If you want to connect it to PS3 then you will have to buy a separate cable like 'Digital Optical Toslink Audio Cable' because you can setup the ps3 sound to only HDMI since the video settings are on a standard ps3 cable.
Great detailed review. I'm thinking of buying one but have one thing to ask, will it play personal burned Blurays? Like if I burn/write my own Blurays on my PC, will the system play them?
Yes, you can connect this Blu-Ray player to any projector with the help of HDMI cable. For maximum usage, all the things will be depended upon a good projector that you will use.
Or, you can buy an RCA cable which has an auxilary jack on onew end and Red n White on the other. The Red n white jacks will connect to the Bluray player and the aux to the TV (where the headphones go). MAKE SURE YOU'RE PLAYSTATION AND BLURAY PLAYER, BOTH HAVE AN HDMI CABLE CONNECTED TO THE TV
Thank you for your feedback and we will definitely try to get hands on the Sony KDL-46W950A 3D TV and review it. We will keep you posted once we have made it. Regards
Good review. Thank you tech arena for that. Question 1: Can we use a wireless keyboard and does surfing in the built in browser get better? Question 2: Can we use additional cables and extend the wires such that we place speakers all around the living room? If so what are the options? How complicated does it get?
1. There is a USB 2.0 port that might support usb keyboard but we are not sure about wireless keyboard, we think it will not work. 2. You have to buy Sony BDV E3100 Home Theater Speaker Cable for longer connectivity. Contact Sony for same.
Hi first of all very nice review i bot this system a year ago the speaker quality is very crisp and clear but i dont like much the woofer. i was wondering if i could hook up a bic acoustech pl 200 sub with an inbuilt amp to this home theatre system cause i love the clearity of this system but not the bass and i dont want to spend a lot. I only want to change the sub
Well different system has different amps and it is usually supported by its minimum watts requirement. So, it would be good to check all this things before hooking anything.
I have already put speaker wires in false ceiling & POP during my house renovation . Is it possible to use same wires by changing connectors So that I do not have to change my interiors. pl advise
Any recommendation for speaker stands? btw, some old phone might require a passcode for bluetooth connectivity. Simply punch in 0000 (four zeros) and you are good to go.
This is gr8 system but the only problem with these type of systems are if there is any issue with the player the whole system becomes useless so better go for HTIBs like Yamaha yht 196/298 or onkyo 3500 comes with similar price tag.
hey Man I just saw Your Video..Amazing Content and very nice information you gave..in..alot helpfull for me..i wuld rate ot the best on youtube...as i didnt got a single video on this bluray HT system thanx alot..and also i have a request that can u make the same kind of video for a sony KDL-46W950A 3d Tv.. ?? no videos on youtube regarding the Tv Products...will love it if u upload some Videos regarding Tv Thnx for the Video...
Thank you for the details. It would be great, if you can also explain about the USB connections possible. Cuz, wat I understand is I can connect a USB keyboard, which will help me to type up the keywords to search the video through RUclips (or to browse in Internet Browser), against keying the word through Remote control which is really hectic. Also, whether you can play a video saved in a External Hard disc through the USB control
Dear brother first of all good work by you.i have a query 1.without mobile can we browse RUclips. 2.is there inbuilt app for Amazon Prime video. 3.can we browse any site to view videos.???
I have multiple gaming consoles like the ps4,ps3, xbox 360 and xbox one. This only has one hdmi out port which will be connected to my Sony TV. I am not planning on using stereo rca and will be using the optical port. How would you suggest I connect this system to all the consoles? The nfc and bluetooth feature is what is compelling me to purchase this particular model.
It does not support Windows and Linux File sharing, like you can add all your musics and videos in Windows Media Player library and access them through wifi. It does have support for DLNA.
What about sound effect .. should I change anything to DTS or Dolby ? If I leave it in sound is that mean when I play Remux movies via hdd on my tv directly it won't play in dts ? Or the theater will play it directly ?
I have one question....when you open pendrive and i see folder buda..i have sony bdv e6100 and also have folder buda when i open pendrive ...what that mean???i check my pendrive on laptop n scan that not virus just folder(zero content)....if you know why folder buda appear when open pendrive you can tell me....thanks
Very interested in this........I'm buying a 60' Visio real cheap (to upsize from my 42' Phillips), but I can't use my PC speakers bc this new tv doesn't have a headphone jack, my apt living room is kinda small so I can't play it too loud anyways......my question is, main reason I want this is for RUclips (which I know it has), but more importantly, my Xbox One........for this to play sounds from the Xbone, does the optical have to come from the TV, or directly from the Xbox? I know it has no HDMI in........and please type slow so I can understand you......just kidding, lol........but I still need to know how to connect this properly for my Xbox....
