Getting the full 3D experience with HDTV is finally arriving. Of course managing to actually afford all the new components required is enough to break the bank. But even if the recession has got you down, it doesn't mean you have to empty the kids' college fund, or sell a kidney just to bring home that glorious 3D-ready home theater system. Yamaha has unveiled a new line of affordable 3D-ready AV receivers that promise to deliver wide-ranging source connectivity and convenience features for superior HD video and audio performance. This includes 3D support for Side-by-Side (half) and Top-and-Bottom formats that broadcasters are already adopting, along with support for Blu-ray 3-D content via upcoming firmware updates.
This line includes the RX-V567 (90W x 7; MSRP: $479.95), RX-V467 (105W x 5; MSRP: $379.95) and RX-V367 (100W x 5; MSRP $249.95). The RX-V567 and RX-V467 will take viewers to the next dimension with HD Audio decoding, audio return channel support via HDMI and YPAO (Yamaha Parametic room Acoustic Optimizer) automatic speaker calibration. The RX-V567 also offers analog-to-HDMI 1080p video upscaling, even for non-HD sources. All the models include four 1080p compatible HDMI inputs, while the RX-567 and RX-467 include a full complement of surround sound audio decoders including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, as well as Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio.
All the models offer include Yamaha's Cinema DSP audio processing, as well as Deep Color (30/36 bit) technology, x.v.Color, 24Hz Refresh Rates, audio input assign capability for HDMI and component video inputs, along with Auto Lip-Sync compensation, which should help eliminate audio/video sync isues.
For music lovers, the receivers offer a compressed music enhancer that restores dynamics to music files ripped from CDs or downloaded from the Internet, while movie buffs can appreciate the adaptive dynamic range control that automatically increases the volume of softer dialog passages when the overall system volume is turned down. There is also a silent cinema technology includes to hear large-scale surround sound through standard headphones for those night owls who watch movies when the rest of the family is asleep or just demanding some quiet time.
All three receivers will be released later this month, and are available now for pre-order.
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