November 22, 2009

Review: Yamaha RX-V3900BL 7.1-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver

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Yamaha RX-V3900BL 7.1-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver offers an unprecedented versatility with access to sources of today’s hottest music including Internet Radio, Rhapsody online music service, music streaming from PC, HD Radio with iTunes tagging, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio ready, USB, iPod and Bluetooth compatibility, and extensive multi-zone custom installation and convenience features, plus Web Browser Control.

Yamaha RX-V3900BL has an integrated web server that offers a simple and intuitive solution for monitoring the area for use in a home network. To use this feature, simply connect the receiver to a local network and enter the IP address of the unit from a web browser on a computer, a touch panel controller, or even a PDA. The browser will display the top menu, allowing control on / off, volume and other settings for all zones. It also allows access to pages of detailed metadata area with HD Radio, Internet radio, iPod, XM / SIRIUS or PC music files. Using this powerful feature, multi-zone settings is no longer a time consuming task.

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November 22, 2009

Review: Onkyo TX-SR507 5.1-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver

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Onkyo TX-SR507 5.1-Channel A / V Surround Home Theater Receiver offers versatile connectivity and compatibility with the latest processing technology, the Onkyo TX-SR507 has you covered. With four HDMI 1.3a, can support up to four sources of high-definition Blu-ray Disc high-definition broadcasting high-definition gaming and output them to your compatible HDTV. HDMI 1.3a also allows you to enjoy the pristine “lossless” audio Dolby ® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio ™, and secondary audio on Blu-ray Disc DTS-HD via Express.

The TX-SR507 comes with a set of surround sound Audyssey technologies to assist the audio output to measure specific dimensions of your entertainment space. Meanwhile, a new universal port makes it easy to incorporate an optional Onkyo iPod Dock ® or Onkyo HD Radio tuner to your system. With all this, plus four high-impact game modes and the ability to send audio to two rooms at the same time, the TX-SR507 puts an enormous amount of entertainment opportunities at your fingertips.

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November 22, 2009

Review: Denon AVR790 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater Receiver

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Denon AVR790 7.1-Channel Multi-Zone Home Theater is full of choices of technology and making it the clear choice for value oriented consumers looking for exceptional performance. Each of its 7-channel amplifier produces 90 watts of power, offering details and dynamics of music and movie soundtracks. They can be configured for 7.1 surround sound, or drive a 5.1 channel system in the main hall and the power of a pair of speakers in a second “zone”.

Denon AVR790 comes with the latest high resolution audio decoders, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and is one of the first to include Dolby Pro Logic DVV, which provides effects from the front channels for a high front soundstage very expansive. The video section has the latest series of video processors reference Anchor Bay Technologies, providing analog-digital video deinterlacing and upconversion to HD, with the two components and HDMI outputs, and features 1080p pass 24Hz/60Hz via HDMI, which enables Extend HDMI cable to your HDTV.

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November 22, 2009

Review: Denon DHT-590BA 5.1 Channel Home Theater System with AV Receiver and Boston Acoustics

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Denon DHT-590BA 5.1 Channel Home Theater AV receiver and Boston Acoustics combines high performance Denon AVR-590 is an A / V receiver with Boston Acoustics MCS ’90 5.1 Speaker System, the DHT-590BA home theater system features carefully selected components to provide thrilling surround sound for music and movies.

Equipped with the latest resolution surround sound decoders high as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, the AVR-590 has three 1080p compatible HDMI (repeater function), together with the conversion of analog video to HDMI, allowing an HDMI cable running to TV. Calibration with MultEQ system is performed to optimize speaker system performance for any room in Boston.

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