Hi TechArenaIndia, I want to use this system like a semi portable subwoofer, so I need to know if this system could reproduce my smart phone audio via bluetooth while sony system is not connected to any TV, thank you in advance : )
I purchased it from Saudi in 2018. SEN was connected and working fine till last year first quarter. But stopped service since then and RUclips, NETFLIX is available only now. can anyone support how to reuse SEN again or install other supported firmware in my unit
Bob Jones Sorry that you didnt understand anything but still you can read the whole review of this blu ray player by visiting this link - forums.techarena.in/reviews/1470209.htm
Does it playback videos from a USB drive connected through it's USB port?? If yes, which codecs does it support and why did you not show video playback through USB?
Hi @TechArenaIndia, Thats a very good review. I am confused between between sony BDV-E3200 and Philips HTB5510D/94. Hope u will clear it. Thanx in advance
Well, we havent tested Philips HTB5510D/94 but you can anyways compare it on different websites and check what does it offer. Meanwhile you can also read the whole review of Sony BDV-E3100 from this link - forums.techarena.in/reviews/1470209.htm
Can you please tell me what is the difference between BDV-E3100 and BDV-E3200 ?...I am planning to buy one of these and i am really confused which one to opt for.I would really appreciate your feedback
Since we have not tested BDV-E3200 till now, we cannot state whats the major difference, even though there might be few good feature in the upper model.
I want to hook it to my TV and my computer can I use the optical IN to connect to my sound card or is it just for TV? I would also like to connect my X-box but the HDMI is out, not in, if I connect my XBOX to my TV's HDMI in will my TV be able to communicate sound to my blu-ray player's speaker system for the XBOX?
Optical In can be used for the gaming console and speakers. The Blu ray player will send the transmission to TV through HDMI Out. You can use the blur ray speakers if you hook your Xbox on Optical IN and TV on HDMI Out.
Hello sir (tech arena). I am supposed to buy a home theatre system but confused which sony model to pick up. I have seen dz350, iv 300 and bdv e3200. In a common man's view liked the sound of iv300 as it has a better bass beat and voice clarity. Whereas e3200 had more of treble effect. And is it true that when i ll play dth channels in iv300 it ll give 5.1 sound whereas in e3200 only 2.1 sound ll come. Plz guide and suggest. Totally confused which one 2 buy. No dvd or blu ray issue as hardly use discs... just want gud sound experience.. thank u in advance.
Pawan Gulwani The difference is that the Sony e3200 is Blu-Ray player and rest are normal home theater systems, so that is why you are getting 5.1 surround sound system in other systems compared to Sony e3200. Since you dont use Blu-ray then you can go with any of the other 2 systems which are good in terms of sound clarity.
Awesome device,I have a similar model,but I cant connect my TV sound (Tata Sky HD) to the speakers,can you please help me with it? My Set Top Box is connected to my LG LED TV with a HDMI cable,while the player is connected to the same TV with another HDMI wire. Any suggestions.
The blueray does not work, displays white dots, sometimes starts working (with white dots all over the screen) but then goes back to black screen. The check software version option is on and the unit is connected to the internet.
I bought this system not long ago. It delivers great sound when playing dvds and music through the blu ray system. However when it is connected to the TV via hdmi arc it is not a loud. I have played around with the settings but i still cant get it to work. do you have this same problem?
As far we know, the speaker set works well with the blu ray player only. We had not tested that separately on a TV and we are doubtful that you wont get a good output.
@techarenaindia i just got one of these but only the sub and two speakers work the other speakers dont work. I put the wires correctly idk what i did wrong? Help please
Skip the video to 4:16 to check the ports, here you will have to connect the matching cable with backport color shown in the video to get sound from all the speakers.
hi...anybdy using this system..then giv ur feed bak..hw it is working..?wat abt the subwoofer sound..?is it mass bass sound..?i want to knw about subwoofer...
TechArenaIndia thnx..but i need users feed back...company vl say dat thier product alws gud...aftr use only customers can give the rate....i jz want abt the subwoofer sound effect...bz some sony subwoofer giving "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" sound wen volume increase...
I am using this system. The bass sound is Good. Overall Sound quality and output is Very nice for a Single Room. But it's SMART TV Capabilities performance is poor. Very slow. Half of the downloaded apps are of no use. Most useful is RUclips. Which is also very slow and buggy.
