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The good:

  • Visually appealing interface
  • Four HDMI 1.3 inputs
  • Excellent 1080p upscaling
  • 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.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

8.2/10

Users' rating:

8.6/10
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