Denon receivers now Windows 7 Compatible
Denon Electronics said Monday four of its higher end A/V receivers and its two networked iPod docks are now compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 after passing various Microsoft compatibility tests.
New Onkyo A/V Receivers support HDMI 1.4
Onkyo has announced March deliveries of its first 3D-Ready home theater receivers and home theater in a box (HTiB) systems which support the new HDMI v1.4 connectivity standard for new 3D video displays.
In addition to being 3D Ready, the new devices feature the ability to decode lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreams, a new onscreen graphical display that lets the user watch the program in the background while using the function menu and “HDMI Thru” which allows content to pass through to the TV when the receiver is in a standby state.
HDMI v1.4a Specification for 3DTV announced
HDMI Licensing, LLC, the group responsible for overseeing the HDMI standard, announced this week the release of specification version HDMI 1.4a featuring key enhancements for 3DTV.
Pioneer 3D ready A/V receivers coming in April
Pioneer Electronics has announced two new 5.1 channel A/V receivers which feature 110 watts per channel of amplification, HDMI 1.4 for 3D support, and Dolby Pro Logic IIz processing.
The Pioneer VSX-520 and VSX-820 are finished in glossy black will be available later this month in the United States for $229 and $299, and next month in Canada for $329 and $449 respectively.
Sony announces first 3D compatible A/V Receiver
In January at CES in Las Vegas many consumer electronics were proudly showing off 3D HDTVs and discussing how 3D would be the future of television.
Despite the hype, what CE companies really didn’t mention was the fact that virtually none of the HDTV’s sold in the last five years could display 3D images, none of the standalone Blu-ray players sold in the last two or three years could play back 3D films and none of the A/V receivers sold in the last few years could pass 3D signals.
Yamaha iPhone app controls your A/V receiver
Yamaha has released the Receiver Control App for iPhone and iPod Touch, a free application that enables users to control the most-used functions of its network receivers.
Version 1.0 of the app can be used with the Yamaha RX-V2065, RX-Z7 and RX-V3900 A/V receiver along with the DSP-Z7 amplifier.
Version numbers to be banned on HDMI cables
HDMI Licensing, LLC, the group responsible for overseeing the HDMI standard, this week announced specific new requirements for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers regarding the use of version numbers and marketing for HDMI cables.
The biggest surprise was that HDMI version numbers will not allowed in the labeling, packaging, or promotion of any HDMI v1.4 cable.
Why you should optimize your Home Theatre
Every month, Digital Home receives hundreds of thousands of visitors and thousands of questions about what products they should buy to improve the quality of their home theatre system.
Rather than simply buying new more expensive equipment, we often tell readers how they can improve sound and picture quality by “optimizing” the equipment they already own.
