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Gregory Pauswinski · 10-17-2007, 02:35 PM

Congratulations on your new receiver, and thanks for the review, Ron!! What a fantastic price for such a good receiver!

I too am interested in more information about the Audyssey self-calibration. Pulling out the old SPL Meter is such a pain sometimes...

With the new HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players, I've been looking to upgrade my Denon AVR-5800. I've been looking closely at the 3808 and 4308. Can you or anybody else speak to the differences between these receivers? The biggest difference that I can see is WiFi and an HD Radio tuner. It doesn't seem to me that those features are worth an extra $1000.

I wish this receiver had more than 3 component video inputs. I already have 4 component devices. High Def cable, Blu-Ray Player, HD-DVD player, PS3. Unfortunately my TV does not have HDMI inputs, so I have to run everything through component.

10-17-2007, 02:35 PM	#3 of 318
Gregory Pauswinski Member Location: Charlotte, NC Join Date: Dec 1998 Local Time: 09:35 PM Local Date: 12-02-2008 Posts: 1,195	Re: Denon AVR-3808CI: An Overview Congratulations on your new receiver, and thanks for the review, Ron!! What a fantastic price for such a good receiver! I too am interested in more information about the Audyssey self-calibration. Pulling out the old SPL Meter is such a pain sometimes... With the new HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players, I've been looking to upgrade my Denon AVR-5800. I've been looking closely at the 3808 and 4308. Can you or anybody else speak to the differences between these receivers? The biggest difference that I can see is WiFi and an HD Radio tuner. It doesn't seem to me that those features are worth an extra $1000. I wish this receiver had more than 3 component video inputs. I already have 4 component devices. High Def cable, Blu-Ray Player, HD-DVD player, PS3. Unfortunately my TV does not have HDMI inputs, so I have to run everything through component.