Tags: amplifier, upscaling

Pioneer BDP-120

The Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray player boasts fine video and audio capabilities, but its frustrating operational quirks make this player an also-ran.

If you're after a super compact system that'll primarily provide great music and movies second, the NAD C 717 does just that.

Marantz SR6003

Marantz is back in the game with its SR6003 receiver &mdash it features up-to-date audio decoding, superb sound and drop-dead gorgeous looks.
Rotel RSX-1550

The Rotel RSX-1550 receiver features an up-to-date specification, and though a little simplistic compared to rivals, it's a great movie machine.
Panasonic SA-BX500

The Panasonic SA-BX500 sounds OK but is too hard to recommend because of too many limitations for its asking price. The wireless surround pack works well, but just adds expense to an under-featured receiver.
LG BD300

LG's BD300 produces decent images and sound and can be networked to take advantage of BD-Live features — just so long as you don't mind laying some Ethernet cable.
Pioneer BDP-51FD

In many ways, the new Pioneer BDP-51FD is more of a no-frills performance-centric home theater kit than most of its peers in the market.
Sony DAV-F500

If you own a Bravia and movies are your main criteria, the Sony DAV-F500 makes a lot of sense. Its video upscaling produces quality images, but music lovers will be disappointed.
Samsung HT-BD2

The Samsung HT-BD2 delivers the sort of top-notch video quality you'd expect from the world's first HTIB with built-in Blu-ray — but its high price, average audio quality, and lack of extras make it tough to recommend.
Onkyo LS-V501

The Onkyo LS-V501 is a 2.1 home theatre in a box which will upscale your DVDs to 1080i and supports a plethora of audio and video formats.

Pioneer unleashes Susano

Named after Susano-oh, the Japanese god of storms and sea, Pioneer's AU$9,999 surround sound amp is its latest flagship.

Yamaha releases schmick hi-fi gear; receiver

Yamaha is attempting to re-enter the field of hi-fi -- a phrase the company itself created -- with the release of three new flagship products.
Philips's inexpensive HDMI home-theatre system

One of Philips's more intriguing announcements at this year's CES is an inexpensive, virtual surround home-theatre-in-a-box system that features HDMI connectivity.

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