Customer Rating: 
Summary: Overall, pretty comprehensive system
Comment: For the most part, this system does what it says it will do for a reasonable price. Set up is a little complicated, but just thumb through the manual(s).
Only complaint is that in order to utilize the DMP(Digital Media Port) you have to buy a $100 docking station from Sony that is ONLY compatible with (taken from an email from Sony Support):
We are glad to assist you with your query regarding the compatibility of the iPods with your Sony Cradle for iPod. The iPods that are compatible with the Sony TDMIP1 are as follows:
1. iPod nano 2nd generation
2. iPod 5th generation
3. iPod nano 1st generation
4. iPod 4th generation (Color Display)
5. iPod 4th generation
6. iPod Mini
Of course, I only own an iPod Touch, so I am SOL (Soooooo out of luck)and apparently is anyone who has purchased an iPod in the last year or so.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great basic system
Comment: Bought the system for the many inputs and outputs to accompany the new DLP television. Hooking the HDMI cables to the unit seemed to be over kill once it was realized the TV had more than enough of these connections for the blue-ray, HD DVD and the Dish player. I have three other A\V units bought over the years and Sony sure puts out great units. Wish this unit put out more volume and had wireless speakers for the rear channels. But, the family thinks I turn the volume to the stops because I,m going deaf. I just like the music and movie viewing at a level consistent with an eighties rock concert. My only real complaint is the delivery service. I was called that the package was to arrive and needed to be home to take delivery. I was home but no knock on the door; to boot it was left in the carport with the neighbor signing for it. Good thing I live in a small town. Otherwise, for a great sounding modestly priced system you can not go wrong.
Moab Kelleys
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great system - plenty of inputs for extras
Comment: I am using this as the brain for my entertainment system in the living room. So far I have a Sony 40" Bravia 1080p connected, a HD-DVR, a turntable, the 5-disc changer, a separate CD player, a nintendo wii, and an ipod dock. I haven't run into much trouble with the lack of an audio feed through the HDMI, since all the audio is going through this amplifier anyway - I just keep the television audio muted and it just plays directly through the 5 speakers - no problem. I would have liked one more HDMI input, but other than that, it's great and I still have more room for additional audio sources, which you can't say for most HTIBs. I wasn't impressed with the auto audio calibration, and had to go back in and raise the volume of the speakers independently to get the volume and balance that this system should have. I guess it was a good starting point, and then I just adjusted from there. The DVD player hooked up through HDMI running to my sony 1080p TV looks awesome - 480p DVDs almost looks truly HD. One thing I would have liked is for one of the inputs to have a pre-amp built in, for a turntable or unpowered iPod dock, but that's a small 'wish'. Overall, fantastic buy - and I got mine for under $400.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Plenty good
Comment: For 90-95% of consumers, this system is all the stereo you need. I think it's silly to have a system that is so powerful, you never turn the volume up past 30%. Why even have that much power if you will never use it? If the room you're gonna use is smaller than a theater, then this system should suffice. I enjoy mine. Sound is good, plenty of options. I especially like HDMI input/output and the up-converting DVD player. Here's a link to some pictures showing how my system is set up: [...]
Customer Rating:
Summary: Totally met my expectations
Comment: My main goal in a home theater system was having wireless back speakers. I tried the Panasonic system which worked very well, but it just did not have enough input options and I found that I quickly ran out. So I returned it and purchased this unit along with a Rocketfish wireless spreaker adapter. Everything is working great. I'm not an audio expert, so I don't know how it compares to other units, but it meets my needs. Also, I like the fact that the DVD player is a seperate unit. This gives me the option of upgrading it in the future to either HD DVD or BlueRay (once the dust settles).
Summary: Overall, pretty comprehensive system
Comment: For the most part, this system does what it says it will do for a reasonable price. Set up is a little complicated, but just thumb through the manual(s).
Only complaint is that in order to utilize the DMP(Digital Media Port) you have to buy a $100 docking station from Sony that is ONLY compatible with (taken from an email from Sony Support):
We are glad to assist you with your query regarding the compatibility of the iPods with your Sony Cradle for iPod. The iPods that are compatible with the Sony TDMIP1 are as follows:
1. iPod nano 2nd generation
2. iPod 5th generation
3. iPod nano 1st generation
4. iPod 4th generation (Color Display)
5. iPod 4th generation
6. iPod Mini
Of course, I only own an iPod Touch, so I am SOL (Soooooo out of luck)and apparently is anyone who has purchased an iPod in the last year or so.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great basic system
Comment: Bought the system for the many inputs and outputs to accompany the new DLP television. Hooking the HDMI cables to the unit seemed to be over kill once it was realized the TV had more than enough of these connections for the blue-ray, HD DVD and the Dish player. I have three other A\V units bought over the years and Sony sure puts out great units. Wish this unit put out more volume and had wireless speakers for the rear channels. But, the family thinks I turn the volume to the stops because I,m going deaf. I just like the music and movie viewing at a level consistent with an eighties rock concert. My only real complaint is the delivery service. I was called that the package was to arrive and needed to be home to take delivery. I was home but no knock on the door; to boot it was left in the carport with the neighbor signing for it. Good thing I live in a small town. Otherwise, for a great sounding modestly priced system you can not go wrong.
Moab Kelleys
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great system - plenty of inputs for extras
Comment: I am using this as the brain for my entertainment system in the living room. So far I have a Sony 40" Bravia 1080p connected, a HD-DVR, a turntable, the 5-disc changer, a separate CD player, a nintendo wii, and an ipod dock. I haven't run into much trouble with the lack of an audio feed through the HDMI, since all the audio is going through this amplifier anyway - I just keep the television audio muted and it just plays directly through the 5 speakers - no problem. I would have liked one more HDMI input, but other than that, it's great and I still have more room for additional audio sources, which you can't say for most HTIBs. I wasn't impressed with the auto audio calibration, and had to go back in and raise the volume of the speakers independently to get the volume and balance that this system should have. I guess it was a good starting point, and then I just adjusted from there. The DVD player hooked up through HDMI running to my sony 1080p TV looks awesome - 480p DVDs almost looks truly HD. One thing I would have liked is for one of the inputs to have a pre-amp built in, for a turntable or unpowered iPod dock, but that's a small 'wish'. Overall, fantastic buy - and I got mine for under $400.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Plenty good
Comment: For 90-95% of consumers, this system is all the stereo you need. I think it's silly to have a system that is so powerful, you never turn the volume up past 30%. Why even have that much power if you will never use it? If the room you're gonna use is smaller than a theater, then this system should suffice. I enjoy mine. Sound is good, plenty of options. I especially like HDMI input/output and the up-converting DVD player. Here's a link to some pictures showing how my system is set up: [...]
Customer Rating:
Summary: Totally met my expectations
Comment: My main goal in a home theater system was having wireless back speakers. I tried the Panasonic system which worked very well, but it just did not have enough input options and I found that I quickly ran out. So I returned it and purchased this unit along with a Rocketfish wireless spreaker adapter. Everything is working great. I'm not an audio expert, so I don't know how it compares to other units, but it meets my needs. Also, I like the fact that the DVD player is a seperate unit. This gives me the option of upgrading it in the future to either HD DVD or BlueRay (once the dust settles).