Sony BDV-IZ1000W reviews: Home Cinema System

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1. hello. i want to know if , all the speakers are wireless.
   
   john asked on 21 Jul 2011
   1. no they are not. The front 3 speakers an sub are all wired to the main unit. And the back 2 speakers are wired to a separate wireless receiver which has to be plugged in to the mains. So not really wireless at all you just dont have to hide cables from across the room but still have 2 hide the cables at the other end plus a bigish wireless receiver an which needs to be near a socket to power it.
      
      darren replied on 21 Jul 2011

       
2. Does the unit have a optical input so I can use it with my TV? also the tall boy's are they for the front or rear or does it not matter?
   
   Lee asked on 20 Sep 2011
   1. Hi
      The system has two optical inputs for TV and SAT, brilliant. The tall speakers are for the front BUT they can be used at the back (they are exactly the same) or you can take the speakers off the stands so you have small oness back and front. Very versatile.
      Hope that helps
      Regards
      Derek
      
      Derek replied on 20 Sep 2011

       
   2. Hi
      The unit does have 2 optical inputs. For better sound quality you should use this method of connection. Use a high quality cable if possible.
      
      Best regards
      
      David
      
      David replied on 21 Sep 2011

       
3. Can anyone give me the sub-woofer dimensions
   
   Jack asked on 04 Oct 2011
   1. Yes it is 270mmwide 270mm deep and 400mm high
      
      David replied on 05 Oct 2011

       
4. Can all the speakers be hard wired and not use the separate wireless receiver ?
   
   Also is the subwoofer connected by phono push in cable as i have laid this cable behind my skirting or does it require normal speaker cable ?
   
   Lalji asked on 07 Oct 2011
   1. the sub is just normal speaker cable. All speakers have to be hard wired. Fronts an sub to main unit an rears to the wireless receiver unit which has to be plugged into the mains. So its not really wireless as you in fact have more cables to hide plus the receiver aswell which is like 2 dvd cases on top of eachother
      hope this helps.
      
      darren replied on 07 Oct 2011

       
5. i am trying to use the kdl32w5500 lcd with the bdv i have 1 hdmi connected to the arc and an optical to the tv inoput I get the BDV to play the TV on switches the bdv on and off with the tv but the sound from the tv with the bdv connected and on does not come out of the bdv dispite the tv saying it has connected to the bdv and is using its audio output. I have been through the manuals for both and can not see what I am doing wrong. Now I am thinking I need another HDMI connection to connect the tv sound to the BDV
   
   Andrew asked on 29 Oct 2011
   1. hi. Not sure if i can help. Ive got a optical lead going from my tv to the optical tv in on my surround sound i then just turn the surround sound system to tv optical from the function button on remote an it works fine.but it also works just fine with a hdmi lead. Not sure what you mean by arc though
      
      darren replied on 30 Oct 2011

       
   2. Hi . I have mine connected from the BDV by both a HDMI cable and optical cable to the TV.
      I have a HDMI connection from a Sky+ HD box to the TV and an optical cable from the Sky box to the BDV.
      Hope this helps you.
      
      David replied on 30 Oct 2011

       
6. can i connect my hard disk with USB port and watch movies via hard disk ?
   
   baber asked on 01 Mar 2012
   1. your hard disk has to be in FAT32 format and you can watch any movie as long as it is under the 4GB FAT32 allotment partition
      
      craig replied on 18 Apr 2012

       
7. Hello, Can we also search webs by it's Bravia Internet video on TV or it just for video , musics and so on...? Thank u
   
   Rayan asked on 19 Mar 2012
   1. Hello
      As far as i know you cannot search websites other than those allready loaded. Sony do update the internet content from time to time but the system cannot be used as a computer.
      
      Hope this helps.
      
      David
      
      David replied on 19 Mar 2012

       
   2. NO you cant you can only look at sites already on it. Please look at other systems aswell as this it no where near 1000w and the base from the sub is a let down and its not wireless at all in fact you have to have another socket near by an hide the wireless reciever by freind got a samsung for £350 and its much louder than this and also sony systems only play phat32 media format limited to 4gb but samsung uses nfts format media therefore if you use a harddrive for storing movies you wont be able to play them on sony im changing my system soon to samsung its much better much louder and more features
      
      darren replied on 19 Mar 2012

       
8. guys do you know if this system will work in a 110V environment or it is just for europe i.e. 220-240V? if not is there a way around it? planning to move to a country where voltage is 110V
   
   victor asked on 09 Apr 2012
   1. Hi There
      The model imported into the UK is 220-240volts only.
      
      Hope this helps
      
      David replied on 12 Apr 2012

       
   2. you can get a voltage adaptor
      
      craig replied on 18 Apr 2012

       

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