Sony Home Theater System with 5-Disc DVD Player - DAV-FC7

(MPN: DAVFC7)

Description: Sony?s digital technology brings riveting special effects and exquisite imagery into your home with the DAV-FC7 DVD Dream System. Flawlessly reproducing sound and film, this system features a 5-Disc Slot Loading DVD/SACD/CD Changer with Pro.... Read More

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Date Reviewed: 06/05/2005
satelliteguy0520 from TN Member Since: Jun 2005 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 13 Months	Please please please seek out reviews from users w ... Strengths: Very attractive and stylish. Clean compact look and good sound. Weaknesses: Short lifespan. Summary: Please please please seek out reviews from users who have had this unit for more than a year before you purchase it. Mine started to freeze, needing to be turned off and back on, about 2 months ago. I was leaving on business and did not have time to deal with it. Now, 2 discs are stuck in it and will not come out, the DVD portion will not function at all, and if I power it off it will freeze up, displaying "standby" and will do nothing until I unplug it and plug it back in. I contacted Sony, who after great persistence on my part finally agreed to cover half of the 144.00 repair bill. Whoop tee doo. I will also have to ship the unit to California. They say this is a simple out of warranty issue because they know of no chronic service issues with this machine. They say the abundance of complaints about this exact issue easily found on the internet represent an insignificant number of buyers. If you have this unit please contact Sony so they may recognize that they do have a problem. Thanks for your time. 100% of People (4/4) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are 4 comments for this review. Read all comments. Post a comment. I had the same exact problem after using it for a about a year. ... hey do u have a number or a phone number of a person that you hav... It has been so long ago I don't remember how I found the contact ...

Date Reviewed: 06/25/2004
unclejaybee from FL Member Since: Jun 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 14 Days	For the price, this is a wonderful system. It is ... Strengths: Great sound; easy hookup with color coded wires; easy to manipulate all functions. Weaknesses: Instructional diagrams for setup were not clear. Summary: For the price, this is a wonderful system. It is as good as our more expensive system. It is powerful for a small system. It is modern-looking, which matches my room's decor. The surround sound is perfect in this room. The progressive dvd function enhances the system. 83% of People (29/35) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are 2 comments for this review. Read all comments. Post a comment. wait until it freezes on you and stops working. There is a major...

Date Reviewed: 10/30/2003
usametric Member Since: May 2002 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 7 Days	This is a very nice system and I am happy with it ... Strengths: nice sound, as advertised. colour coded speaker wires. has component video jacks. Weaknesses: some annoying assembly required. sparse instruction manual. Remote could have larger buttons. Summary: This is a very nice system and I am happy with it so far. Don't believe what others write aboute it NOT playing DVD+R's. It has played everyone I have tried! I don't think you will be disappointed if you buy this system. 80% of People (28/35) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 12/27/2006
cons220 Member Since: Dec 2006 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 3 Years	Sony DAVFC7 disappointing Strengths: Looks good & SONY name Weaknesses: not reliable Summary: I have had the same exact problems with this product as mentioned Previously. Unfortunately when it first occurred shortly after purchase, I blew it off thinking it was just the DVD. When I finally realized it was the player, it was not covered under warranty! If anyone else has trouble with DVD/CD being stuck inside, I found a way to get them out without taking the unit apart: Unplug the unit. Plug it back in. Press power, and quickly press the eject button for the corresponding player you want to eject. You may have to try this a couple time, but at least you get your DVD/CD back! 0% of People (0/2) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 08/12/2007
knewmanesq Member Since: Jun 2007 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 1 Days	Poor quality - machine won't get out of Standby Mode - won't eject discs Strengths: It's attractive packaging hides a defect-riddled machine. Weaknesses: The product stopped functioning after less than 1 year of minimal use. Summary: I'm extremely disappointed in the quality of this DAV-FC7. After less than one year of very minimal use - I played less than 12 DVD's on it the whole time I owned it (and purchased it new). The machine will not release from Standby Mode unless I manually unplug it from the wall. Also, the DVD controls on the unit do not function any more, and the machine will not let me eject the discs that I currently have inside of it. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 09/19/2006
stychic from CA Member Since: Oct 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 1 Years	DVD Player is jammed and does not work after less than 2 years of usage. Strengths: Nice rounded design Weaknesses: The nice aesthetic appearance of the unit does not address the fact that this unit has a DVD problem (jamming, not playing, and "Standby" constantly flashing). Summary: I contacted sony in regards to this problem, and mentioned that other people had simmilar issues with the unit (like satelliteguy0520 and rus3439). Sony replied that they don't address any issues listed on websites other than Sony, and that they are not aware of any issues with this unit. Blah, Blah, Blah.... The point is that more than 3 people have had this same exact problem of DVDs being stuck and not playing, but SONY does not want to admit to it. I am not willing to dish out another couple of hundred of dollars for a DVD player that does not play HD DVD nor BlueRay discs! Sony Shame on you! Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 01/16/2006
rus3439 Member Since: Jan 2006 View Member's: Reviews	unreliable Strengths: cheap price + "good" name Weaknesses: freezes after a few months of use Summary: system sucks big time! Stopped working after several months of very occasional usage (5-10 times). System freezes and does not respond. Had to pay $115 to fix it. They said it's gonna cost btw $140-$180 to fix. Whats up with japanese products lately? Maybe "made in US" is the problem. They suck. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are 1 comment for this review. Read all comments. Post a comment.