130 Watts x 7 (8 Ohm 20-20kHz 0.09%THD)1
Quickly change or check settings without disrupting what you’re watching. The Faroudja® DCDi Cinema chipset allows for an onscreen menu to overlay 1080p content2 via an HDMI connection.
Conveniently located HDMI input on the front panel quickly connects an HD camera/camcorder, game system or other HDMI equipped device.
The STR-DA5700ES has an included 4 Port Ethernet Switch so you can connect your home theater or other components to your router through the AV receiver. (No need for an additional Ethernet Switch.)
The STR-DA5700ES is capable of 7.2 channel audio but can be also configured to include front high speakers, use the surround back speakers for a second zone of audio, or for bi-amp speaker capability.
Allows for updates over the network.
The STR-DA5700ES supports Dolby® Pro Logic® IIz, featuring Front-High Speakers, for a more spacious, three dimensional surround sound experience.
Take HDTV color expression to new levels with x.v.Color and Deep Color technology.6 When the STR-DA5700ES is connected to x.v.Color capable video sources, the display shows nearly twice (1.8x) as many viewable colors as the existing RGB color standard.
24p True Cinema™ support provides a direct connection to 24p video sources such as a Blu-ray Disc™ player or Sony PlayStation®3 entertainment system. This avoids conversions and displays films at their intended 24 fps cinematic picture quality.
Distribute your personal music library to other DLNA devices.7
Route audio from your TV, whether it is from an over the air channels or Network content from BRAVIA® Internet Link, back downstream to your STR-DA5700ES with a single ARC HDMI™ cable (sold separately).
Easily access and manage your input devices and settings with the intuitive Activity Based on-screen menu. For example, navigate to “watch” “Blu-Ray” rather than “Input” “HDMI 1”.
Six HDMI™ inputs (up to 1080/60p capable) let you connect a Sony PlayStation®3 entertainment system, Blu-ray Disc™ player, or any other HDMI™-capable equipment and get uncompressed digital video and multi-channel digital audio.
Allows for simple connection of portable devices including iPod®/iPhones®, and media USB drive/hard drive.
Audio format utilized for high-resolution formats like SA-CD, transmitted via HDMI™ cable (sold separately), to minimize information loss and maintain audio signal purity.
The STRDA5700ES is controllable over IP, RS232 and IR, and is compatible with the major control systems. It also includes triggers for flexible installation options.
Neo:X is the world’s first 11.1 surround system providing a semi-spherical sound field using an 11.1 speaker configuration adding height/wide speakers to create a natural, immersive, spacious and lifelike 3D audio soundscape.
Connect the accessory antenna (sold separately), sign up for the SIRIUS Satellite Radio® service5 (fees apply), and enjoy the variety of digital radio with the superior sound quality of an A/V receiver.
When you connect 3D capable HDTV and Blu-ray Disc™ Player with a high speed HDMI™ cable, the STR-DA5700ES can pass through a 3D signal, so you can enjoy 3D picture with high quality sound.
The Sony® DLL Audio Scaler analyzes and upscales standard definition (compressed) audio signals (@ 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz) to 192kHz. It’s effective for network content, too.
BRAVIA Sync™ utilizes the HDMI™ CEC function to power up and select the appropriate inputs for your BRAVIA® HDTV and HDMI™-connected A/V components8 and route signals to the home theater components.
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Give yourself more options with a wide variety of streaming video and music, including Netflix®, YouTube™, Hulu Plus, Pandora™ and Slacker®.
Turn your smart phone (iPhone®, Android®, etc.) into a remote control for your entertainment system by downloading the ES Remote app. Browse and operate the receiver’s functions and settings on your mobile device without displaying it on the TV.
The receiver’s two HDMI outputs can toggle or simultaneously output 1080p2 video between two HD displays, such as two televisions or a television plus a projector.
Simply place the included microphone at your listening position, start auto-calibration, and the receiver will correct for speaker distance, degree, characteristic, and phase to create an acoustically ideal environment.
Start your favorite HD programming in the living room and finish in the bedroom. HD 1080i quality video signals can be distributed over CAT5e for the second zone output.
The STR-DA5700ES is equipped with Faroudja® DCDi Cinema IC technology to help correct jaggedness often seen after I/P (Interlace/Progressive) conversion. This produces a smooth, high-definition-quality picture.
Simulate the sound field of one of the world’s premiere orchestras—Berliner Philharmonic. This acoustic effect choice is automatically chosen when streaming audio from the included Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall service.
Even though you connect your TV and cable or satellite box via the STR-DA5700ES, you can turn off the receiver when you watch your cable or satellite and the audio will pass through the receiver to the TV speakers.
D.C.S. is a proprietary Sony® soundfield that has been precisely tuned to the Cary Grant sound stage at the Sony Pictures Entertainment studio, where hundreds of Hollywood hits have been recorded.
DLNA compliance allows compliant AV Receivers to access digital photos, music, and video from DLNA-enabled PCs and other devices.7
The STR-DA5700ES comes with an industry leading 5-year parts and labor warranty, 90-day advanced exchange program, and dedicated toll-free support line staffed by CEDIA-trained product experts.
