Budget AV Receiver

[112rajesh]

Hi! friends,

I am planning to buy an AV receiver in INDIA, in coming few weeks. But it was very difficult to decide a "bang for buck":licklips: receiver by looking at so many options available in Mkt. I gets confused so please help me in finding a real value for money....

Basic Introduction to Use it as:

1) 50% Movies + 50% Music
2) My Room Size is 13x15feets
3) Viewing distance 6-8feet


I am wishing to make a budget home theater for my room, for which I need Hardware:
1) AV Receiver
2) Speakers 5.1 (I like the Reviews for Boston Acoustics Soundware S 5.1)
3) Projector and Screen

FOR AV RECEIVER SOMe of MY WISH LIST is given Below:

Wish List for BUDGET AV Receiver

I will prefer 7.1 AV Receiver for future upgrade...
ADVANCED FEATURES
1 HDMI Support for 3D
2 Audio Return Channel
3 DeepColor, x.v.Color
4 LipSync
5 "Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Pro Logic IIz for Expanded Surround
Channels, DVD-Audio, Super Audio, CD, Multichannel PCM, and CEC"
6 HDMI Video Upscaling to 4K
7 MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) for Smart Phone Content on HDTV
8 Direct Digital Connection of iPod/iPhone via Front- Panel USB Port
9 Internet Radio and Cloud Music Streaming Service Connectivity (Last.fm, MP3tunes, Spotify, Simfy, vTuner)
10 Picture-in-Picture Input Source Preview with InstaPrevue Technology
11 Playback of Audio Files Through Local Network
(MP3, WMA, WMA Lossless, FLAC, WAV, Ogg Vorbis,AAC, LPCM)
12 Supports Remote Apps for iPod touch/ iPhone and Android Phones
13 Audyssey 2EQ for Room Acoustic Correction
14 Audyssey Dynamic EQ for Loudness Correction
15 Audyssey Dynamic Volume to Maintain Optimal Listening Level and Dynamic Range
16 Overlaid On-Screen Display (OSD) with Quick Set-Up and Home Menu
17 Powered Zone 2 and Zone 2 Line-Out for Distributed Audio Playback in Another Room
18 Hybrid Standby Function to Reduce Power Consumption

PROCESSING FEATURES
19 TI Burr-Brown 192 kHz/24-Bit DACs for All Channels
20 Advanced 32-Bit Processing DSP Chip
21 4 DSP Modes for Gaming: Rock, Sports, Action, and RPG
22 Advanced Music Optimizer for Compressed Digital Music Files
23 Theater-Dimensional Virtual Surround Function
24 CinemaFILTER
25 Direct Mode and Pure Audio Mode

CONNECTION FEATURES
25 4-5 HDMI Inputs (1 Front/4 Rear) and 2 Outputs
26 2 USB Ports (1 Front/1 Rear)
27 Mass Storage Class USB Memory Playback Capability
28 Compatible with / Optional Wireless or bluetooth
29 HDTV-Capable (720p/1080p) Component Video Switching (1 Input and 1 Output)

OTHER FEATURES
30 Independent Crossover Adjustment for Each Channel (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/200 Hz)
31 A/V Sync Control (Up to 800 ms at 48 kHz)
32 Tone Control (Bass/Treble) for Front L/R Channels
33 3-Mode Display Dimmer (Normal/Dim/Dimmer)
34 Certified with Windows 7 and DLNA Version 1.5
35 RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI) for System Control

Power for Speakers
36 Speaker 8ohms at 80 - 90Watts


Thanks in advance for your consideration and advices....:clapping:

 

[sandeepmohan]

If you want bang for the buck, look no further than Pioneer. Their prices in India are the best for AV receivers and you should be looking at their LX series. Even the base LX-56 has 95% of the features you have listed. Pioneer don't have Audyssey but their own MCACC calibration works really well.

However; I don't see the point in todays world for insisting on component video switching. If its there good, if it isn't, its not something your gonna miss at all.

 

[baijuxavior]

What is your budget for this 'budget avr'?

 

[rjg]

Hi Dear..

Check Denon Avr X-2OOO...It's New 2013 Model & Which has almost all your required functions & Also Highly Rated by Experts & Users..Price Rs.55,000/-Aproximate.

Regards
Rajubhai

 

[sl4y3r]

Sir, you have copied pasted the required features from a pretty high end AVR feature list.
I doubt you will get 4k Upscaling on a budget AVR. 4k passthrough , yes but mostly not upscaling. As mentioned above, please tell us your budget so we can understand what is your definition of budget.

 

[n_sachin84]

please make up your mind for high pockets .bcoz u have listed features of beauty without maintenance expenditure .means hollywood heroine in bollywood budget.
plz make ur budget first.or u will gofor low end amp first ,then again u will start after some time for high end amp , so to avoid this first make ur budget.

 

[elangoas]

Sir, you have copied pasted the required features from a pretty high end AVR feature list.
I doubt you will get 4k Upscaling on a budget AVR. 4k passthrough , yes but mostly not upscaling. As mentioned above, please tell us your budget so we can understand what is your definition of budget.

Yes.. Looks like he took it from Onkyo AVR's webpage....

 

[manoj.p]

Looks like all the features from Onkyo 616. Why not just buy it?