Top of the line 2020 Denon A/V receivers offer HDMI 2.1,8K,Auro 3D,HDR10+,DTS X Pro

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For the year 2020 Denon is becoming a leader when it comes to the latest technology in A/V receivers. The new X-Series models support 8K passthrough and upscale HD video and 4K video to 8K. However the big question will be if native 8K streaming programs will be made available around 2023-2026 and if a native 8K format called 8K DVD or 8K Blu-ray will be released around the year 2026. There is a possibility that studios might require a new HDCP format beyond HDCP 2.3 in order to pass 8K signals through a A/V receiver. Therefore these new Denon A/V receivers will be able to use 8K passthrough up to 60Hz as long as the movie studios agree to use the existing HDCP 2.2/2.3 standard. A new HDCP standard for 8K would mean only 8K passthrough of home made movies from a 8K camcorder.

This Denon X-series A/V receivers also have HDMI 2.1 with support for all the most popular HDR formats including HDR10+. I know of no other A/V receiver brand that passes HDR10+ since it appears that HDMI 2.1 is a requirement to pass HDR10+ on a A/V receiver. Auro 3D on the top two models is a nice feature. Imax Enhanced feature is offered. The Denon AVR-X6700H offers DTS: X Pro with a promised future firmware update, this permits true 13 channels of DTS: X processing.

I and my family members that I know have been using Pioneer and Yamaha A/V receivers since 2008. They have worked flawlessly for 12 years (also have some newer model Pioneers from 2011+). Hopefully both Pioneer Elite and Yamaha in 2020 will offer some or all of the features of these Denon A/V receivers like HDR10+, HDMI 2.1, 8K, Auro 3D, and 13 channels of DTS: X processing for up to 13 channels. When it comes time to upgrade I might strongly consider the Denon brand.

Select quotes from article:

““This is a very big year for Denon. Not only are we introducing the first 8K-ready receivers, but we’re also celebrating our 110th anniversary.”

“Support for 8K on X-Series models is made possible via a dedicated input that handles HDMI 2.1 features such as 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz video pass-through. HDR format support extends to HDR10, HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma), Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dynamic HDR.”

“Denon’s new AVRs provide out-of-box processing support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. The top two models, the AVR-X6700H and AVR-X4700H, add Auro-3D, IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization and DTS Virtual:X to the mix, while the AVR-X6700H will add DTS:X Pro via a firmware update that Denon says is coming later this year. DTS:X Pro permits up to 13 channels of DTS:X processing for 7.2.6 or 9.2.4 speaker configurations and can unleash the full capabilities of IMAX Enhanced soundtracks “thanks to newly adopted 13.2 channel processing capabilities with external amplification,” according to Denon.”

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