The Sony AVD-C70ES invites users to streamline their audio and video
setup without sacrificing performance with this combination digital A/V
receiver/amplifier and CD/DVD/Super Audio CD player. The internal
amplifier delivers 600 watts of total power (120 watts x 5), and easily
hooks up to five speakers and a subwoofer with its screw-type speaker
terminals. As a multimedia player, the five-disc system handles CD, DVD,
CD-R/RW, MP3, and Super Audio CD playback, the latter delivering a rich,
multilayered sound that surpasses typical audio CDs. For enhanced video performance, the AVD-C70ES employs progressive-scan
technology, which displays all the scan lines of a video image in a
single pass (as opposed to the odd-numbered lines first and the
even-numbered lines second, as with interlaced scanning). This feature
works best, however, when paired with an HDTV television. The system
also offers Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding for
spacious and realistic digital surround sound, along with Sony's
exclusive Digital Cinema Sound modes, which provide customized audio for
everything from dialogue-driven films to big-budget action spectacles.
The AVD-C70ES is compatible with a host of components through its
component, S-video, A/V, and optical digital outputs, in addition to its
three A/V inputs, three digital inputs (two optical and one coaxial),
and component and S-video inputs. Rounding out the receiver is a digital
tuner with 20 FM and 10 AM presets and a preprogrammed remote control.
What's in the Box
AVD-C70ES main unit, AM loop antenna, FM wire antenna,
S-video cord, remote control, three AA batteries, user's manual.
