en-us http://www.productwiki.com/sku--44281293/ Featured content from ProductWiki. Hottest products, active discussions, recent articles, and hot links. http://www.productwiki.com/yamaha-htr-6030/ <img src="http://images.productwiki.com/upload/images/yamaha_htr_6030-100-100.jpg" border=0 style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"/><p>The Yamaha HTR-6030 is a $230 audio/video receiver that offers a lot of powerful features despite its modest price. It offers a powerful 5.1x100watt channel amplifier, Dolby Digital pro logic II, DTS surround sound (which uses a higher data rate than dolby digital, meaning higher quality of sound), and is XM satellite radio ready. It has 6 additional input jacks for discrete multi-channel input. It has Silent Cinema technology where users can hear surround sound with headphones. It also has compressed music enhancer that improves the quality of compressed music like MP3. This piece comes very similar in price and feature set to the 5.1x110 watt&nbsp;<a href="http://www.productwiki.com/pioneer-vsx-517/">Pioneer VSX-517</a>.&nbsp;</p> <h2>Features</h2> <ul> <li>500 watts of total output power</li> <li>Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and DTS decoding</li> <li>3 HDTV-compatible component video inputs</li> <li>XM-ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround</li> <li>4 SCENE buttons offer easier operation</li> </ul><div style="clear: both;">&nbsp;</div> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:05:03 -0400 http://www.productwiki.com/yamaha-htr-6030/ http://www.productwiki.com/yamaha-htr-6040/ <img src="http://images.productwiki.com/upload/images/yamaha_htr_6040-100-100.jpg" border=0 style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"/><p>The Yamaha HTR-6040 is a 5.1 channel x 100w digital home theater receiver. It's a step higher than the entry level $230&nbsp;<a href="http://www.productwiki.com/yamaha-htr-6030/">Yamaha HTR-6030</a>&nbsp;and retails at $350. This piece is &quot;made for iPod&quot; meaning with an optional cable users can connect their iPods to the receiver and listen to music, and even see photos and videos on the TV monitor through the system. It shares a lot of features with the lesser 6030 such as Dolby Digital Pro Logic II decoding, DTS surround sound, XM ready, XMHD surround sound, Neural sound, 6 channel inputs, Cinema DSP digital, Silent Cinema, compressed music enhancer and scene. One feature this piece has that the 6030 doesn't is is YPAO automatic system calibration, where the speaker uses a microphone to detect the surroundings, and calibrates its audio outputs accordingly.</p> <h2>Features</h2> <ul> <li>5 channels x 100 watts</li> <li>Dolby TrueHD,&nbsp;Dolby Digital EX/ Dolby Pro Logic IIx,&nbsp;DTS-HD Master Audio,&nbsp;DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,&nbsp;DTS 96/24 / DTS Neo:6.</li> <li>iPod compatible, compressed music enhancer, neural surround, XM HD surround, XM satellite radio ready.</li> <li>Cinema DSP digital, silent cinema, compressed music enhancer and scene</li> <li>YPAO automatic system caliberation</li> <li>Night listening enhancer</li> <li>Onscreen display</li> </ul><div style="clear: both;">&nbsp;</div> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:28:23 -0400 http://www.productwiki.com/yamaha-htr-6040/