pchaer updated 3 products

pchaer — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:42:28 -0400

1. updated Yamaha RX-V3900 - April 2, 2009 at 11:42 am

chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Sony STR-DA4400ES
chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Integra DTR 9.9
chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Denon AVR-4308CI
chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH
chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Denon AVR-3808CI
chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Onkyo TX-SR876
chose Yamaha RX-V3900 over Onkyo TX-NR906
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
agreed: "4 x HDMI inputs + 2 HDMI outputs"
agreed: "Internet + network connectivity with Web browser control "
agreed: "Anchor Bay VRS Technology + PReP video processing for large displays "
agreed: "Improved GUI with album art "
agreed: "8-point automatic calibration "
agreed: "DLNA support "
agreed: "USB port "
agreed: "Fully function second zone of audio and video with OSD and HDMI output "
agreed: "HDMI-passthrough when the receiver is in standby mode "
agreed: "HDMI to HDMI upscaling"
agreed: "HDMI On Screen Display / Overlay of volume and short messages."
agreed: "Individual speaker crossover settings."
agreed: "Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels"
agreed: "SRS Circle Surround II audio decoding "
agreed: "iPod dock support with video and audio playback."
agreed: "Firmware upgradeable via network connection."
disagreed: "Anchor Bay not as good as Silicon Optix HQV Reon-VX in Onkyo and Denon"
disagreed: "No HDMI to HDMI upscaling "
disagreed: "No THX certification "
agreed: "DSD decoding for SACD playback."

2. updated Yamaha RX-Z11 - April 2, 2009 at 11:39 am

agreed: "1 HDMI input on the front panel"
agreed: "At this price point, it should have one more HDMI input (it has 5) to guarantee you don't run out"
disagreed: "At this price point, it should have one more HDMI input (it has 5) to guarantee you don't run out"
disagreed: "Unproven Anchor Bay Technologies ABT1010 processor"
agreed: "Four surround presence channels are useless unless you reassign them to auxiliary zones."
agreed: "Very expensive"

3. updated Marantz SR5003 - April 2, 2009 at 11:36 am

disagreed: "upconverts SD signals to 1080i"
agreed: "affordable price"
agreed: "2 component video outputs "
disagreed: "attractive"
agreed: "Upscales to 1080p "
disagreed: "great brand name"
agreed: "decodes high-definition audio formats: Dolby TrueHD, dts HD MA "
agreed: "quality internal components and circuit design"
disagreed: "90W is powerful enough for the majority of speakers and room sizes"
agreed: "With an abundance of customization and tons of feature, it is not be the best receiver for a non technical person"

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pchaer — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:28:22 -0400

April 2, 2009 at 11:28 am