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The HDTV and Home Theater Podcast
March 28, 2008 - Podcast #262
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Today we discuss a recent article in CE Pro that runs down 9 A/V Receivers that you may want to consider for your next home theater. These receivers are not entry level and as such will cost a little more than your bargain receivers. For more information on the author please see his website (http://www.leedistad.com). Now on to the list

A/V Receivers for your next Home Theater - An article from CE Pro Written by Lee Distad

  • HDMI switching allows latest DVD players and set-top boxes to be routed to the TV
  • Proprietary Forced / Convection Heat Tunnel - X-Tract™ Allows for very quiet and cool operation
  • Multi room support for video as well as audio
Denon AVR-3808CI $1260 online (Buy Now)
  • Dolby® TrueHD and dts-HD™ Master Audio
  • DNLA certified
  • Expanded HDMI v1.3a ports with Deep Color, xvYCC and SACD support
  • New GUI menu support
Integra DTR-7.8 $1300 from Integra Dealers
  • THX Ultra2 Certified
  • HDMI (v.1.3a) Audio & Video Processing
  • Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus Decoding, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio
  • De-interlacer w/Faroudja DCDi Edge™ Technology
  • Bi-directional Ethernet & RS-232 Port for 3rd Party Control Systems (Device Discovery, E-control, etc.)
  • THX Select2 Certified
  • HDMI V1.3a Repeating/Switching: 4-In/2-Out
  • Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, dts-HD Master Audio
  • Deep Color, xvYCC and SACD Support by HDMI
NAD T775 $2500
  • “Music First” philosophy
  • 4 v1.3 1080p HDMI Digital Audio/Video Inputs
  • Holmgren™ Toroidal Power Supply
  • Back Surround Amplifier Channels can be reassigned as Zone 2, 3, or 4, or front Bi-Amp
  • Reon-HQV™ HD video scaling up to 1080p
  • HDMI V1.3 repeater (4in/1out)
  • Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding
  • Top line of Burr-Brown DACs for clean sound
  • Internet Radio
  • Over 50 pounds
  • HDMI® 1.3a
  • dtsHD® & Dolby® TrueHD Decoders
  • DLNA® Compliant Network Music and Internet Radio via I/P

  • HDMI "Active Intelligence1" (6 inputs/1 output)
  • 2nd Room HD video distribution via component video
  • Accepts 8ch linear PCM, Dolby Digital +, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD via HDMI3
  • Faroudja® DCDi Cinema™ Up Scaling Technology
  • Latest HDMI 1.3a (4 in/1 out) specification supports deep color (30/36 bit) transmission, 120Hz and 24Hz refresh rates and auto lip-sync
  • Analog video (480i or 480p) upscaling to full HD 1080p
  • Supports Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Network Receiver functions allow you to play Internet radio, stream PC music files, use Yamaha MusicCast, and play USB portable audio players and flash drives



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