I have the higher-end Denon in my family room and the Onkyo TX-NR 838 in my living room. While I do like Audusy for setting up speakers, I have found that the solution that the Onkyo uses, actually works fine also.

I hear so many people make statements about HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 1.4 that are not true.

HDMI 1.4 WILL carry the 4K signal but at 24 frames per second (fps). HDMI 2.0 carries the 4K signal at 50 and 60 fps. The important thing to remember is that HDCP 2.2 is required in order watch content that is digitally protected, which is most likely how future blu-ray content will be delivered. The new Blu-ray standards just came out in CES 2015 and true 4k blu-ray players will be hitting the market this summer....by true capable, this means they will include the HDMI 2.0 outputs that have the HDCP 2.2.

Many cable companies don't even broadcast in 1080p, so I would not expect them to be doing 4K anytime soon. Netflix claims that it will be streaming 4K movies, will have to see how that goes and if they will digitally protected.

I like my Denon receiver also, but you had better know what you are doing to get the most out of it, as their manuals absolutely suck.

Quote Originally Posted by Jack in Wilmington View Post
There are good reviews on each of your choices on Audioholics.com. I like the Denon because I feel that Onkyo cut out some of the good features of their older receivers to implement some of the new features. They went cheaper on the speaker setup by getting rid of Audessy and going to a cheaper system. Also the implementation of HDMI 2.0 is not full 2.0 and actually has the same data rates as HDMI 1.4 therefore it will not be able to carry the 4K signal on BluRay discs when they come out next year. That may not interest you since you said you rarely play BluRays. If I had a 4K set, I would want to see what it looks like as soon as I could, so I would want my receiver to be ready to step up when needed.