jibin k sebastian I use the BDV-E290 the predecessor of BDV-E3100 here in India. It has amazing 1000W surround sound with a 250W woofer.The woofer looks small and classy but its sound is very smooth and BASSY. only thing BDV-E3100 has extra is bluetooth+NFC and wifi inbuilt. unless u have a very good wifi router and hispeed internet, using WIFI for streaming HD content is not recommended. better use a cheap LAN cable and connect it to wifi router. for a total home media experience use the Sony media Remote app available on Google Play. It has voice,text,gesture inputs that you may use to play content from your android phone on this HT. I use youtube on HT using media remote and voice input. it is perfect. See article here on media remote: tech2yantra.blogspot.com
Bro help me.in my sound system I think 2 of my speakers is not coming sound. I am not feeling the sound on that 2 speakers . I bought it newly.waithing for u r reply pls..🙏🙏🙏
Hi TechArenaIndia. I purchased this blur ray player BDVE2100. Would you mind telling me how do I connect my LG Smart TV with this Bluray player. I connected the bluray player to the tv using a HDMI cable but I am not getting audio output from the home theater when I play satellite TV on the smart TV. I guess I have to get a optical cable of some sort. Please advise me the type of cable I need to get. Thanks. Srikanth
The E3100 has only 1 HDMI port, 1 Optical Port, and 1 standard coaxial port for audio input. You can connect DirecTV receiver into your TV, your E3100 into TV via the HDMI cable, and connect your TV to the E3100 via the audio (L,R) input. If you have an optical port on your TV, you can connect your TV to the E3100 via optical for a better connection.
You can wirelessly share photos and more. With Wi-Fi built-in, you can easily connect a smartphone, laptop, tablet, or connect direct to the Internet - with no messy cables needed. Stream all kinds of entertainment from your personal photos and playlists to online movies, catch-up TV and RUclips clips. Since we have not tested the BDV-E3200, we cannot comment which one is the best among BDV-E3100 or BDV-E3200.
I have a Sony Bluray Player Model: BDV-E3200 . I have 5.1ch audio files with .dts extension (DTS format) in my PC. How to play the .dts audio files on the bluray player using Pendrive?
hai bro i have athe same model.. recently i notice one thing in my home theatre one of the surround speaker has low sound than the other surroud speaker.. it is not very low .. but low sound. is it a complaint or normal thing.. ?
i played video on youtube app on bdv e3100 but their is no option to change quality of video i mean even hd video is being played with default quality. Plz let me know how to change to HD quality as we can do in laptop by selecting video quality button. Thanks in advance.
Many thanks techarenaindia. So by clicking in the audio setting, the bitstream setting can be found under the HDMI configuration I.e. does it show hdmi output audio?.. we tech nerds would be grateful if you could make a video to show audio and video settings
So these all files support Video & Subtitles . How wud u recommend this , or any other player. My Television is not Support 3D ( Sony EX-520 ,32" ) with this player its playable.
Lenin Antony 3D feature belongs to TV. About the Blu Ray player, it is highly recommended because it has some online features due to wifi support as well. If you want to know more details about the blu ray player, then read the complete review given in the link in the description above.
Firstly, Amazing review - you showed the back panel - which made me watch this review. However, I have a few questions regarding this model & my OLD(sob sob) TV. 1. My TV does not have an HDMi connectivity. Do we have anything as converter from RCA-to-HDMI or vice-versa ? If so, please guide me with links. 2. I want my TV(old one - when I say Old one - it means it has that A/V RCA connections) to display these options of BLU RAY player so I can access them. How do I do that ? probably same question as first one ! Since you guys are posting reviews, there are dumb people like me too - i need your advice on this ! Many thanks for reading through my silly queries.
There are some HDMI Male to 3 RCA Video Component Cable Adapter but we are not sure it will work or not. You could give it a try since it costs only Rs. 400 bucks minimum, however, there will not be a good quality video though.
Since we havent tested Sony HT-IV300 Home Theatre, we cant give you much information on it. But if you can ask this question on our TechArena Forums, then surely some experts in this field on our forums might be able to help you. So, try and register on our forums for any question here - forums.techarena.in
Hi I have a TV 15 year old... Will it play on that? TV name is LG Golden Eye...also let me know what exactly HDMI means? If I have to connect it to my TV then how? Do I need to take out dish cable first?
I dont think that this Sony BDV-E3100 5.1ch Blu Ray Disc Home Theater System will work on your LG Golden Eye because it doesnt have HDMI port. For more information on hdmi, visit this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI
I ment stream music with it from my pc to my bluray system, using wlan. it doesn't work. I found my pc as a server on my system, but it won't stream my music...
casar Bayhonan Jr With Wi-Fi built-in, you can easily connect a smartphone, laptop, tablet, or connect direct to the Internet - with no messy cables needed. Stream all kinds of entertainment from your personal photos and playlists to online movies, catch-up TV and RUclips clips.
what all audio formats does this support? I just bought it. Does it get better than .AAC? Also one more thing, can i hang up the speakers or will they be too heavy?
Yes, you can hang the speakers and it is not quite heavy. As for audio, it supports the below formats: AAC (.aac, .mka), MP3 (.mp3), MP3 (.mka), AAC (.m4a), WMA9 Standard (.wma), LPCM (.wav), LPCM (.mka), FLAC (.flac, .fla), Dolby Digital (.ac3, .mka)
thank you so much for the quick reply this means alot to me! I was worried it wasnt going to be able to play FLAC's thank you thank thank you! can't wait until this bad boy comes in! thats what she said
Thank you for all the information. Very useful video. As this is a Blu-Ray disc player, it would be great if you can play a Blu-Ray disc, and show what are different menus available when you play a disc.
