2009
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ProSCORE
60
negative
mixed
positive
6 pros
4 cons

Pros

  • Great value system ($199, 800W, 5.1)
  • Automatic setup.
  • AM/FM tuner
  • wall-mountable
  • standard jacks allow speakers to be upgraded
  • Dolby ProLogic II, Dolby Digital, and DTS decoders

Cons

  • The pieces don't really look like they belong together when you see them in person. The reciever is a tasteful brushed stainless, but the speakers are silver plastic, and the subwoofer is black particle board.
  • outdated design
  • no dedicated subwoofer jack
  • speakers sound harsh at loud volumes

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Ottozero

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April 3, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
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1 pro
0 cons
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Pros

  • Great value system ($199, 800W, 5.1)

Cons

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Comments

"Very Good system for the money. No this system wont blow up you windows, but it might wake up your neighbors. The system has 3 a/v inputs (minus the video inputs of course), 1 coax (for dd5.1, Prologic etc.) and 1 optical (same as coax but much cleaner and louder sound). Radio Tunner has 30 presets for you to (hehe)preset. and one cool feature (well for me at least) is your can change the name of the Preset text for each selection exp:Audio 1 to Xbox, or Optical to PS3 etc. So yeah these are satalite speakers (not mirco) and they do have some punch. The Sub is Descent. All in all a very Good entry system for most folks, and a Good Medium system for the poor (me!!). Supports DD5.1, DTS5.1 and a whole bunch of old ones too Pro log 1/11 and so on. For under $200 bucks you cant go wrong here."
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Erik

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April 28, 2007
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
1 pro
0 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Great value system ($199, 800W, 5.1)

Cons

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vsaxena911

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May 24, 2009
ProSCORE
36
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
7 cons

Pros

  • Great value system ($199, 800W, 5.1)
  • Automatic setup.
  • Extremely powerful bass.
  • Great for newbies.

Cons

  • The pieces don't really look like they belong together when you see them in person. The reciever is a tasteful brushed stainless, but the speakers are silver plastic, and the subwoofer is black particle board.
  • the subwoofer vibrates (very annoying)
  • speaker wire is the smallest guage possible
  • No built-in DVD
  • There are only three standard inputs here. That might barely be enough right now, but it doesn't offer you any room to grow.
  • The wires are fixed to the speakers. That means if you need a long wire to run around door frames or along the perimeter of the room, you will need to do some splicing.
  • FM antenna doesn't pick up all stations.

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