Step into the surreal world of BD-Live (Profile 2.0/upgrade), the epitome of the ultimate interactive movie experience with Sony's BDV-IS1000 Blu-ray Disc 5.1-Channel Home Theater System. It presents exquisite HDTV clarity that will be hard to match. With Blu-ray video playback at native HD resolutions of 720p/1080i/1080p, 60p and 24p True Cinema Output, Precision Cinema 1080p HD upscaling, and HDMI x.v.Color technology, it offers one of the cleanest HD signals on the market. Enjoy wireless S-AIR Technology and the awesome power of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD (HRA/MA) 7.1-channel processing, for a wider, more enveloping surround sound experience - DTS-HD Master Audio decoding realizes the high-quality, cinematic surround sounds intended by the master soundtrack studio editor.

This is a full-function audio/video control center, combining a powerful 5.1-channel AM/FM receiver with an integrated multi-format Blu-ray/DVD player that offers HDMI connectivity (2 In/1 Out) with Active Intelligence technology. The BDV-IS1000 features 450W total power with an impressive bass-reflex subwoofer and (5) micro satellite speakers capable of reproducing high-quality audio that rival full size speakers. It also includes the S-Air Surround Amplifier (WAHT-SA10) and (2) S-Air transmitters. Since it's rear wireless ready, it eliminates the need to run messy wiring from the back of the receiver to rear speakers located across the room.

Moreover, it presents superb functionality that will be hard to match. Additionally, it features Xcross Media Bar functionality, BRAVIA Sync, AVC-HD Media compatibility, Portable Audio Enhancer, BonusView Support (Profile 1.1), connectivity to multiple A/V components, and playback capabilities to a slew of video and audio formats. Its Digital Media Port (DMP) offers connectivity to your favorite digital music player, and an (optional) iPod docking station. Also, the Sony BDV-IS1000's unobtrusive micro speaker design and stylish matte black finish is sure to complement your room's decor.

• BD-Live (Profile 2.0) Ready with Upgrade

BD-Live technology will enable you to connect this system to the Internet to download such data as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, and to join in multi-player interactive games that are linked to BD bonus content contained in Blu-ray discs. Note, optional memory upgrade (part# USM1GH) and Internet service are required to access BD-Live content.

• Full HD w/24p True Cinema

Since most Hollywood Blockbuster movies are acquisitioned at 24 fps, and Blu-ray disc movies are mastered at the same rate, this player offers a 1080/24p True Cinema video output that offers a true film-like experience in the privacy of your own home.

• Precision Cinema 1080p HD Video Upconversion

This unit features an HDMI Version 1.3a output with Precision Cinema HD upconversion technology, capable of upconverting video signals to 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. This is achieved by utilizing an ultrahigh bandwidth digital-to-analog conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level. It's capable of reproducing high-quality video imagery with sharp backgrounds, while eliminating motion artifacts from moving objects within the video frame.

• Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Processing

With this system you will enter the surreal world of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD Master Audio/High Resolution decoding. DTS-HD Master Audio supports bitrates up to 24.5Mbps, 7.1 discrete channels of 96KHz/24-bit audio, and is ideal for HDMI Version 1.3 cables. This technology reproduces true-to-life audio the way the director intended. DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio also offers 7.1 discrete channels of 96KHz/24-bit audio, but only supports bitrates up to 6Mbps. Simply stated, it will reproduce the high-quality (cinema) surround sounds intended by the master soundtrack studio-editor.

In addition to HD audio decoding, the BDV-IS1000 uses specific Dolby Digital/DTS codecs and Cinema DSP Digital to reproduce an enveloping surround sound experience. The unit decodes Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, and DTS audio. The dynamic range of this system is so well balanced and matched that the center, front and rear channels blend seamlessly.

• S-AIR Technology

With the BDV-IS1000 you have the ability to listen to your favorite music or audio from your TV in other rooms throughout your home (wirelessly). S-AIR technology automatically syncs to allow multi-room listening through simple, wireless plug-and-play technology while letting you control what you listen to.

• S-AIR Wireless Amplifier

The included wireless surround amplifier (model WAHT-SA10) offers the ability to expand your surround sound home theater system without making unnecessary holes in your walls or floors. It eliminates the need to run messy wiring from the back of the receiver to rear speakers located across the room.

