Outlaw Audio announces new 7.1 receiver (1 Viewer)

[Parker Clack]

This is from the Outlaw Newsletter.


This is looking better all the time.

Parker

 

[Claude M]

Looks like another good piece from the Outlaws. Can't wait to read the reviews.

 

[Tim_Stack]

Almost a year later and I'm still waiting...ugh!

 

[Rich Malloy]

It's not worth releasing at this point. At the very least, this thing needs HDMI switching (not DVI) to allow not merely DTS/DD-5.1 audio, but DVD-A as well. It would seem de regeur by next year, even though it's only supported by a handful of receivers this year.

 

[RAF]

It is my understanding that the HDMI switching standard hasn't yet been agreed upon so how's any manufacturer supposed to offer it when their guess might be wrong? Those receivers currently supporting HDMI may end up not working with it once the final standard is published. I believe that this is why you don't see an abundance of HDMI on receivers and pre/pros at this point in time.

If someone has different information in this regard please share it with us.

 

[John Garcia]

Practically everything that is out this year will be de regeur next year.

 

[Rich Malloy]

I didn't know there wasn't an agreed-upon switching standard (didn't think a switcher needed anything like this, hence the stand-alone HDMI switchers that go for $350).

Switching aside, an HDMI input/pass-thru would certainly be nice, so that DVD-A signals could be passed digitally (as well as DTS/DD-5.1) and the video could be passed through to the monitor.