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Sony: First A/V receiver to optimize Blu-ray discs - STR-DG1000 [update 1]
Sony. Not exactly what most would call high-end audio. But talk about video and many would. Their newest receiver is designed to work hand-in-hand with Blu-ray. (pic to the top is of Sony's Blu-ray player, and we will replace it with a pic of the receiver whenever Sony returns our emails...) Many of Blu-ray's advantages lies around HDMI and this receiver was designed with that in mind. The STR-DG100 has two HDMI ports (HDCP compliant) which allows for 1080p pass-through and up-scaling from the other video sources to 1080i. The HDMI ports will also carry up to 8 channels of digital audio which the receiver will rock out at 120 watts per channel. The receiver also sports XM Connect and Play and a mode that helps with digital audio found on MP3 players. The Portable Audio Enhancer takes that compressed audio and improves its clarity and depth by adding "info" to the audio signal. This bad boy will be available in August for $800. So who will be the first one to give up their Onkyo or Marantz receiver to gain HDMI HDCP-compliant 1080p audio/video processing? Not us - not yet.UPDATE: This thing is missing something. If it is optimized for Blu-ray, where is the support for DTS-HD or Dolby TrueHD? There is no mention of these at all in the press release. Lets hope that Sony just forgot to include that paragraph of these lossless audio formats.
Sony announces first A/V receiver to optimize Blu-ray/HD content
Sony announced the STR-DG1000 receiver today, the first A/V receiver designed to optimize Blu-ray discs and other HD content. That's just Sony's Blu-ray player, not the receiver, on the right -- sorry, Sony's stingy with press pics sometimes, we'll add 'em when we get 'em. Among the HD-friendly features of the receiver are 1080p pass-through, eight channels of uncompressed audio, and dual HDMI active intelligence, which promises to automatically detect and receive the best possible video and audio signals from connected devices. The receiver also sports XM Connect and Play satellite radio capabilities and a "Portable Audio Enhancer" feature, which'll let you plug in MP3 players or other portable devices and then supposedly pump out the best possible sound quality. Aight. Look for it this August for $800 even.
