Hal
05-09-2008, 07:18 AM
Hello. I am in the market for a new a/v receiver to serve as the center of a small home theatre system. I have Sharp 32 inch 720 LCD and two Boston Acoustics VR950 floor speakers. To these I'll add an HD DVD player, an a/v receiver, and a center speaker. If budget allows I may add two rear speakers.
You can see this is not going to be the king of all home theatre systems. The goal is simply to enhance my occassional DVD watching and improve the sound on the television.
So, this thread will concentrate on the a/v receiver. I'll start another to address the DVD player.
Do folks on this board have a preference of Yamaha or Sony for an a/v receiver? (Or another brand?) The price range is $350 or less.
Anyone have a quick answer to the question what is the difference between Yamaha's HTR series a/v receivers and their RX series?
I compared two Yamaha 5.1 a/v receivers on Bestbuy's website. Out of the product specifications (points of comparison), the following seemed important to me:
Watts per channel
Doly Digital Decoder (Yes or No)
DTS Decoder (Yes or No)
Dolby Pro-logic Decoder (Yes or No)
DSP Soundfields
Satellite Radio Ready (Yes or No)
HDMI Inputs
5.1 Channel Inputs
Digital Inputs
Component Video Inputs
Component Video Outputs
Composite Video Outputs
Multiroom Capacity
Remote Control Type
On Screen Display
6.1 Channel Input
DTS ES Discrete 6.1
DTS ES Matrix 6.1
DTS 96/24
DTS Nwo 6
HDTV Compatibility
Video Up Conversion
Speaker A/B Switching
What other points of comparison should I be considering? What other features on an a/v receiver should I be looking for?
Thanks for your help.
You can see this is not going to be the king of all home theatre systems. The goal is simply to enhance my occassional DVD watching and improve the sound on the television.
So, this thread will concentrate on the a/v receiver. I'll start another to address the DVD player.
Do folks on this board have a preference of Yamaha or Sony for an a/v receiver? (Or another brand?) The price range is $350 or less.
Anyone have a quick answer to the question what is the difference between Yamaha's HTR series a/v receivers and their RX series?
I compared two Yamaha 5.1 a/v receivers on Bestbuy's website. Out of the product specifications (points of comparison), the following seemed important to me:
Watts per channel
Doly Digital Decoder (Yes or No)
DTS Decoder (Yes or No)
Dolby Pro-logic Decoder (Yes or No)
DSP Soundfields
Satellite Radio Ready (Yes or No)
HDMI Inputs
5.1 Channel Inputs
Digital Inputs
Component Video Inputs
Component Video Outputs
Composite Video Outputs
Multiroom Capacity
Remote Control Type
On Screen Display
6.1 Channel Input
DTS ES Discrete 6.1
DTS ES Matrix 6.1
DTS 96/24
DTS Nwo 6
HDTV Compatibility
Video Up Conversion
Speaker A/B Switching
What other points of comparison should I be considering? What other features on an a/v receiver should I be looking for?
Thanks for your help.