AV Receivers
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Hi, I am in the process of setting up a new home theatre system at my home. I recently bought a 46 inch LCD (1080P) which has 3 HDMI inputs. I am planning to buy an upconversion DVD player, AV Receiver and Speakers. I was going through various products and narrowed down my search to the following models. Denon 1908/1708/1508 - The 1908 model has both audio and video through HDMI (1.3) where as 1508 and 1708 have video only ports only. I don't know whether this really matters. My budget for the receiver is around $500 (max) and Denon 1908 is almost $100 more. I can stretch the budget, but don't know whether it is really worth. Yahama HTC 6060 - I heard that these are really good. Don't know more about these Sony STR-DG910 - Though Sony was not my choice for AV Receivers, I am hearing good reviews for this. Harman Kardon AVR 347/247/147 - I am not getting any detailed reviews of these. The lower power rating (50W per channel) was earlier a concern for me, but after reading several reviews of Harmon/Kardon being great with lower wattages and tonal balance, I decided to put them in the list My requirements are pretty simple. Since I will be buying an upconversion DVD player, I don't need the receiver to do upconversion for my movies from my DVD player. But I would like to get an upconversion (to 1080P) for my cable TV and a satellite channel. These receivers offer 7.1 channels, I will be going for 5.1 only. I heard that in some of these models, the remaining power can be directed to the front speakers in the 5.1 setup. I don't know whether it is true or not. Could anyone provide some recommendations/suggestions on these? I know that this is not a forum for audio/video review, but I know that some of you have very good knowledge in these (Home theatre setup etc) Thanks in advance, Madhu
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Hi, I am in the process of setting up a new home theatre system at my home. I recently bought a 46 inch LCD (1080P) which has 3 HDMI inputs. I am planning to buy an upconversion DVD player, AV Receiver and Speakers. I was going through various products and narrowed down my search to the following models. Denon 1908/1708/1508 - The 1908 model has both audio and video through HDMI (1.3) where as 1508 and 1708 have video only ports only. I don't know whether this really matters. My budget for the receiver is around $500 (max) and Denon 1908 is almost $100 more. I can stretch the budget, but don't know whether it is really worth. Yahama HTC 6060 - I heard that these are really good. Don't know more about these Sony STR-DG910 - Though Sony was not my choice for AV Receivers, I am hearing good reviews for this. Harman Kardon AVR 347/247/147 - I am not getting any detailed reviews of these. The lower power rating (50W per channel) was earlier a concern for me, but after reading several reviews of Harmon/Kardon being great with lower wattages and tonal balance, I decided to put them in the list My requirements are pretty simple. Since I will be buying an upconversion DVD player, I don't need the receiver to do upconversion for my movies from my DVD player. But I would like to get an upconversion (to 1080P) for my cable TV and a satellite channel. These receivers offer 7.1 channels, I will be going for 5.1 only. I heard that in some of these models, the remaining power can be directed to the front speakers in the 5.1 setup. I don't know whether it is true or not. Could anyone provide some recommendations/suggestions on these? I know that this is not a forum for audio/video review, but I know that some of you have very good knowledge in these (Home theatre setup etc) Thanks in advance, Madhu
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/ For what it is worth, the PS3 is amazing as an upconverting DVD player as well as a blu-ray disc player. DVDs played on the PS3 look incredible.
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http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/ For what it is worth, the PS3 is amazing as an upconverting DVD player as well as a blu-ray disc player. DVDs played on the PS3 look incredible.