If you want to connect it to PS3 then you will have to buy a separate cable like 'Digital Optical Toslink Audio Cable' because you can setup the ps3 sound to only HDMI since the video settings are on a standard ps3 cable.
Thorough explanation about how to use each (even hidden) options. Thank you for taking the time to help.
yess, this home theater have Optical and Coaxial Audio in, but only 2 channels stereo
Yes, you will be fine using the hdmi to vga converter to get this blu ray player working on your LG monitor.
Among all the 5 speakers, 3 are having long wires including the center woofer that you can use to wall mount for sure.
Great detailed review. I'm thinking of buying one but have one thing to ask, will it play personal burned Blurays?
Like if I burn/write my own Blurays on my PC, will the system play them?
Yes, you can connect this Blu-Ray player to any projector with the help of HDMI cable. For maximum usage, all the things will be depended upon a good projector that you will use.
Or, you can buy an RCA cable which has an auxilary jack on onew end and Red n White on the other.
The Red n white jacks will connect to the Bluray player and the aux to the TV (where the headphones go).
MAKE SURE YOU'RE PLAYSTATION AND BLURAY PLAYER, BOTH HAVE AN HDMI CABLE CONNECTED TO THE TV
You can go in SEM and connect to the internet, there is an inbuilt application in this blu ray player.
Thank you for your feedback and we will definitely try to get hands on the Sony KDL-46W950A 3D TV and review it. We will keep you posted once we have made it. Regards
You can try to go to Ebay and search for Universal Speaker Stands which will fit all kind of Blu Ray players without any issues.
yes it does. but no optical cable supplied in the box.
Thanks for the feedback. We greatly appreciate your answers helping fellow people.
Good review. Thank you tech arena for that.
Question 1: Can we use a wireless keyboard and does surfing in the built in browser get better?
Question 2: Can we use additional cables and extend the wires such that we place speakers all around the living room? If so what are the options? How complicated does it get?
1. There is a USB 2.0 port that might support usb keyboard but we are not sure about wireless keyboard, we think it will not work.
2. You have to buy Sony BDV E3100 Home Theater Speaker Cable for longer connectivity. Contact Sony for same.
To build a complete 3D home theater system, you'll also need a 3D TV, 3D glasses designed for the TV and a high-speed HDMI cable.
greetings techarenaindia, I had a question for you
are the speaker hard-wired or do the speakers have connection terminals on the back of each speaker
shahiduk1 Yes, speaker wires are hard wired to the speakers.
Many thanks
shahiduk1 You are most welcome.
Hi first of all very nice review
i bot this system a year ago
the speaker quality is very crisp and clear but i dont like much the woofer.
i was wondering if i could hook up a bic acoustech pl 200 sub with an inbuilt amp to this home theatre system cause i love the clearity of this system but not the bass and i dont want to spend a lot. I only want to change the sub
Well different system has different amps and it is usually supported by its minimum watts requirement. So, it would be good to check all this things before hooking anything.
Ok thanks
sachin yadav You are most welcome.
I didn't feel so...My Sony bdv e4100 have good bass...
advait nikesh Alright.
if the speaker are hard-wired, could the wired be dissected from the speaker so that the cable can connect to other speakers of your choice?
Hi AbhiShek Rao,
All the speakers are wired and not wireless.
I heard mirror casting is very bad, and while movie seeing through usb buffering problem coming
Can you please tell if all the speakers are wireless?
I have already put speaker wires in false ceiling & POP during my house renovation . Is it possible to use same wires by changing connectors So that I do not have to change my interiors.
pl advise
Sachin Bothare By changing connectors, what do you mean to say? Can you please specify in details?
I mean we can cut and join Sony speaker connectors to any speakers cable for extension
Sachin Bothare We are not very sure although you can try it.
Any recommendation for speaker stands?
btw, some old phone might require a passcode for bluetooth connectivity. Simply punch in 0000 (four zeros) and you are good to go.
This is gr8 system but the only problem with these type of systems are if there is any issue with the player the whole system becomes useless so better go for HTIBs like Yamaha yht 196/298 or onkyo 3500 comes with similar price tag.
