Sony STR-DG720 vs. Onkyo TX-SR506

[CosmoKid]

Originally Posted by aramis109

The ONLY caveat with that is upgrading at a later date- if he gets a standalone player that does bitstreaming or doesn't decode internally he'll be stuck.

Just as long as you're aware of that, any of those choices would be good.

why wouldn't all future platers decode on-board? it seems like some of the early players didn't decode all formats but have slowly been upgraded via firmware. almost all of the newer players decode each internally. i can't see the hardware market ever taking a step back and not having on-board decoding.

[Brandon]

What about this one, the Yamaha RXV563?

http://www.abesofmaine.com/item=YMRXV563~item.htm#tabs

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by CosmoKid

why wouldn't all future platers decode on-board? it seems like some of the early players didn't decode all formats but have slowly been upgraded via firmware. almost all of the newer players decode each internally. i can't see the hardware market ever taking a step back and not having on-board decoding.

Really? Cuz some of them STILL don't that I'm aware of. Take a look at the players page. While some have added it via firmware update, some still have not.

[CosmoKid]

Originally Posted by BrandonT

What about this one, the Yamaha RXV563?

http://www.abesofmaine.com/item=YMRXV563~item.htm#tabs

i dont know much about that model but it doesnt seem to accept 5 channel lossless over hdmi.

Originally Posted by aramis109

Really? Cuz some of them STILL don't that I'm aware of. Take a look at the players page. While some have added it via firmware update, some still have not.

the current model Sony/Panasonic/Samsungs all seem to decode all formats on board.