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ToddHileHoffer wrote:
PS3 is amazing as an upconverting DVD player as well as a blu-ray disc player. DVDs played on the PS3 look incredible
I am thinking of not purchasing either HD-DVD or Blue-Ray players until the format war is over(or atleast in the last stages of that war). Thanks for the link. I will post these questions in that forum also. Thanks, Madhu
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Hi, I am in the process of setting up a new home theatre system at my home. I recently bought a 46 inch LCD (1080P) which has 3 HDMI inputs. I am planning to buy an upconversion DVD player, AV Receiver and Speakers. I was going through various products and narrowed down my search to the following models. Denon 1908/1708/1508 - The 1908 model has both audio and video through HDMI (1.3) where as 1508 and 1708 have video only ports only. I don't know whether this really matters. My budget for the receiver is around $500 (max) and Denon 1908 is almost $100 more. I can stretch the budget, but don't know whether it is really worth. Yahama HTC 6060 - I heard that these are really good. Don't know more about these Sony STR-DG910 - Though Sony was not my choice for AV Receivers, I am hearing good reviews for this. Harman Kardon AVR 347/247/147 - I am not getting any detailed reviews of these. The lower power rating (50W per channel) was earlier a concern for me, but after reading several reviews of Harmon/Kardon being great with lower wattages and tonal balance, I decided to put them in the list My requirements are pretty simple. Since I will be buying an upconversion DVD player, I don't need the receiver to do upconversion for my movies from my DVD player. But I would like to get an upconversion (to 1080P) for my cable TV and a satellite channel. These receivers offer 7.1 channels, I will be going for 5.1 only. I heard that in some of these models, the remaining power can be directed to the front speakers in the 5.1 setup. I don't know whether it is true or not. Could anyone provide some recommendations/suggestions on these? I know that this is not a forum for audio/video review, but I know that some of you have very good knowledge in these (Home theatre setup etc) Thanks in advance, Madhu
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ToddHileHoffer wrote:
PS3 is amazing as an upconverting DVD player as well as a blu-ray disc player. DVDs played on the PS3 look incredible
I am thinking of not purchasing either HD-DVD or Blue-Ray players until the format war is over(or atleast in the last stages of that war). Thanks for the link. I will post these questions in that forum also. Thanks, Madhu
Madhu Cheriyedath wrote:
I am thinking of not purchasing either HD-DVD or Blue-Ray players until the format war is over(or atleast in the last stages of that war).
You'll be waiting a LONG time. Since you have 3 HDMI inputs on your TV, I would recommend that you chose a format and get a player now and not waste money on a standard def player at all. I chose HD-DVD because: 1) No region encoding (Blu-ray enforces region encoding) 2) The spec was finalized last year (Blu-ray is still "under construction") 3) The top-of-the-line HD-DVD player is less expensive than the bottom-of-the-line Blu-ray player (or was when I bought mine). 4) I hate Sony and their propensity for installing rootkits on computers. 5) If Blu-ray wins the format war, I figure the price of blu-ray players would probably drop dramatically.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Madhu Cheriyedath wrote:
I am thinking of not purchasing either HD-DVD or Blue-Ray players until the format war is over(or atleast in the last stages of that war).
You'll be waiting a LONG time. Since you have 3 HDMI inputs on your TV, I would recommend that you chose a format and get a player now and not waste money on a standard def player at all. I chose HD-DVD because: 1) No region encoding (Blu-ray enforces region encoding) 2) The spec was finalized last year (Blu-ray is still "under construction") 3) The top-of-the-line HD-DVD player is less expensive than the bottom-of-the-line Blu-ray player (or was when I bought mine). 4) I hate Sony and their propensity for installing rootkits on computers. 5) If Blu-ray wins the format war, I figure the price of blu-ray players would probably drop dramatically.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Thanks John. I am leaning more towards HD-DVD. Does it perform upconversion to 1080P for standard def DVDs ?
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I hate Sony and their propensity for installing rootkits on computers
Me too ...
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
If Blu-ray wins the format war, I figure the price of blu-ray players would probably drop dramatically.
True..but what about the investment that will be made on the HD-DVD discs? Thanks, Madhu
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Thanks John. I am leaning more towards HD-DVD. Does it perform upconversion to 1080P for standard def DVDs ?
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I hate Sony and their propensity for installing rootkits on computers
Me too ...