We were using remote controller that came with this blu ray player for youtube surfing and typing.
hey Man I just saw Your Video..Amazing Content and very nice information you gave..in..alot helpfull for me..i wuld rate ot the best on youtube...as i didnt got a single video on this bluray HT system thanx alot..and also i have a request that can u make the same kind of video for a sony KDL-46W950A 3d Tv.. ?? no videos on youtube regarding the Tv Products...will love it if u upload some Videos regarding Tv
Thnx for the Video...
idk why its stated as a wireless theater system when it clearly has cables -_-
nice video, helped clear up the confusion
Thank you for the details. It would be great, if you can also explain about the USB connections possible. Cuz, wat I understand is I can connect a USB keyboard, which will help me to type up the keywords to search the video through RUclips (or to browse in Internet Browser), against keying the word through Remote control which is really hectic. Also, whether you can play a video saved in a External Hard disc through the USB control
Yes you can play a video from external hard drive in this blu ray player easily since it supports usb connection.
@@TechArenaIndia it says my USB external harddrive isn't supported
So, you have tested the flv file format, was the quality degraded or so?
Hi , is there a similar system where the speakers are the same but with a normal dvd player and not a bluray player which would reduce the price?
Dear brother first of all good work by you.i have a query
1.without mobile can we browse RUclips. 2.is there inbuilt app for Amazon Prime video.
3.can we browse any site to view videos.???
I have multiple gaming consoles like the ps4,ps3, xbox 360 and xbox one. This only has one hdmi out port which will be connected to my Sony TV. I am not planning on using stereo rca and will be using the optical port. How would you suggest I connect this system to all the consoles? The nfc and bluetooth feature is what is compelling me to purchase this particular model.
hi..how to fix microphone problem..sound problem in hometheather dvd..
What about the maximum Hard drive capacity? it supports 1 TB?
Where can I purchase longer speaker wires for this system so that I can place the speakers where I want them. The wires provided are too short.
Thomas Condit Try amazon or ebay.
There is a HDMI port in this blu ray player that you can connect to the monitor.
At 4:29 the video says that it does not support file sharing? do u mean it does not support DLNA?
It does not support Windows and Linux File sharing, like you can add all your musics and videos in Windows Media Player library and access them through wifi. It does have support for DLNA.
TechArenaIndia
does it support upscaling of videos via usb? or just dvd..
Does the blu Ray box wirelessly connect to my Sony TV or does it still need the HDMI
Do you know if this model will work with the sony speakers the ones it comes with the "sony dav hdx265"? it uses the same connection.
It will work with onther brands of tv's or it is build for sony tv only
The size of this Blu Ray player's sub-woofer is approx. 225mm x 365mm x 345mm
What about sound effect .. should I change anything to DTS or Dolby ?
If I leave it in sound is that mean when I play Remux movies via hdd on my tv directly it won't play in dts ? Or the theater will play it directly ?
Would you recommend going from a sound bar to this system?
Im trying to connect my mac to this only for the sound with an optical cable and connect my mac separately to my hdtv, is it possible?
I have one question....when you open pendrive and i see folder buda..i have sony bdv e6100 and also have folder buda when i open pendrive ...what that mean???i check my pendrive on laptop n scan that not virus just folder(zero content)....if you know why folder buda appear when open pendrive you can tell me....thanks
Can you give sound test and when we connect USB it can play vedioes
Very interested in this........I'm buying a 60' Visio real cheap (to upsize from my 42' Phillips), but I can't use my PC speakers bc this new tv doesn't have a headphone jack, my apt living room is kinda small so I can't play it too loud anyways......my question is, main reason I want this is for RUclips (which I know it has), but more importantly, my Xbox One........for this to play sounds from the Xbone, does the optical have to come from the TV, or directly from the Xbox? I know it has no HDMI in........and please type slow so I can understand you......just kidding, lol........but I still need to know how to connect this properly for my Xbox....
Hi TechArenaIndia, I want to use this system like a semi portable subwoofer, so I need to know if this system could reproduce my smart phone audio via bluetooth while sony system is not connected to any TV, thank you in advance : )
what is the difference compared to the bdv-e4100 apart from the tall front speakers
Well, we havent tested the bdv-e4100 player so we cannot make any comparisons between the two blu ray player.
I purchased it from Saudi in 2018. SEN was connected and working fine till last year first quarter. But stopped service since then and RUclips, NETFLIX is available only now. can anyone support how to reuse SEN again or install other supported firmware in my unit
Do we get wall mount stand as standard accessory.
Or we need to purchase the same
No, we do not get a wall mount stand in the package.
Hi, thank you for this video ! The bdv e2100 is much cheaper. Is it worthy to buy the e3100?
There are a few upgrades in e3100 compared to e2100 and nothing much.
I wish I could underestand what he said
Bob Jones Sorry that you didnt understand anything but still you can read the whole review of this blu ray player by visiting this link - forums.techarena.in/reviews/1470209.htm
Din mean to offend.. but very difficult to understand commentary..
Bob Jones Not an issue. Our Accent actually is kind of different.
yeterday i purchased this, awesome sound. But network update getting failed even player connected to internet.
Does it playback videos from a USB drive connected through it's USB port?? If yes, which codecs does it support and why did you not show video playback through USB?
It supports almost every kind of media through USB.
