Advice needed! Please help!

[Nikka488]

Steve,
To be honest I just want something that will be an upgrade for me, have good sounds/features, and last a while. I don't plan on buying a 3D HDTV anytime soon (I bought my 46" Samsung last Nov & our 32" Phillips a couple of weeks ago). So HDMI 1.4 isn't really that big of a deal.

For some reason I'm having a much harder time finding a receiver than I had with my HDTVs. There are just so many different choices, features, prices, and brands. Unfortunately it's not as easy a decision as whether to buy a PS3 or Xbox360 (I own the PS3).

I know this is a learning process. I went from looking at HTiB, to receivers, to receivers w/ pre-outs. HDMI 1.4 & THX cert2 sounds great, but if they are features that I don't even need, then I trust if someone is willing to reply to my thread that they honestly just want to help. Which I really appreciate.

Do you own the Marantz SR5003?

The SR5004 is $579.99 is it worth the additional ~$75?