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
If Blu-ray wins the format war, I figure the price of blu-ray players would probably drop dramatically.
True..but what about the investment that will be made on the HD-DVD discs? Thanks, Madhu
Madhu Cheriyedath wrote:
True..but what about the investment that will be made on the HD-DVD discs?
Buying a blu-ray player won't require me to give up my HD-DVD player or the movies that play on it. Of course, the same could be said if you go blu-ray and HD-DVD wins. Unless you have compelling reasons to buy one format or another, I suppose the best way to pick out your format of choice is to simply flip a coin (maybe go best 2 out of 3). In my view, I had tangible reasons for not selecting blu-ray. Others may have equally tangible reasons for not picking HD-DVD. The choice should be made by you, and only after a reasonable amount of research, weighing facts instead of FUD. Here are some facts: Picture and audio quality are essentially equal. The number of available movies is essentially equal. Both formats have an equal number of studios backing them. Blu-ray players are more expensive than HD-DVD players (when comparing relative features sets). HD-DVD movies are usually more expensive than blu-ray. The blu-ray spec hasn't been finalized. They have Profile 1.0, and soon, Profile 1.1, and I've seen mention of a Profile 2.0. Both formats have players that freak out every once in a while. Both formats have the occasional disc that won't play (for whatever reason), or will not play correctly (usually caused by old firmware). All of the studios have released at least one title (actually, more than just one) that simply looks like crap in HD (entirely the fault of the studio). Blu-ray has region encoding, HD-DVD does not. I think both have some form of copy protection (I'm sure blu-ray does and I'm not sure about HD-DVD, but I wouldn't doubt it).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Hi, I am in the process of setting up a new home theatre system at my home. I recently bought a 46 inch LCD (1080P) which has 3 HDMI inputs. I am planning to buy an upconversion DVD player, AV Receiver and Speakers. I was going through various products and narrowed down my search to the following models. Denon 1908/1708/1508 - The 1908 model has both audio and video through HDMI (1.3) where as 1508 and 1708 have video only ports only. I don't know whether this really matters. My budget for the receiver is around $500 (max) and Denon 1908 is almost $100 more. I can stretch the budget, but don't know whether it is really worth. Yahama HTC 6060 - I heard that these are really good. Don't know more about these Sony STR-DG910 - Though Sony was not my choice for AV Receivers, I am hearing good reviews for this. Harman Kardon AVR 347/247/147 - I am not getting any detailed reviews of these. The lower power rating (50W per channel) was earlier a concern for me, but after reading several reviews of Harmon/Kardon being great with lower wattages and tonal balance, I decided to put them in the list My requirements are pretty simple. Since I will be buying an upconversion DVD player, I don't need the receiver to do upconversion for my movies from my DVD player. But I would like to get an upconversion (to 1080P) for my cable TV and a satellite channel. These receivers offer 7.1 channels, I will be going for 5.1 only. I heard that in some of these models, the remaining power can be directed to the front speakers in the 5.1 setup. I don't know whether it is true or not. Could anyone provide some recommendations/suggestions on these? I know that this is not a forum for audio/video review, but I know that some of you have very good knowledge in these (Home theatre setup etc) Thanks in advance, Madhu
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Thanks John. I am leaning more towards HD-DVD. Does it perform upconversion to 1080P for standard def DVDs ?
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I hate Sony and their propensity for installing rootkits on computers
Me too ...
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
If Blu-ray wins the format war, I figure the price of blu-ray players would probably drop dramatically.
True..but what about the investment that will be made on the HD-DVD discs? Thanks, Madhu
Madhu Cheriyedath wrote:
Thanks John. I am leaning more towards HD-DVD. Does it perform upconversion to 1080P for standard def DVDs ?
Check the specs on the various players, but I know for sure that the Toshiba A35 and Toshiba XA2 do. The XA2 does the best up-converting in the Toshiba line because it has the Reon processing chip.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
