Denon AVR-3808 Specifications

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

Audio

  • AM/FM tuner
  • Yes
  • Headphone socket
  • Yes
  • Speaker A / B switching
  • Yes
  • Power output - surround
  • 130 W
  • Play file formats
  • MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC
  • HDMI version
  • 1.3a

Connections

  • Audio (RCA)
  • 7
  • Digital coaxial
  • 3
  • Composite
  • 7
  • S-video
  • 7
  • Component
  • 3
  • HDMI
  • 4
  • Ethernet
  • 1

Display

  • Onscreen display
  • Yes

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 171 x 434 x 420 mm
  • Weight
  • 17.8 kg
  • System Type
  • 7.1

Other

  • Other Features
  • Built-in decoders include DTS, Dolby Digital, DTS NEO:6, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD; RDS FM tuner; Faroudja DCDi video processor; Audyssey Multi EQ XT Auto Calibration; Network-ready; AAC/WMA/MP3/FLAC/WAV onboard playback; 1080p24 input-ready; HDMI 1080p upscaling.
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