9 Best Receivers for Media
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Out of thousands of reviews for 111 products, over 40 people recommended Receivers specifically for Media. These 9 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Yamaha RX-N600
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$442 - $460
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5 People Recommend
"the yamaha amplifier allows you to do this - but you still need a computer to be running a media server software so it can access this.…" - Amazon.com User "then it took about an hour to figure out how to share the music from the windows media player 11 on windows vista pc but at the end the sound quality is fantastic even compared to my jbl pc speaker…" - Amazon.com User "the last, and to me most important problem i have heard about is that people say the network music won't work with microsoft media player 11.…" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX-R805
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$595 - $799
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3 People Recommend
"i cannt see myself replacing my $40 dvd player with a $3000 media center pc to watch movies - dont need to do that.…" - Amazon.com User "i cannt see myself replacing my $40 dvd player with a $3000 media center pc to watch movies - dont need to do that. …" - Amazon.com User "if only i could code it to my windows media center remote oh well. …" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR-4308CI
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$1,727 - $2,700
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3 People Recommend
"i ruled out various other comparable recievers for a variety of reasons, including heat generation as my components are enclosed in a audio rack partially recessed into a closed media room.…" - Amazon.com User "as am based in bangalore, india, i have constraints on access to the latest goodies, especially media, and at price that folks in us/uk enjoy!…" - Amazon.com User "as others have said, the rich features including wifi, internet radio, playing usb media, take firmware update from internet, processing dsd signal from denon link and hdmi. …" - Amazon.com User |
Yamaha RX-V3800 7.1 Channels
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$1,049 - $1,700
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3 People Recommend
"i have only one minor complaint: it does act as a media center, pulling recordings off of my vista machine and playing them.…" - Amazon.com User "the computer set-up is not as easy as the manual would make you believe, but it is easier if you do the following: make sure your pc has xp service pack two or vista on it and you have windows media…" - Amazon.com User "i buy my own ht with a panasonic ptu2000 hd projector, bose acoustic 16, and this great receiver, just say amazing features, great quality, some important features: hdmi support for upscaling to…" - Amazon.com User |
JVC RX-D702
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$327 - $521
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3 People Recommend
"it's not a good way to send audio to the receiver from a computer if you were planning to hook up a media pc to your entertainment center.…" - Vanns.com User "it's really just a phenominal receiver for the few devices (satellite receiver, media center, ps2, and even an old nintendo;) i have.…" - Amazon.com User "i was also disappointed that there weren't more inputs, but solved the problem using an external input selector (4 channels) for seldom used inputs from obsolete media (audio cassettes, record…" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR 3808Ci
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$1,129 - $1,700
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2 People Recommend
"being able to interface with your computer as well as multiple media formats for playing mp3's etc is a real treat.…" - Bestbuy.com User "explained that i can't play a radio station(wma encoding, but streaming in windows media player protocol mms) in the receiver he took so much of time to even locate the station.…" - Amazon.com User "being able to interface with your computer as well as multiple media formats for playing mp3's etc is a real treat. …" - Bestbuy.com User |
Sony STR-DG910
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$300 - $353
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2 People Recommend
"the hdmi pass-through, switching, and component upconversion allowed me to hook up my ps3, dvr, and media center to my tv via one hdmi cable.…" - Amazon.com User "three full 1080p hdmi inputs, 1080p upconversion, 7.1 surround, digital media port with a free ipod dock (at the time of this writing), 110w/ch, auto-setup...i mean, come on. …" - Jim from Altam at Circuitcity.com "the hdmi pass-through, switching, and component upconversion allowed me to hook up my ps3, dvr, and media center to my tv via one hdmi cable. …" - Amazon.com User |
Pioneer VSX-94TXH
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$1,150 - $1,400
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2 People Recommend
"i have the elite vsx-94txh connected to;mitsubishi dlp 65"ps3xbox 360nintendo wiielite 300cd/dvd caroselhp quad core 2 duo media center2 klipsch klf-305 klipsch surround speakers2 klipsch…" - Bestbuy.com User "cons: poor interface for ipod, internet radio and its home media settings. …" - Bestbuy.com User |
Sony STR-DA5300ES
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2 People Recommend
"i have 2 sony 300 dvd changers hooked up via s-video and it upconverts my media to 1080p very nicely.…" - scotchtzd at Cnet.com "press the menu button and up pops the gui, which gamers will recognize as similar to the cross media bar ("xmb") navigation found on the psp and ps3 interfaces.…" - Cnet.com User "press the menu button and up pops the gui, which gamers will recognize as similar to the cross media bar ("xmb") navigation found on the psp and ps3 interfaces. …" - Cnet.com User |
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