Get ready for an onslaught of 3D-ready audio/video receivers and home theater systems now that 3D-enabled flat panels and 3D-enabled Blu-ray players are emerging onto the scene.

The reason for the new receivers?  HDMI 1.4.

If you plan on routing that A/V signal from your 3D Blu-ray player to your receiver and then to your 3D HDTV then you’ll need a receiver with support for HDMI 1.4. (yeah that pretty much sucks for me since I  just recently purchased a new Denon receiver during the holidays – it supports HDMI 1.3 – ugh).

One of the first manufacturers out of the starting gate this month will be Onkyo as they’ve announced three new A/V receivers and three home theater systems (Onkyo calls the “home theater in a box or HTiB”– all with support for HDMI 1.4. Common features on all of the Onkyo systems include:

• Support for decoding lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
• 192 kHz/24 bit Burr-Brown PCM1690 DACs
• Onkyo’s new onscreen graphical user interface which overlays the current display into the background so you can watch your program while editing menu items
• HDMI Thru support – allows content to pass through to the television state even when the receiver is in a standby state
• Some receivers have as many as 6 HDMI inputs plus component and composite video inputs, optical/coaxial digital inputs, stereo input jacks, and front-panel connections

Let’s go over some of the product specific details now.

Onkyo TX-SR608:

• 7.2 channel receiver
• THX-Select2 Plus certified
• New power amplifier section that uses three-stage inverted Darlington output topology
• 100 watts power
• Audyssey DSX dimensional sound processing
• All video sources can be upscaled to 1080p via HDMI
• Faroudja DCDi Cinema
• Front HDMI input
• Six HDMI inputs total
• PC input
• 4 DSP gaming modes: Rock, Sports, Action, and Role Playing
• Universal Port (U-Port) connector
• Available in April for an MSRP of $599

Onkyo TX-SR508:

• 7.1 channel receiver
• Four HDMI inputs
• WRAT technology and discrete amp construction
• 4 DSP Gaming Modes
• Audyssey Dynamic Volume to Maintain Optimal Listening Level
• Audyssey 2EQ w/ Dynamic EQ
• Universal Port (U-Port) connector
• Available in April for an MSRP of $399

Onkyo TX-SR308:

• 5.1 channel receiver
• Three HDMI inputs
• Burr-Brown DACs
• Universal Port (U-Port) connector
• Available in March for an MSRP of $299

Onkyo HT-S5300:

• 5.1 channel home theater system includes receiver, speakers, and subwoofer
• Four HDMI inputs
• 1200 Watts total
• 10 inch 290W powered sub
• 4 DSP Gaming Modes
• iPod dock
• Available in April for $599

Onkyo HT-S3300:

• 5.1 channel home theater system includes receiver, speakers, and subwoofer
• Three HDMI inputs
• 660 total watts
• 8 inch subwoofer
• 4 DSP gaming modes
• Audyssey Dynamic Volume to Maintain Optimal Listening Level
• Available in March for $379

Onkyo HTX-22HDX:

• System consists of 3D ready A/V receiver, two front speakers, subwoofer
• Three HDMI 1.4 inputs
• VLSC for noise free audio signals
• Four distinct audio modes for gaming
• Outputs for additional speakers
• Available in May for $349

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