Onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding
Automatic speaker calibration
Firmware updatable
The bad:
Main remote isn't intuitive
User interface could use some tweaks
Poor 1080i deinterlacing
The bottomline:
The Denon AVR-3808 A/V receiver is absolutely packed with functionality and sounds great, but you'll need to be an A/V geek to unlock all its potential.
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