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Monrozombi · 12-11-2007, 02:38 AM

Alright,

This is what I have:

42" Samsung S4253
Toshiba HD-A2
Samsung BD-P1400
Xbox 360

This is my reciever:

Sony STR-K720P from a HTIB set purchased in May 2003.

So now that I have been upgrading my HT in preparation for Monro Jr.'s arrival in January (I won't be doing much of anything after that) I am now in the market for a new receiver.

I have been looking around CC & BB and online trying to find some info on the new receivers out there, apparently you plug in your hdmi & component cables in there, something I never knew but always wondered!

I have also been lurking around these parts seeing what people have been saying about HDMI 1.3/deep color etc. I also have been wanting to learn a lot about these new digital audio formats that HD/BD have come out w/ "True vs. loseless digital sound).

So here's what I'm looking for (I will continue to do research myself in addition to any info that is passed on).

What should I look for in a receiver to get the best audio out of the new formats.

I don't want anything highly expensive. I want a new receiver but want to have enough funds saved up to get a full HD tv by next xmas.

Are there websites that come highly recommended in breaking down the new audio formats and acronyms that I see flying around here. I know Wiki has some good stuff, it can just get long winded, AVS forums are sometimes just plain hard to get through w/ all the stuff going on in each forum/post over there, plus I like you guys a helluva lot more

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Thanks

12-11-2007, 02:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Monrozombi Only wearing 15 pieces of Flair Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wishing it was Pittsburgh	Needing a new reciever, have questions, want to learn Alright, This is what I have: 42" Samsung S4253 Toshiba HD-A2 Samsung BD-P1400 Xbox 360 This is my reciever: Sony STR-K720P from a HTIB set purchased in May 2003. So now that I have been upgrading my HT in preparation for Monro Jr.'s arrival in January (I won't be doing much of anything after that) I am now in the market for a new receiver. I have been looking around CC & BB and online trying to find some info on the new receivers out there, apparently you plug in your hdmi & component cables in there, something I never knew but always wondered! I have also been lurking around these parts seeing what people have been saying about HDMI 1.3/deep color etc. I also have been wanting to learn a lot about these new digital audio formats that HD/BD have come out w/ "True vs. loseless digital sound). So here's what I'm looking for (I will continue to do research myself in addition to any info that is passed on). What should I look for in a receiver to get the best audio out of the new formats. I don't want anything highly expensive. I want a new receiver but want to have enough funds saved up to get a full HD tv by next xmas. Are there websites that come highly recommended in breaking down the new audio formats and acronyms that I see flying around here. I know Wiki has some good stuff, it can just get long winded, AVS forums are sometimes just plain hard to get through w/ all the stuff going on in each forum/post over there, plus I like you guys a helluva lot more . Thanks __________________ Jack Bauer once got Helen Keller to talk, she said "Please stop breaking my fingers, I am deaf." "Zombies man, they creep me out" ~ Dennis Hopper Land of the Dead