Sony’s latest STR-DG920 receiver looks nice (it’s got a similar look to my cheap-o Sony receiver in a box and other Sony receivers), but has plenty of functionality as well. There’s the 7.1 channel support, 1080p + 60/24Hz, four HDMI ports (woo!), Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, dts High Resolution Audio, dts HD Master Audio, xvyCC, Deep Color, Sony’s Digital Media Port (networking and connectivity with iPods and other stuff), is XM Connect-and-Play ready (5.1) and has 20-30 second auto-setup. It’ll be available in June for US$600.
Glenn Forbes
June 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM
I contacted Sony Australia who said there were no immediate plans to release it locally. They’ve released only the cheaper models. As it’s the first in the new series to have upscaling, which Denon & Onkyo both offer, this is hard to fathom.
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June 23, 2008 at 9:06 PM
at the exhorbitant prices Sony likes to charge in Australia, I reckon they realise they will be undercut by Denon and Onkyo and Yamaha for equivalent products, so they’re not even going to bother to compete with the upscaling model.
They are 1/3 the price in the US and 1/2 the price in HK and Sing. for the other models 820,720,520.
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