Sony adds two new ES receivers – the STR-DA6400ES and STR-DA5400ES

Sony added two new ES A/V receivers last week – the STR-DA6400ES and the STR-DA5400ES – both of which come with a CAT5e output which allows for second-room high definition video and audio distribution via CAT5e wiring. The STR-DA6400ES also comes with an extra CAT5e input and is also DLNA (Digital Life Network Alliance) compliant allowing the receiver to connect and stream content from networked PCs. The new receivers feature the following:

Supports 1080/24p video signals
Supports latest audio formats including Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio
Dual Faroudja DCDi Cinema chips – the main Faroudja DCDi upscales video sources to 1080p in the main room when connected via HDMI. The second Faroudja DCDi chip upscales video sources to 1080i in a second room
Supports x.v.Color, and Deep Color enabled sources
Sony’s xross media bar GUI can be shared in both rooms
Supports decoding of Direct Stream Digital audio sources
Features Sony’s Digital Legato Linear audio scaler – upscales audio to 192KHz
Dual Digital Media ports
Sirius and XM Connect-and-Play ready
Sony Digital Cinema Auto Calibration for easy setup
Support for BRAVIA Sync for Theatre