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Copywriter · 10-02-2007, 04:47 AM

I'm thinking of buying a receiver now that I have all this HD stuff. My old receiver is a Samsung 5 DVD thing, which is 3-4 years old and doesn't recognize discs anymore.

Anyway, I have no clue where to start looking. Are there any decent/good receivers (no DVD player crap needed) out there for say $400ish or less?

I don't know what store to browse at or anything. Last time I really was into audio was many moons ago.

Thanks

crackinhedz · 10-02-2007, 04:53 AM

Sony STR-DG910 ($330)

Onkyo TX-SR605 ($400)

Yamaha RX-V661 ($500)

These are excellent entry level HDMI receivers...with any of these receivers you can achieve full 1080p video/Lossless Audio (Uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD 'etc' )

Copywriter · 10-02-2007, 05:01 AM

Thanks. That Sony might be the one to check out.

My viewing room is smaller (speakers in the ceiling too), so I don't need s-loads of power.

My Samsung is less of a receiver and more of a toy. Got it at BB years ago.

fronn · 10-02-2007, 05:30 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Harman-AVR-247-Receiver-connectivity/dp/B000N81BPC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-8806656-9289451?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1191302633&sr=8-1
This is another good sub $400 option. It has HDMI (upconversion to 720p or 1080i/p pass through like the 605 and other equivalents). The SQ is better than any of the others, but no internal decoding of Dolby True HD and DTS HDMA (which isn't a big problem as most players will come with it sooner or later and most at the moment don't seem to want to output them bitstream anyways).

10-02-2007, 04:47 AM	#1
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	Good receiver? I'm thinking of buying a receiver now that I have all this HD stuff. My old receiver is a Samsung 5 DVD thing, which is 3-4 years old and doesn't recognize discs anymore. Anyway, I have no clue where to start looking. Are there any decent/good receivers (no DVD player crap needed) out there for say $400ish or less? I don't know what store to browse at or anything. Last time I really was into audio was many moons ago. Thanks

10-02-2007, 05:30 AM	#4
fronn Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:St. Paul, Minnesota Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1	http://www.amazon.com/Harman-AVR-247-Receiver-connectivity/dp/B000N81BPC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-8806656-9289451?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1191302633&sr=8-1 This is another good sub $400 option. It has HDMI (upconversion to 720p or 1080i/p pass through like the 605 and other equivalents). The SQ is better than any of the others, but no internal decoding of Dolby True HD and DTS HDMA (which isn't a big problem as most players will come with it sooner or later and most at the moment don't seem to want to output them bitstream anyways). Last edited by fronn; 10-02-2007 at 05:32 AM.

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10-02-2007, 04:53 AM	#2
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	Sony STR-DG910 ($330) Onkyo TX-SR605 ($400) Yamaha RX-V661 ($500) These are excellent entry level HDMI receivers...with any of these receivers you can achieve full 1080p video/Lossless Audio (Uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD 'etc' )

10-02-2007, 05:01 AM	#3
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	Thanks. That Sony might be the one to check out. My viewing room is smaller (speakers in the ceiling too), so I don't need s-loads of power. My Samsung is less of a receiver and more of a toy. Got it at BB years ago.

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