It has HDMI 1.4 with ARC, but I dont understand what you mean to say about optical in , coaxial in?
Am wafula enock from Kenya , my e-mail is wafulasenock14@gmail.com, communicate to me where I can get the home theater
Hi @TechArenaIndia,
Thats a very good review. I am confused between between sony BDV-E3200 and Philips HTB5510D/94.
Hope u will clear it. Thanx in advance
Well, we havent tested Philips HTB5510D/94 but you can anyways compare it on different websites and check what does it offer. Meanwhile you can also read the whole review of Sony BDV-E3100 from this link - forums.techarena.in/reviews/1470209.htm
I prefer Sony over Philips.... Because of sound quality......
advait nikesh It is your decision obviously, btw which Philips model you are talking about.
if I cut the speaker cables
will the cables still work on other speaker
other speaker with raw cable jacks which have red and black terminals
+shahiduk1 yes. I just spliced one today and it works. I'm sure you have found out by now though.
+shahiduk1 yes. I just spliced one today and it works. I'm sure you have found out by now though.
Can you please tell me what is the difference between BDV-E3100 and BDV-E3200 ?...I am planning to buy one of these and i am really confused which one to opt for.I would really appreciate your feedback
Since we have not tested BDV-E3200 till now, we cannot state whats the major difference, even though there might be few good feature in the upper model.
hey i have bdv e-3200...do u have any idea how to cast or mirror online video from phone to TV via home theatre?
I want to hook it to my TV and my computer can I use the optical IN to connect to my sound card or is it just for TV? I would also like to connect my X-box but the HDMI is out, not in, if I connect my XBOX to my TV's HDMI in will my TV be able to communicate sound to my blu-ray player's speaker system for the XBOX?
Optical In can be used for the gaming console and speakers. The Blu ray player will send the transmission to TV through HDMI Out. You can use the blur ray speakers if you hook your Xbox on Optical IN and TV on HDMI Out.
Hello sir (tech arena). I am supposed to buy a home theatre system but confused which sony model to pick up. I have seen dz350, iv 300 and bdv e3200. In a common man's view liked the sound of iv300 as it has a better bass beat and voice clarity. Whereas e3200 had more of treble effect. And is it true that when i ll play dth channels in iv300 it ll give 5.1 sound whereas in e3200 only 2.1 sound ll come. Plz guide and suggest. Totally confused which one 2 buy. No dvd or blu ray issue as hardly use discs... just want gud sound experience.. thank u in advance.
Pawan Gulwani The difference is that the Sony e3200 is Blu-Ray player and rest are normal home theater systems, so that is why you are getting 5.1 surround sound system in other systems compared to Sony e3200. Since you dont use Blu-ray then you can go with any of the other 2 systems which are good in terms of sound clarity.
Kindly tel me perfect sound level setting ????
Awesome device,I have a similar model,but I cant connect my TV sound (Tata Sky HD) to the speakers,can you please help me with it? My Set Top Box is connected to my LG LED TV with a HDMI cable,while the player is connected to the same TV with another HDMI wire. Any suggestions.
+Joel Monteiro Do I also need to get a Digital Optical Cable? If yes then do I need the HDMI to TV connection of the player?
The blueray does not work, displays white dots, sometimes starts working (with white dots all over the screen) but then goes back to black screen. The check software version option is on and the unit is connected to the internet.
Have you configured the connection properly?
I bought this system not long ago. It delivers great sound when playing dvds and music through the blu ray system. However when it is connected to the TV via hdmi arc it is not a loud. I have played around with the settings but i still cant get it to work. do you have this same problem?
As far we know, the speaker set works well with the blu ray player only. We had not tested that separately on a TV and we are doubtful that you wont get a good output.
ali try a digital optical connection form the tv to the player as well as the hdmi
blueday22 Thanks for helping out fellow members.
no problem
Is it possible to connect smartphone to Blu-ray without internet ?
@techarenaindia i just got one of these but only the sub and two speakers work the other speakers dont work. I put the wires correctly idk what i did wrong? Help please
Skip the video to 4:16 to check the ports, here you will have to connect the matching cable with backport color shown in the video to get sound from all the speakers.
hi...anybdy using this system..then giv ur feed bak..hw it is working..?wat abt the subwoofer sound..?is it mass bass sound..?i want to knw about subwoofer...
Well, you can read the detailed review that you can follow from the website link given in the description.
TechArenaIndia thnx..but i need users feed back...company vl say dat thier product alws gud...aftr use only customers can give the rate....i jz want abt the subwoofer sound effect...bz some sony subwoofer giving "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" sound wen volume increase...
I am using this system. The bass sound is Good. Overall Sound quality and output is Very nice for a Single Room. But it's SMART TV Capabilities performance is poor. Very slow. Half of the downloaded apps are of no use. Most useful is RUclips. Which is also very slow and buggy.
