For example, press ‘play' on a DVD Home Theatre System and the TV will turn on, select the correct input automatically and play your movie all with the touch of a single button. Select ‘standby' when you've finished viewing and both the DVD system and TV will turn off.

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Each remote has a clean, visible layout so that users don't have to be an AV expert to control their HD home entertainment system.

With a one-touch play and shutdown feature, users can also view video and images from a Handycam camcorder directly on a new BRAVIA W, S or V series LCD TV.

"Sony is taking the confusion out of connecting and controlling your whole HD entertainment system," said Paul Colley, Technology Communications Manager at Sony Australia.

BRAVIA Sync, you can control it all from either remote. You can connect your Handycam camcorder and control it through the TV or sound system remote."