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The PS3 is my CD player, DVD player, of course Bluray player, Game Console and Media Streamer, The last thing I was missing was to be able to play Netflix movies and now they have that taken care of with a disc that Netflix sends you. I bought this receiver back in 2008, for the PS3 I had just bought since the PS3 did all the on-board decoding I did not have to worry about the receiver needing the latest DTS HD MA tracks and Dolby True HD because SOny had already confirmed they were going to do this with a firmware upgrade. and the receiver just complements it perfectly. I connected thru HDMI to the PS3 and a Motorola HD DVR from Comcast and that is all I needed. Still have an open HDMI that I have not needed. If you want something to go with the PS3 this is the receiver to get. If you can still get your hands on them.
When OSD is 'on', it does not show up as an overlay over the video source selected, it takes over the screen with a low resolution menu display. Over the past two years it has locked up twice, probably due to the HDMI handshaking, and I had to unplug it for a minute to correct the problem. Don't even bother trying without enabling the on-screen-display (OSD) feature. I got the Sony STR-DG910 because of its low price and number of features, expecially the number of HDMI ports. I wish that the PS3 could be controlled by the STR-DG910, since it can only be controlled by either a PS3 game controller, a PS3 remote, or a goofy add-on box - not a harmony remote, but I digress. Once properly set-up, the system works great.
On a better note, the calibration set up description in the manual claimed that the sub-woofer level would not be set up automatically, but it did, and my 6.1 speaker system sounds great.
There is not a lot of verbage to guide you through the set up, so you will need to keep the manual handy during set up.
I also use it with a Playstation 3 (PS3) and when powering up the entire chain, the LCD screen flashes pink while all the handshaking is going on.
The receiver works well, but it is a pain to set up.
One quirk of my set-up, and it may be common to all HDMI systems, is that every time I power-up my LCD (Samsung LNT-5265F) with the receiver playing the source sound, it goes quiet for a second while it handshakes with the LCD.
The manual is not really clear either, so as you are trying to get the thing set up properly, the menu you are in usually times out, and you have to re-enter the menu.
One thing that took me a while to figure out was that every source input can and must be set up separately.
Not a real problem, but it does look a little hokey.
That is a problem with another Sony product - the PS3.
It will play but I have to turn the volume all the way to maximum in order to get legible sound. I purchased this stereo to replace an old Denon receiver that had burnt out it's surround sound card. The numerous HDMI inputs seemed good, since that looks like the way components are going in the near future.My disappointment is the inability of the stereo to use my iPod or iPhone as an input source. I am using both an iPod Dock with RCA cables out and have also tried using RCA cables connected to the headphone jack, same result. I can use the RCA cable / headphone plug cable and connect my laptop to the stereo and get great results.Sony Support told me that the problem was the RCA cables were an analog sound and that I would need to buy their DM Port and use their DM Port cables, at an extra $99.
Sorry Sony. Automatic speaker calibration made my system sound worse.Verdict: Now that Onkyo has released their TX-SR606, the DG910 is pretty much obsolete.
Nice sound quality, plenty of power, lots of configuration options. Good: HDMI switching and video conversion make life so much easier.
Only 3 HDMI inputs. It's worked perfectly with my Tivo HD, Xbox360, Wii, PS3, and PC input.Bad: Doesn't decode the latest HD formats (DTS Master HD, Dolby True HD).
Not a huge deal, but kind of unforgivable at this price. More HDMI inputs, HD format support, and it's only a few bucks more.
Game over.
I bought this receiver for my boyfriend as an anniversary present. it has 3 hdmi I was pretty worried that it wouldn't be up to his standards, but he was thrilled and said that it was easy to hook up and had all of the outputs/inputs that he needed. He's a big a/v nerd and really wanted a better receiver for the new hd-tv that he was getting. I looked around and really couldn't find anything better than this (without being twice the price). There haven't been any problems with it, and we've had it for a while. Like I said, great receiver for the price.
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