looking to buy or build a home theater system

Re: looking to buy or build a home theater system

I do not think you will find a receiver with 3 HDMI ports for under $500.

• What are your plans for your home theater?

• Do you own or plan to own Blu-ray or HD-DVD? (Keep in mind that after May HD-DVD will only have two major studio's releasing movies).
• What is the max you are willing to spend and what feature do you want?
• What is the size of your room?

Please check web sites for more information some are repeating HDMI and some are pass through only.

Denon 1908 - 2 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / No advanced decoding $599
Denon 2308ci - 2 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / No advanced decoding $849
Denon 2808ci - 2 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,199
Denon 3808ci - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,599
Denon 4308ci - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $2,499

Yamaha RX-V661 - 2 HDMI 1.2a Inputs / No advanced decoding $550
Yamaha RX-V861 - 2 HDMI 1.2a Inputs / No advanced decoding $1,000
Yamaha RX-V1700 - 2 HDMI 1.2a Inputs / No advanced decoding $1,300
Yamaha RX-2700 - 3 HDMI 1.2a Inputs / No advanced decoding $1,700
Yamaha RX-1800 - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,300
Yamaha RX-3800 - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,700


Marantz SR-4002 - 3 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / No advanced decoding $550
Marantz SR-5002 - 3 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / No advanced decoding $750
Marantz SR-6001 - 2 HDMI 1.2a Inputs / No advanced decoding $1,000
Marantz SR-7002 - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,400
Marantz SR-8002 - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $2,000


Onkyo TX-SR575 - 2 HDMI Inputs / No advanced decoding $479
Onkyo TX-SR605 - 2 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $599
Onkyo TX-SR705 - 3 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $899
Onkyo TX-SR805 - 3 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,099
Onkyo TX-SR875 - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,699
Onkyo TX-SR905 - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $2,099

Pioneer VSX-917 - 2 HDMI Inputs / No advanced decoding $399
Pioneer VSX-1016TXV - 2 HDMI Inputs / No advanced decoding $499
Pioneer VSX-1017TXV - 2 HDMI Inputs / No advanced decoding $499

Pioneer Elite VSX-90TXV - 2 HDMI 1.2a Inputs / No advanced decoding $650
Pioneer Elite VSX-91TXH - 2 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,000
Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH - 3 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,300
Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH - 4 HDMI 1.3 Inputs / Lossless decoding $1,600

Re: looking to buy or build a home theater system

Sony STR-DG810 $265 from authorized dealer (Sony | STR-DG810 Home Theater Receiver | STR-DG810 | B&H Photo)

Sony STR-DG910 $370 from authorized dealer (Sony | Sony STR-DG910 770W 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver | STR-DG910)

If you're talking about $1,000 for the receiver, speakers and subwoofer, take a look at this for some excellent suggestions:

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