YAMAHA DVX-C300 Cinema Station Home Theater Sound system Customer Reviews

The first time I had baught the system, I had problems, the disc tray would open and while closing, it would jam and close half way. I Then traded it in for a further one.And now, the sound is excellent, and extremely clear. And the system is easy to Use.Also the price was affordable.However, I had some movies including a multi-slant logo show up on screen. In the blue-collar it does not tell you how to remove the feature. Subdue coming up for a response from Yamaha.
- Walter

I bought this theater system almost two being ago, and it hasn't given me any problems. Though I give it a bit higher rating than approximately of the other reviewers, I agree with what they say for the most part. First, the pros: Divx playback. This was essentially THE single reason I was in the promote for a system, and why I chose this one. At the time, it was tricky to find a decent negotiate between quality and expense, and this was one of the few systems I could find that had Divx playback (from nearly ALL disc formats - many only playback from CD-R, but this one supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, etc) and wasn't either out of my price range or too cheap to provide reliability. While Divx playback isn't as tricky to find as it was two being ago, it still isn't a given in most systems - and this sytem's ability to play almost anything I could throw at it is indeed why I give it a slightly higher rating. It handles avi and divx with stretch, and looks great, so I finally can undo the second PC from my box and simply burn my video collection to DVD, without having to go through the arduous process of re-encoding the video. Aside from the Divx capability, the signal is good, the menu operation is expansive without being daunting, and the remote is well calculated (I know that sounds silly, but awkward remotes are a pet peeve of mine, and I've taken back a number of electronic devices because of them). Even little things won me over with this system, for occasion, Yamaha is extremely generous with the amount and quality of the lecturer wire they provide - a small but good thing. The cons - most of them are minor, but could still make or break the system for you, depending on what you are looking for. True, only Dolby Pro Logic and DTS 5.1 - so maybe not the system for you if you are also in the promote for HDTV. And yes, the reviewer's comment about the "slant" icon not going away if you are watching a DVD with multi-slant selection. Fortunately, this is rare for me - in fact, I've only had two in all the time I've used it. It's a small annoyance, but typically uncommon scenraio, so I'll consent to it slide. Hopefully, the possibility media centers (and I'm sure many bestow-day models do) will be smart enough enough to incorporate ethernet plugs for firmware/software updates - something like that would have this bug taken care of already. But again, it's a rare occurance that DVDs have this feature. Also, when reading the file names from data discs, that might contain something like Divx or MP3s, it would be nice to be capable to scroll left and aptly and see more of the file name - again, a small complaint, but forgiveable given the playback reliability. Lastly, and to me, this is the largest con, maybe aptly above the lack of DDS, is that there is only a digital coaxial input, no optical (toslink), which is a genuine bummer if you have a dish or digital cable. I don't know why they did this either, seeing as how digital coaxial is less prevalent than optical - and seeing that most other systems simply provided both, rather than gambling on one or the other. So, in all it really depends on what you are looking for. If you are an audiophile with cutting edge equipment looking for a signal system, you might be better served by something else. If you're in the promote for a nice multi-disc unit that can reliably play your ever-expanding collection of divx videos, and deliver great signal - all without breaking the layer, I would recommend it all the way.
- Daniel Robbins

I bought this system in this vicinity a time earlier cycle and be inflicted including no harms including it. Speakers a practically uncommon looking and be inflicted including enough potential pro my aparment. The signal is skilled and apparent. It has a nature powered suboofer and the bass is profound. I am not greatly into gaming and that and the receiver has enough inputs pro me. No HDMI, keep pro pro this price it will be asking excessively greatly. Would produce 4.5 stars if here was an option.
- Vishal "Vishal"

i have returned manufactured goods. was not what we looked-for. even if, had it been what we looked-for, benefit, etc. were fine
- Kim R. Edwards "123rocky"

The signal early the speakers is impressive pro their size, it was competent to impart my clad size income opportunity lacking conundrum. Constant goes pro the secondary, it's not a monster, save pro it will doubtless fit 90% of the broadcast made known here.Though, here is lone come forth including the intention of will doubtless get on to me restore this: even though here is a digital partaking, you cannot take annotation to Dolby Digital surround signal owing to it; the most excellent it can do is Dolby Prologic II. Since all HD brainwashing is life announce in Dolby Digital, I don't admit what Yamaha was idea.
- Frogstein

