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Onkyo announces world’s first A/V Receivers with InstaPrevue and MHL support

Cory Gunther, Dec 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

The highly popular Home Theater rocking company Onkyo today has just announces the worlds first A/V Receivers that will have full capability for both Silicon Image's new InstaPrevue feature, as well as MHL (mobile high definition) support. Model numbers and specifics were not mentioned although we'll be seeing plenty at their CES unveiling in January. Read The Full Story

Pioneer Elite VSX receivers pack AirPlay, DLNA streaming, more

Chris Davies, Jun 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Pioneer has revealed its latest batch of Elite receivers, throwing in Apple AirPlay support along with the company's own Air Jam collaborative playlist system, which allows multiple devices to contribute tracks to a single playlist. The Pioneer VSX-40, VSX-50, VSX-51, VSX-52 and VSX-53 offer seven channels of up to 110W each, have DLNA streaming media support (on all but the VSX-40), and support external zones for multi-room playback. Read The Full Story

Parrot Asteroid head unit: Bringing Android to your Automobile

Sam Koutroulakis, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [3]

Parrot sticks the first Android OS into an automobile head unit. Indeed, it has been heavily skinned by the manufacturer and can only run the "less" intensive applications, but it runs the OS regardless. Read The Full Story

Sherwood unveils new RD-705i AV receiver

Shane McGlaun, Sep 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Sherwood has unveiled its latest home theater AV receiver called the RD-705i. The new receiver has a wide range of features like UPnP and the ability to stream content from the internet directly to your speakers. The receiver supports Pandora, Aupeo, Reciva, Shoutcast, and other streaming music services. Read The Full Story

Sony flagship ES Receivers and Blu-ray player debut

Chris Davies, Jul 6th 2010 Discuss [4]

Sony has revealed its latest range of A/V receivers and Blu-ray players, with the new models having a custom integration focus. The Sony STR-DA3600ES, STR-DA4600ES and STR-DA5600ES all support multi-room playback, with 7.1-channels, HDMI 1.4a inputs/outputs and 3D support, while the STR-DN2010 is set up for a single room. Meanwhile there's also the Sony BDP-S1700ES, a Full HD 1080p Blu-ray player with 3D support, integrated WiFi b/g/n and upscaling. Read The Full Story

Onkyo TX-NR5008 and NR3008 flagship streaming receivers outed

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Onkyo's latest pair of network-enabled A/V receivers have been outed, the TX-NR5008 and TX-NR3008, complete with eight HDMI 1.4a inputs, THX Ultra2 Plus certification, network audio streaming, multi-room and 3D support, and 1080p HD upscaling. As well as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio support, the 9.2-channel Onkyo pair also work with Audyssey DSX or Dolby Pro Logic IIz, for boosted height or width channels. Meanwhile there's Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster, Slacker and other streaming radio, via the ethernet port, together with DLNA 1.5 for funnelling content within the home. Read The Full Story

Pioneer Elite SC-37,VSX-30, VSX-31, and VSX-32 AV receivers debut

Shane McGlaun, Jun 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Pioneer has debuted six new AV receivers for home theater fans including the new Elite SC-37, VSX-30, VSX-31, and VSX-32 units. The line has some lower priced units as well as the high-end SC-37 flagship receiver. Read The Full Story

Denon A/V Receivers outed: 5.1 and 7.1 surround, optional internet access

Chris Davies, Apr 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

As well as Denon's pair of new "universal" Blu-ray players, the company also has a double-handful of A/V receivers to announce too. The Denon AVR-991, AVR-891, AVR-791, AVR-591 and the AVR-391 are all "home theater" models and will begin to show up on shelves from May 2010, while there are two new 7.1-channel premium models, the AVR-1911 and AVR-1611, and three "CI-class" receivers for custom integrators, the AVR-4311CI, AVR-3311CI and AVR-2311CI. All get HDMI v1.4a Repeater Inputs with 3D (supporting all mandated formats), an Audio Return Channel and CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) support, while some pack multi-room audio and HD audio from Dolby and DTS. Read The Full Story

Pioneer VSX-920-K, VSX-1020-K & VSX-1120-K 7.1 receivers get iPhone remote support

Chris Davies, Mar 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Pioneer certainly seem to love iPod touch/iPhone integration; their latest batch of A/V receivers are the third generation of models to include support for the touchscreen devices. The Pioneer VSX-920-K, VSX-1020-K and VSX-1120-K each offer 7.1-channels of surround sound and can - via a USB hook-up - play back content from an attached Apple PMP; new to these models, however, is compatibility with the Pioneer's iControlAV App, that turns an iPhone or iPod touch into a touchscreen remote. They also boast support for Bluetooth A2DP stereo audio streaming, to funnel music from any A2DP-compliant device. Read The Full Story

Onkyo TX-SR608 AV receiver is THX certified and 3D-ready

Shane McGlaun, Mar 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Onkyo has some of the best AV gear in the business and sits right at the top of my personal home theater wish list. Onkyo offers a wide range of gear including AV receivers and home theater in a box systems. Onkyo has debuted its latest AV receiver called the TX-SR608. Read The Full Story

Sony debuts new AV receiver for multi-room content

Shane McGlaun, Sep 10th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony is a big name in the consumer electronics industry and makes some great HDTVs, receivers, and Blu-ray players. Sony has unveiled a new AV receiver designed to help users get HD video and content throughout the home. The new receiver is the STR-DA5500ES. Read The Full Story