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In Reply to: Denon Receiver posted by cyclone on January 4, 2012 at 08:01:25:
I spotted an AVR-354 at a local pawn shop & what piqued my interest was that it did TrueHD & Master Audio, 7.1 and upscaled, and only $225...
Anyway, what applies to your situation is that this receiver has a whopping 3 S-video inputs, and a Faroudja scaler. Only 3 HDMI inputs, though. Refurbed units seem to be fetching around $350 on eBay. It sounds like it's somewhat buggy, and firmware upgrades must be done using a quaint old RS232 cable. But, the overall rating at Amazon is quite high. See the AVSforum thread for in-depth info. Maybe you can find one locally. Although the paucity of HDMI inputs means I'll be leaving that one for someone else. Plus, I've been wary of HK ever since I saw heaps of refurbished ones on eBay back when I was shopping for a DD/DTS receiver.
I'm gradually upgrading my core laserdiscs to Blu-ray. In every case the Blu-ray has been a fraction of the price I paid for the laserdisc, although sometimes the extras aren't included. So...
I've been looking at used DVD recorders... there's currently 9 at the same pawn shop. Good for quick backups of standard-def content. Some of those laserdiscs may be succumbing to "laser rot". And rubber rollers and belts inside laserdisc players and VCRs are deteriorating.
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