Is This A Good Deal??

[Cooley]

the deal is decent.

Pro: the price
con: junior level Pioneer AVR doing TrueHD dTS-MA at louder volume could feel a bit harsh. Do you tend to play loud?
Elite level and the Class-D AVRs are good.

Checked the spec it is a "High Current" receiver alright.

For the money, I shall get a junior Marantz
http://ca.marantz.com/ca/Products/Pa...oductId=NR1402


Put down $200 more, I already can get a even better and more powerful Marantz.

If you want to do Blu-Ray 3D in the future, look at 3D blu-ray players with 2 HDMI outputs. For a budget model available in Canada, is Panasonic 310. However the junior Marantz NR1402 already supports HDMI 1.4, you can also go with 3D blu-ray players with single HDMI output, again Panasonic or Pioneer brand budget model is compatible.

Not sure where you are, Samsung D6700 is available in the States but not Canada (you can buy from B&H Audio Video to ship to Canada).