Amit Shinde thnx..
jibin k sebastian I use the BDV-E290 the predecessor of BDV-E3100 here in India. It has amazing 1000W surround sound with a 250W woofer.The woofer looks small and classy but its sound is very smooth and BASSY. only thing BDV-E3100 has extra is bluetooth+NFC and wifi inbuilt. unless u have a very good wifi router and hispeed internet, using WIFI for streaming HD content is not recommended. better use a cheap LAN cable and connect it to wifi router. for a total home media experience use the Sony media Remote app available on Google Play. It has voice,text,gesture inputs that you may use to play content from your android phone on this HT. I use youtube on HT using media remote and voice input. it is perfect. See article here on media remote: tech2yantra.blogspot.com
Bro help me.in my sound system I think 2 of my speakers is not coming sound. I am not feeling the sound on that 2 speakers . I bought it newly.waithing for u r reply pls..🙏🙏🙏
Hi TechArenaIndia. I purchased this blur ray player BDVE2100. Would you mind telling me how do I connect my LG Smart TV with this Bluray player. I connected the bluray player to the tv using a HDMI cable but I am not getting audio output from the home theater when I play satellite TV on the smart TV. I guess I have to get a optical cable of some sort. Please advise me the type of cable I need to get. Thanks. Srikanth
The E3100 has only 1 HDMI port, 1 Optical Port, and 1 standard coaxial port for audio input. You can connect DirecTV receiver into your TV, your E3100 into TV via the HDMI cable, and connect your TV to the E3100 via the audio (L,R) input. If you have an optical port on your TV, you can connect your TV to the E3100 via optical for a better connection.
how I can connect my laptop with this home theater,,, and also i want to know that which model of sony home theater is best BDV-E3100 or BDV-E3200..
You can wirelessly share photos and more. With Wi-Fi built-in, you can easily connect a smartphone, laptop, tablet, or connect direct to the Internet - with no messy cables needed. Stream all kinds of entertainment from your personal photos and playlists to online movies, catch-up TV and RUclips clips.
Since we have not tested the BDV-E3200, we cannot comment which one is the best among BDV-E3100 or BDV-E3200.
I have a Sony Bluray Player Model: BDV-E3200 . I have 5.1ch audio files with .dts extension (DTS format) in my PC. How to play the .dts audio files on the bluray player using Pendrive?
+Ravindra k If the .dts audio files are not supported by your blu-ray player then it will not work.
+TechArenaIndia Will it support .ac3 files?
+TechArenaIndia Will it support .ac3 files?
+Ravindra k I dont think it will work, but you can give it a try.
Hello brother, what is the rear speakers cable length?
There is bit of 3-4 sec lag when i played video using bluetooth. is there a setting to avoid.
hai bro
i have athe same model.. recently i notice one thing in my home theatre one of the surround speaker has low sound than the other surroud speaker.. it is not very low .. but low sound. is it a complaint or normal thing.. ?
Yes, it will work with any other brands of T.V.
i played video on youtube app on bdv e3100 but their is no option to change quality of video i mean even hd video is being played with default quality. Plz let me know how to change to HD quality as we can do in laptop by selecting video quality button. Thanks in advance.
Check the settings in your RUclips app and see if anything is not kept on default.
hi techarenaindia
how do you get bitstream output for the HDMI setting
I want to set audio out to bitstream to play dolby and dts codecs
shahiduk1 Check in the audio settings.
Many thanks techarenaindia. So by clicking in the audio setting, the bitstream setting can be found under the HDMI configuration I.e. does it show hdmi output audio?.. we tech nerds would be grateful if you could make a video to show audio and video settings
Usb pendrive se 3d movies dekh skte hai kya.? I have active 3d projector...
How do you copy and paste something while in the Internet browser. Like a link or anything
+Jayme Cloyd You can type in the browser but cant copy.
I would like to know whether its play all kind of File such as MKV , MP4 , M2TS , 4K ( USB and DVD files ) with SUB-Titles
It supports the below video formats as well as subtitles:
AVCHD AVCHD Disc Format Forlder: Yes
MPEG-1 Video/PS (.mpg .mpeg, .m2ts, .mts): Yes
MPEG-2 Video/PS, TS ( .mpg.mpeg, .m2ts, .mts): Yes
MPEG-4 AVC (.mkv, .mp4, .m4v, .m2ts, .mts): Yes
MPEG-4 Simple Profile: Yes
WMV9 (.wmv, .asf): Yes
Xvid HD 1080: Yes
So these all files support Video & Subtitles . How wud u recommend this , or any other player. My Television is not Support 3D ( Sony EX-520 ,32" ) with this player its playable.
Lenin Antony
3D feature belongs to TV. About the Blu Ray player, it is highly recommended because it has some online features due to wifi support as well. If you want to know more details about the blu ray player, then read the complete review given in the link in the description above.
