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The company’s new $599 TX-SR608 is a 7.2-channel THX-Select2 Plus certified model featuring HDMI 1.4.

Taking a cue from Pioneer’s recent announcement, Onkyo has just released the specifications of its 2010 entry-level A/V receiver line, all of which include support for HDMI v1.4 (which includes pass-through of 3D video).

The flagship of the entry-level line and, if past models are an indication, likely to be one of the most popular AVRs on the market is Onkyo’s TSX-SR608 7.2 AVR. Providing 100 watts per channel through an inverted Darlington output topology, along with Audyssey DSX, Dolby PLIIz, and THX Select2 certification, the SR608 offers several notable steps up over last year’s well received SR607.

New video enhancements include an upgrade to Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing, overlaid GUI for setup, and six HDMI inputs (including one front HDMI input).

With an MSRP of $599, the TX-SR608 looks to offer a lot of bang for not a lot of bucks. Look for it on store shelves in April.

Other models announced include the $299 TX-SR308 and $399 TX-SR508, 5.1 and 7.1 AVRs capable of decoding Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio, along with including Burr Brown DACs, overlaid GUI setup, and HDMI v1.4 video support. The SR308 and SR508 should be available this month.
by Stephen Hopkins

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/onkyo_offers_thx-certified_3d-ready_receiver/

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Most popular and most controversial stories, as well as Neat-O stories from 2009.

12.11.2009 — Is anyone sad that 2009 is coming to an end?

After seeing the economy tank, housing market collapse, product margins fall, and too many companies fold, 2010 can not come soon enough.

But before we can look ahead, let’s take a look back at the year that was. We’ve already rounded up the Top Products of 2009, and now we’ve compiled:

The custom electronics industry was ripe with scandal. There were lawsuits pitting industry bigwigs against one another, debates of integration companies’ ethics, and speculation that company owners are too old to be effective.

It might have been a difficult year, but it certainly wasn’t boring.

Below are our stories looking back on 2009. Enjoy. Here’s to a better 2010.

By CE Pro Editors

http://www.cepro.com/article/the_year_in_review/

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