i dont have any avr ,i have sony 700b 42 inch LED which have digital audio out, and i am using tata sky HD , i have my desktop and lappy with HDMI ports. thats all. just in search of good sound exp.
Cool. Then like i said earlier the other two (F&D and Edifier) are ruled out as they do not have digital inputs. For 5.1 from satellite channels, U could connect Logitech 906 to optical or coaxial out of tatasky HD itself. For everything else which i am guessing will come through TV (USB, Lappy or Desktop via HDMI), let it connect to TV. Note that Logitech 906 has both coaxial as well as Optical inputs. So u can keep both Tatasky and TV connected all the time.
Now coming to why others are recommending AVR to you, note that an AVR based set up at the minimum has the following advantages:
1) Speaker upgrade: U r not limited to he provided speakers. Whenever u have budget in future, U could get any speakers from other brands and enhance the sound via the Yamaha AVR. In logitech u r limited to use the provided set up for ever.
2) Prologic II: Stereo source sound upmixing to 5.1 channels is better done by AVR when compared to Logitech.
3) Multiple HDMI inputs: AVR provides more HDMI inputs for any additional equipment in future so you are not limited to the HDMi inputs on back of your TV.
Btw, for your requirements , 196 model of yamaha is not dated. Note that the only major drawback of 196 is that it does not decode HD audio (It is compatible, meaning it can accept HD signals but will not output HD audio). But thats not a deal breaker because any HD channels at the moment does not have HD audio at all - its just normal 5.1. Due to bandwidth constraints, for indian HD television, i dont see HD audio happening at all in future as well.
However if you plan to source audio from downloaded content via lappy or USB, then if the content has HD audio, only then u ll need a better AVR.
So thats it. Think about your requirements, and take a acall if you wanna be future ready to increase ur budget by another 5-10K and get an AVR based system. Else, as of now, I also feel Logitech Z906 is a very successful model and will do absolutely fine for your current needs. So go for it.
Hope that helps.
