multisport4me
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Not mine either. I have 4 different types of subs and DLBC worked beautifully in my setup.That's not my understanding...
Not mine either. I have 4 different types of subs and DLBC worked beautifully in my setup.That's not my understanding...
That's not my understanding...
Some AVR's have (or at least they used to have!) graphics processing chips that would upscale and process the input.... they were intended to provide better output quality than was input. (thinking of my long gone Onkyo TX-SR876)There is no way that the AVR improved the picture.
Some AVR's have (or at least they used to have!) graphics processing chips that would upscale and process the input.... they were intended to provide better output quality than was input. (thinking of my long gone Onkyo TX-SR876)
Indeed upscaling with right amount of 'sharpening' can at least give a better impression.Some AVR's have (or at least they used to have!) graphics processing chips that would upscale and process the input.... they were intended to provide better output quality than was input. (thinking of my long gone Onkyo TX-SR876)
Great find.I know they are the same company and all but I was looking at the Crutchfield images of the 4800 vs Cinema 40 and they are pretty much identical(from the top view anyway). Backlit remote, different binding posts, blue vs green transformer trim ha ha, some tweaks to the sound and cosmetics but it’s pretty hard to justify the $1200 CDN price difference. I like the look of the Marantz but the 4800 seems like a bargain in comparison. Seems a little outrageous but I have seen posts that state in other countries they are priced quite similar. Getting hosed in Canada I guess.
Yes the hosing is across the board as you say but identical chips, boards, everything. Just seems kind of crazy why they aren’t the same price within reason.
They can, but TVs do it better.Some AVR's have (or at least they used to have!) graphics processing chips that would upscale and process the input.... they were intended to provide better output quality than was input. (thinking of my long gone Onkyo TX-SR876)
They can, but TVs do it better.
Even still, that would have no impact on video that does not need upscaling.
Yeah. You can set your player to output unmodified video and let the TV handle it. AVR should just be "passthrough".That might not be desirable. The blu-ray player applies its own processing, then your TV applies its own. If it's a Sony, you definitely wouldn't want Marantz touching the picture before it does any processing.
When I was into Marantz from 13 years ago to about 4 years ago, my local dealer gave me 25% discount on all of their receivers. He wasn’t selling Denon interestingly though. So I assume Marantz has a higher markup for dealers.I know they are the same company and all but I was looking at the Crutchfield images of the 4800 vs Cinema 40 and they are pretty much identical(from the top view anyway). Backlit remote, different binding posts, blue vs green transformer trim ha ha, some tweaks to the sound and cosmetics but it’s pretty hard to justify the $1200 CDN price difference. I like the look of the Marantz but the 4800 seems like a bargain in comparison. Seems a little outrageous but I have seen posts that state in other countries they are priced quite similar. Getting hosed in Canada I guess.
Yea, wow.. Had no expectation that they’d improve their game by as much as they have. Not cheap at all, but great performance.The AV10 seems to be the processor to beat unless you need Trinnov