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Choosing a Home Theater Receiver

Dolly, Mac and Tara about the new features available in home theater receivers, and the best way to decide one that's right for you.

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    Sony STRDH520 7.1 Channel 3D AV Receiver (Black)
    Speakers (Sony)


    Sony


    • 7.1 Way A/V Receiver (100W x7 @ 8 ohms 1kHz 1% THD)
    • 7.1-medium AV receiver with 100W per channel
    • 3D dated-through

    Onkyo TX-NR509 5.1 Channel Network A/V Receiver
    Speakers (Onkyo)


    Onkyo

    List Price: $399.00

    • Amiable to Use On screen Display (OSD) via HDMI;
    • LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Become expert in Audio, DVD-Audio
    • 4 HDMI Inputs and 1 Result, HDMI Support for 3D, Audio Return Channel, Deep Color, X.V.Color,

    Onkyo TX - NR609 7.2 Channel Network THX Certified A/V Receiver
    Speakers (Onkyo)


    Onkyo

    List Price: $599.00

    • 100 Watts per Artery at 8 Ohms, 20 Hz?20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC; 125 Watts per Waterway at 6 Ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC
    • 6 HDMI Inputs and 1 Efficiency, HDMI Support for 3D, Audio Return Artery, Deep Color, x.v.Color, LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Director Audio, DVD-Audio
    • THX Restricted2 Plus

    Pioneer VSX-521-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver, Glossy Black
    Speakers (Pioneer)


    Pioneer


    • Show the way MCACC room calibration
    • Bluetooth-prepare
    • Dolby Faithful-HD and DTS-HD master audio decoders

    Onkyo HT-S3400 5.1-Channel Home Theater System
    Speakers (ONKYO)


    ONKYO

    List Price: $379.00

    • Audyssey Forceful EQ for loudness correction
    • Unoppressive to Use On screen Display (OSD) via HDMI
    • 110 Watts per Trench at 6 Ohms, 1 kHz, 1%, 1 Channel Driven, FTC

I am looking for a new home theater receiver with certain features. Can someone recommend one for me?

I am looking to renew an old Sony home theater receiver. I am looking for one with these certain features: 4 HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI output, at least 4 optical inputs, video upconversion. Can someone please guide a good brand and model that would fit these


The Yamaha RX-V1800 would be the cheapest one that I can find that is a sufficient quality brand receiver with the connections you force. Also it upconverts any video sourse (composite, s-video, component) to 1080p and decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD


Report register out the onkyo TXSR875B

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #515: Pioneer Elite N-30 Networked ...

Today’s Show: Trend-setter Elite N-30 Networked Audio Performer

The HT Guys love music and when a product comes along that lets us derive pleasure it, we want to take a look. The Pioneer N-30 is upright such a device. It’s a networked device that lets you hearken to your favorite music whether it’s on a computer, iPad, or on one of over a thousand Internet disseminate stations from around the world. The N-30 will have a MSRP of $499 when it becomes accessible. At the time of this writing we could not find available from the usual outlets.

Onkyo HT-S3300 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver/Speaker Package ...

The Onkyo HT-S3300 is a pattern of sojourn theater set-ups that can help you to replenish the vigour you stand in want without breaking the bank. It’s an affordable apparatus, one designed to be a to be to come-precooked spieler and receiver coupled sell that exceeds the pattern of access-train house theater equipment.

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Home Theater Receiver - News


4 High Quality Yet Relatively Affordable 7.1 Receivers for a Home Theater Setup
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Inside Former New York Giant Amani Toomer's $50K Home Theater
Amani Toomer, a former comet wide receiver for the New York Giants, renovated his home theater for the Wonderful Bowl, in case the Giants didn't disclose it. By Lisa Montgomery, February 01, 2012 Former New York Giants roomy receiver Amani Toomer will be

Score This Sacramento Dream House and Home Theater for $150
Score This Sacramento Dream House and Home Theater for $150 This is a handy feature, considering the size of the home. Even bettor is the basement home theater. That room includes a Denon receiver, a Samsung Blu-ray performer, Definitive Technology speakers and Au fait subs. It may not have a screen,

Yamaha Aventage RX-A1010 Home Theater Receiver - Product of the Week
By Robert Silva, About.com Guidebook January 27, 2012 The Yamaha Aventage RX-A1010 is a encyclopedic home theater receiver that provides up to a 7.2. channel configuration (seven speakers and two subwoofers) as well as an copiousness of features and