Tag: receiver
Onkyo reveal Spotify-streaming CR-N755 Mini Hi-Fi receiver
Onkyo have just revealed the CR-N755 Mini Hi-Fi receiver, which niftily offers networked music streaming, including Spotify playback, among its list of features. Once configured alongside a user's home network, the CR-N755 can access Spotify playlists, Last.fm, AUPEO!, and vTuner…
HOW TO: Watch Premier League football without Sky on a foreign satellite
Football fans and pub owners alike were crossing their fingers and holding their breath in anticipation, following the news that Karen Murphy (landlady of the Red White and Blue in Southsea) stood on the verge of a landmark ruling that…
Onkyo to launch iPhone remote app for their receivers
Home entertainment specialists Onkyo are putting together an iPhone / iPod app that will allow users to control the company's networked receivers through their smartphones. the app will allow your mobile to sync up with Onkyo's connected AV units, turning…
Onkyo launch TX-NR5008 and TX-NR3008 network receivers
Onkyo have today announced the release of two brand-new networked receivers. Featuring THX Ultra2 Plus certification, the TX-NR5008 and TX-NR3008 will also be fully compatible with the incoming wave of 3D capable gear. Both receivers feature eight HDMI v1.4a inputs,…
Philips launch sleek new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes
Philips have timed the launch of their new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes to perfection. Packing in Freeview+ HD receivers as the high-def channel list continues to grow and just in time for the World Cup,…
CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers
Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers.
First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features.
The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or internal memory), full BD-Live functionality, USB and Ethernet ports, True24FPS feature for realistic reproduction of discs recorded at 24fps, full support of all high resolution audio formats including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD bitstream output, and up to 7.1-channel analogue output…
Onkyo launches top-of-range TX-SR876 and TX-NR906 receivers
Onkyo has announced the latest in its line of home cinema receivers, launching the high-end TX-SR876 and TX-NR906 units boasting THX Ultra2 Plus (like the TX-SR806) and built-in ISF video calibration.
The £1,000 TX-SR876 offers seven channels with 200W per channel output, four HDMI inputs and two outputs, 1080p upscaling and conversion, decoder for Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD, three Texas Instruments Aureus 32-bit DSP chips, Burr-Brown PCM1796 192KhZ/24-bit DACs, and music optimiser…
Jamo launches 5.1-channel DVD receiver and four all-in-one systems
Jamo has released a bevy of sleek black AV units, with its 5.1-channel DVD receiver — the DMR 70 — first on the menu. Offering 5 x 65W power, plus Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1, and Dolby Pro-Logic II decoding, upscaling of DVDs to either 720p or 1080i HD resolution via its HDMI output, plus support for DivX, WMA, SVCD, MP3 and JPEG formats, it’s no pushover. It’s sleek too, measuring just 55mm high, thanks to its Class D amplification system that allows component sizes to be reduced…
CES 2008: HP MediaSmart Receiver brings PC content to your HDTV
News from the wireless home zeitgeist now, with HP’s new MediaSmart Receiver. It’s a set-top box that slots into HP’s MediaSmart range, which until now has focused on HDTVs with network connectivity inside. However, the new receiver works with all HDTVs, including non-HP models.
Cambridge Audio's HDMI DVD player and AV receiver combo
Meet the Azur 540D V2 and 540R V3. These boring old model numbers mask AV devices of great excitement – an upscaling DVD player with HDMI support, with an accompanying HDMI-capable AV receiver for making The Matrix sound as good as when you watched it for the 20th time.