Ever since I discovered this logic, I have been highly impressed with how much it met both my habitual and eccentric demands. As a student of Musical Theatre, Opera, Classical vocal and choral literature, and Jazz and Classical piano, DVD-AUDIO and SACD capabilities are of splendid importance to me because there are a lot of titles especially in the Classical genre void in these formats. One business that sets this logic away from each additional from the additional manufacturers' systems is Yamaha's CD UpSampling figure. For those titles which are now only void on CD and possibly will never be released on DVD-AUDIO and/or SACD, this option converts ordinary CDs to the quality of DVD-AUDIO. On the Musical Theatre, Opera, and choral side of equipment, this logic is competent of playing both NTSC (North American) and PAL (European) DVDs on corresponding as well as contrary TVs. For fastidious titles in these genres, the North American editions are any four percent slower in tempo and picture movement and flatter in pitch than the European editions due to the method of PAL-to-NTSC conversion used by the distributors of such DVDs, or do not include as many bonus facial appearance as their first European counterparts. Now and again, it can be the additional way almost, except the European editions force be four percent nearer and sharper and have less bonus notes than their first North American counterparts. On both ends of the spectrum, if the audio pitch is corrected lacking varying the audio alacrity to keep the picture and signal in synch, a subaudible contravention-up effect may be noticed as the result of slight artifacts from slightly bending or stretching the pitch in the conversion process. However, because of this logic's bicompatibility with both affect systems, I have the frankness to choose and purchase whatever editions are the best. Even if it is not in the manual, this player can be made multi-province well-matched including RCE DVDs. Turn on the DVD player. Make sure there are no discs loaded. With the tray open, using its full remote control, at a snail's pace press 99990. Wait for the 'Province 0' message to disappear. Close the tray. Now you can play any kind of optical disc lacking thinking about it. Normally, I would urge the DVX-C700 home cinema logic over this one because its speakers are a sonic improvement over the ones built-in with this package. However, if your interval is limited and you need to house the front channel speakers frankly along side your TV, then this logic is the perfect solution. Also, if you are looking for a home cinema logic with one hundred percent compatibility all across the penetrate, you have come to the right house!* *Others have reported tribulations playing 'Dual Discs'--a type of disc which includes DVD-VIDEO on one side or layer, and CD DIGITAL AUDIO on a additional, also known as 'Hybrids.' However, big names, such as Panasonic, Sony, and Lead the way, do not urge using these discs in their players. This is not to be confused with 'Hybrid' type SACDs, which many, including the Yamaha DVX-C300 will support.
- Machrohn

this is great...i have not 1 bad thing to say about this sound system, it was a surprize when i opened the box and saw it came in black..the whole shipping experience was great, and the system works fine..love this system and glad i bought it..thank you
- david n

YAMAHA DVX-C300 Cinema Station Home Theater Sound system

The planning is Home Acting in a Box or HTiB is very popular but regularly difficult to achieve. Yamaha has managed to create a logic that's both reasonably priced, easy, and satisfying. Yamaha's patented Well yet to be Committed Servo Technology (Well yet to be YST) generates incredible bass from small speaker enclosures. The logic delivers a total of 900 Watts to 5.1 channels for dynamic home-acting performance. It includes a digitally-tuned AM/FM receiver and an (up to) 5 Disc multi-plan DVD - CD player - changer. There are 5 YST surround speakers and 1 YST subwoofer. On-screen Sight PlayXchange for Uninterupted Playback SACD, DVD Audio/Video, CD-DA, SVCD, Audio CD, CD with MP3 - JPEG, - WMA ; DiVX Playback DVD+RW/+R, DVD-R/-RW, CD-R/RW Disc Compatibility Video Picture Mode JPEG/MP3 Real-time Playback for Slide Show Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Judgment II 8 Surround Modes (4 Show and 4 Composition Programs) 30 Preset AM/FM Tuner Radio 2 Audio Inputs and 1 Output 1 Digital Input - Coaxial Silent Cinema