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Sony ES HES-V1000 Blu-ray Home Entertainment Server | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
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Rating:  3 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 105
Dimensions (in): 15.8 x 12.1 x 31.6
MPN: HES-V1000
Model: HES-V1000
UPC: 027242710313
EAN: 0027242710313
ASIN: B0010237NO
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 200 BD/DVD/CD Changer with BD Burner | | • | 500GB HDD=137 hrs of video/40k songs or 20k dgtl photos | | • | Contents Mgmt by Xcross Media Bar w/Meta Data | | • | BRAVIA- Theatre Sync (HDMI-CEC) | | • | XMB (Xross Media Bar) user interface |
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Product Description
Provide endless home entertainment with this unique multimedia server. Equipped with a 200-disc Blu-ray Disc changer and a 500GB hard-drive, it is the ultimate media organization solution for your digital movies, music and photos in one attractive, stand-alone device. Witness the amazing versatility of Sony's advanced home entertainment multimedia server. The unit features a Full HD 1080p 200-disc Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD changer and 500GB hard disc drive that can store up to 137 hours of video, 40,000 songs or 20,000 digital photos. You can also quickly and easily create unique multimedia digital scrapbooks to enjoy with family and friends using x-Pict Story HD and x-ScrapBook photo slide show applications. Additionally, thanks to a built-in Blu-ray Disc burner, you can burn your personal content to Blu-ray Disc or DVD to share with others and ensure your memories last forever.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great concept, poorly executed November 30, 2008
Manoj Saxena (Austin, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A rare disappointment from Sony. Bought this product as an additional Blu Ray server for my home cinema. Painfully slow performance. Blu Ray performance is good but the 30-45 second wait to play each DVD is a real drawback. In addition, the unconventional size makes it very difficult to install in a theater equipment rack.
If you have the moolah, skip this beast and consider investing in a Kaleidescape system.
 Good idea but missing major features June 24, 2008
R. Naderi
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The item looks great and has a plethora of home server features, but for this pricetag you would expect it to work flawlessly and not be missing some very important features. It does not decode nor transmit DTS-HD and DDHD audio signals which is a big negative. Another big negative is that it is not yet supporting BD-RE authored blu ray discs which is what I have been making for my home videos. As the previous user mentioned, disc loading is awefully slow and can be embarrassing if you are trying to show it off to friends. Hopefully future firmware updates can address these issues.
 Awesome unit with a few hangups June 13, 2008
J. Zufi (Atlanta, USA)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This product is truly awesome. It is asthetically gorgeous and is an incredible piece of engineering. However, it has some shortcomings which really stand out:
1. The unit is very slow to start up
2. UNBELIEVABLY slow to load a DVD
3. Even MORE unbelievable slow to start playing a DVD, even non-BluRay
4. Doesn't seem to support fast forwarding through BluRay discs
However the pros far outweigh the issues above.
The menuing system is easy to use and understand. Ripping music, photos and video is a breeze, including non protected DVDs.
The quality of the picture is stunning - even non Bluray discs (connected to a Bravia XBR4)
I was specifically looking for a jukebox DVD changer for Bluray discs and this appears to be the only game in town.
Overall I'm very happy with the unit, although I look forward to firmware updates that will increase performance.
[Update September 02, 2008]: I finally got in touch with Sony support to inquire about the slow disc loading speed. They acknowledged the slow loading speed and I received the following reply from customer support: "I asked our escalation dept. regarding a firmware update addressing the slow loading speed of disc's in the Home Entertainment Server. They stated that no firmware update is in the works for the Home Entertainment Server at this time. Unknown it they will have one addressing this issue. Sorry I am not able to provide you better news at this time."
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