• Blu-ray Disc Features

Blu-ray disc offers picture quality beyond anything available, with full capability 1080p HD resolution in Blu-ray and up to 40Mbps, encoding 5-10X the capacity of regular DVDs. It also features theater-quality uncompressed audio (supporting 8 channels of Liner PCM), up to 32 streams of audio, interactive capability, seamless menus, integrated games, hi-def bonus and educational features.

• BRAVIA Home Theater Sync

Go beyond simple audio and video transmission with the "one-touch play" remote control feature that allows you to easily manage select BRAVIA televisions and Sony HDMI audio and video components with the included remote control.

• Xcross Media Bar

Xcross Media Bar is an icon based function, which allows simple navigation of the player's menu system.

• Digital Media Port (DMP)

Integrate a wide variety of music with your home theater system. Add a DMP accessory (sold separately) to play music from a PC client device, Bluetooth receiver, or from a select Network Walkman or your iPod.

• Multi-Format Playback Capability

It offers a full-range of playback capabilities for enjoying movies, music and images. It will playback Blu-ray Disc, BD-ROM (BD-Live Profile 2.0 with upgrade/Profile 1 Ver 1.1), BD-AV (BD-R Ver 1) (DL), BD-AV (BD-RE Ver 2) (DL), BD-MV (BD-R Ver 2) (DL), BD-MV (BD-RE Ver 3) (DL), DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, AVC-HD, CD, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, MP3, and JPEG (HD).

• Portable Audio Enhancer

Simplified front audio and video connections are part of what makes this system ideal for portable audio devices. Beyond the simplified connection a powerful Digital Signal Processor is used to expand the quality from any audio device that is connected.

• Ethernet Port

The built-in Ethernet port enable the BDV-IS1000 to be updated with future Firmware upgrades, applications and services, as well as for connecting to BD-Live.

• BonusView with Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

This interactive player offers the ability to easily access (during live playback) additional Blu-ray content. Some BD-Video incorporates the PIP function in pre-selected scenes; BonusView enables you to display the secondary video source over the primary video.

• Precision Cinema Progressive Scan

By scanning an entire video frame at once, scan-lines commonly associated with interlaced video are drastically reduced. The result is a spectacularly clear image with no motion artifacts (stair-stepping), and details so sharp they seem as if they're etched onto the screen.

• AVC-HD Media Compatibility

Enjoy the ability to play back your HD camcorder AVC-HD files in full HD resolution. AVC-HD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an international standard for wide color space, expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times, resulting in more natural and vivid colors similar to what the human eye can actually see.

• LPCM Playback Capabilities

LPCM is a method of encoding audio information digitally which can have up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio. This wider bandwidth allows for high resolution audio which is closer to the original.

• Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)

DCS technology uses exclusive Sony digital signal processing (DSP) technology to recreate precise movie theater sound that's closer to what film directors intended.

• Top-Notch Video Processing

This player utilizes a 148.5MHz/12-bit video D/A converter that provides high quality 4x over-sampling for 1080i/720p output. Noise-shaping video processing, shifts the noise component to an unused area to further enhance the signal-to-noise ratio. By incorporating these technologies, it realizes super-fine, high-definition images with over 4400 billion colors.

• 24-bit Audio Processing

Its built-in 192KHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter offers exceptional multi-channel audio conversion. By executing an accurate sound-field reproduction and reducing analog noise in the signal path, this unit is capable of reproducing an enveloping audio signal that is unsurpassed.

• Expanding Technology

BD incorporates stringent licensing control, powerful encryption and other content protection. The Blu-ray disc technology offers the ability to copy its data-content to your compatible components. Also, it offers the flexibility to make managed copies across a home network to enjoy music and movies on your PC.

• Flexible Design

By using Sony's digital S-Master amplification and DSP technology, realistic surround sound can be generated from this unique system. The design is both elegant and very flexible; it's an ideal solution for rooms of all sizes, and is especially convenient for very small rooms.

• Parental Lock

For parents who want full control of media content played back through player, the BDV-IS1000's menu features a parental control and rating system adjustment.

• Built-In AM/FM Tuner

Enjoy your favorite radio broadcasts with surround sound processing, with the built-in AM/FM wide-band tuner.

• Full-Feature Remote Control

Included with this package is a full-feature remote control capable of executing every command from any angle up to ±30°.

• Stylish Design

Its stylish design will complement any home decor with sleek contours and a decorative black finish.