TechArenaIndia Thank u so much
Lenin Antony You are most welcome.
how to do gr8 audio setup with this system please tell me all audio settings...
Can the remote that comes with the system be programmed to control my Samsung tv as well?
you can increase volume but u cant use any other button on ur remote
Prabhu Nj Thanks for the information. Have you used the remote for another product?
I have it connected thru my HDMI cord but once I go back to av input on my TV it won't play the shows I'm watching what do I need to do
You mean to say that your TV is not showing anything when you switch to AV?
Please, could you tell me what size is the subwoofer...?
Well, the sub-woofer consists of 250 Watt - 6 Ohm - at 80 Hz - 1 channel.
Did it has deep bass???.....pls reply...im going to buy this system.........plss reply
It is decent for home theater, for deep bass you will have to get more powerful subwoofer.
whats its Lowest frequency
advait nikesh Can you please explain in details what do you mean by saying what is its lowest frequency?
DOES IT HAVe CINAVIA ?
plse tell me it is the worst feature in the blu ray systems....
thank u.
Yes, it uses Cinavia technology to limit the use of unauthorized copies of some commercially-produced film and videos and their soundtracks.
thanks :(
Karan Luuniyal You are most welcome.
Firstly, Amazing review - you showed the back panel - which made me watch this review.
However, I have a few questions regarding this model & my OLD(sob sob) TV.
1. My TV does not have an HDMi connectivity. Do we have anything as converter from RCA-to-HDMI or vice-versa ? If so, please guide me with links.
2. I want my TV(old one - when I say Old one - it means it has that A/V RCA connections) to display these options of BLU RAY player so I can access them. How do I do that ? probably same question as first one !
Since you guys are posting reviews, there are dumb people like me too - i need your advice on this !
Many thanks for reading through my silly queries.
There are some HDMI Male to 3 RCA Video Component Cable Adapter but we are not sure it will work or not. You could give it a try since it costs only Rs. 400 bucks minimum, however, there will not be a good quality video though.
Okies, thank you for your response. I'll give it a shot coz upgrading TV is not affordable as of now for me.
Mohammed Asif You are most welcome and do let everyone know if it worked for you or not, it will be beneficial for other users as well.
If you could provide me the details about Sony HT-IV300 . I heard that 2 channel can be converted as 5.1 surround. Kindly Advice .
Since we havent tested Sony HT-IV300 Home Theatre, we cant give you much information on it. But if you can ask this question on our TechArena Forums, then surely some experts in this field on our forums might be able to help you. So, try and register on our forums for any question here - forums.techarena.in
Sure thank u
Lenin Antony
You are most welcome.
Hi I have a TV 15 year old... Will it play on that? TV name is LG Golden Eye...also let me know what exactly HDMI means? If I have to connect it to my TV then how? Do I need to take out dish cable first?
I dont think that this Sony BDV-E3100 5.1ch Blu Ray Disc Home Theater System will work on your LG Golden Eye because it doesnt have HDMI port. For more information on hdmi, visit this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI
For me sitting problem... plzz say how to set
I have connected the bluray sytem to my wlan, but how to find it and controll it with my pc or laptop over wlan?
HELP PLS !
You can only control the Blu-Ray system with its remote controller.
I ment stream music with it from my pc to my bluray system, using wlan. it doesn't work. I found my pc as a server on my system, but it won't stream my music...
grillmeister0815 There is an option of Windows sharing that you can use to stream music from pc to bluray.
hey need to know does it have optical in , coaxial in & hdmi arc ?
hi techArenalndia I have sony bdv-e3100 but I don't have a TV,,can I set up with may loptop this unit,,reply plss,,gdblss
casar Bayhonan Jr With Wi-Fi built-in, you can easily connect a smartphone, laptop, tablet, or connect direct to the Internet - with no messy cables needed. Stream all kinds of entertainment from your personal photos and playlists to online movies, catch-up TV and RUclips clips.
what all audio formats does this support? I just bought it. Does it get better than .AAC? Also one more thing, can i hang up the speakers or will they be too heavy?
Yes, you can hang the speakers and it is not quite heavy. As for audio, it supports the below formats:
AAC (.aac, .mka), MP3 (.mp3), MP3 (.mka), AAC (.m4a), WMA9 Standard (.wma), LPCM (.wav), LPCM (.mka), FLAC (.flac, .fla), Dolby Digital (.ac3, .mka)
thank you so much for the quick reply this means alot to me! I was worried it wasnt going to be able to play FLAC's thank you thank thank you! can't wait until this bad boy comes in! thats what she said
Irish Cowboy
You are most welcome.
How to reset my remote? when is not responding in unit
Thank you for all the information. Very useful video. As this is a Blu-Ray disc player, it would be great if you can play a Blu-Ray disc, and show what are different menus available when you play a disc.
How Can we install more apps on this
got it good bass?
does it have device mirroring?