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7.1-Channel ES Series AV Receiver

The helm of your HD experience. Sony's STRDA4300ES 7.1 AV receiver has a fleet of high-def connections. First, three HDMI inputs are flanked by Faroudja® DCDi Cinema&trade 1080p up scaling technology. Second, an armada of optical and coaxial audio and composite, component and S-video video connections guard the wings. Finally, far reaching scouts are compatible with XM® and SIRIUS® satellite radios, portables and Blu-ray Disc®. Let fill the sails, an HD experience as vast as the seas is on your horizon.

Movin' On Up: 1080p Up Scaling

1080p resolution is the future of high-definition television, but most source material is still broadcast a lower resolutions. You've just bought the Sony STRDA4300ES receiver to fuel your HDTV and your killer audio system, and, guess what, you're in luck. The STRDA4300ES is capable of up scaling all incoming source material to match the 1080p resolution standard on the rest of your video equipment. The DCDi Cinema&trade IC processor developed by Faroudja, and first used by Sony, up scales and up converts all video signals (less than 1080p) to 1080p via HDMI3. This chipset corrects image jaggedness, reduces block noise and reproduces true-to-original colors. The end result is a beautiful and smooth high definition image. Video sources connected via composite, S-video and component cables can not only be up converted to HDMI video output but can also be up scaled from their native signal to 1080p (i.e. 480i to 1080p) thus minimizing the number of connections needed from the receiver to the television display. HDMI supports resolutions up to 1080p and enables both HD video and uncompressed streaming audio to be transmitted through a single cable. And just in case your still waiting to invest in the new HDTV, your new STRDA4300ES can down convert component and S-video sources to lower resolution outputs, thus customizing video connectivity to your home theater requirements from a single source. Also, this receiver can take HD sources from component video and down convert the signal for use with composite or S-Video ouputs. This is ideal for distributing video through multiple rooms with less wires.

There'll Be No Blu-ray® Blues With The STRDA4300ES

Optimized for Blu-ray Disc® and other HD sources, your new STRDA4300ES is engineered to be the ideal Blu-ray Disc A/V receiver. Superior video switching and audio performance ensure seamless compatibility with today's demanding HD sources. The STRDA4300ES features up to three High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) inputs which are capable of accepting resolutions up to 1080p, offering the full video quality that Blu-ray Disc format can deliver.

This Graphics User Interface Is "Inspired"

So packed with high-speed, high-definition and high-wow!-rating featres is your new STRDA4300ES that you might think that navegating all of those features to be a daunting task. Sony asks you to think again. The STRDA4300ES includes a Cross Media Bar inspired graphic user interface — an on-screen menu system that simplifies the most complex operations of an A/V receiver for home theater applications. This advanced menu system incorporates icons, an easy to follow "tree" system and a blending technique so you know exactly where you are amongst the various settings while still watching your main video source (up to 1080i). Enhancements made to this menu include access to DIGITAL MEDIA PORT accessories, the ability to assign HDMI inputs and independent A/V sync control for each input. It's simple. Just pick up the remote and embark on a sea of audio and video wonder.

Ideal Sound Comes From Ideal Speaker Placement

The behavior of the sound coming from your speakers can be greatly influenced by the internal shape of your living room. With this phenomenon in mind, Sony has equipped your new STRDA4300ES with Digital Cinema&trade Auto Calibration. By simply placing the included auto calibration microphone in the place from which you most often listen to audio and pushing a single button, speaker position, distance and delays are automatically calibrated. Sony's Digital Signal Processing uses feedback between the microphone and receiver to optimize sound settings. Once this simple procedure is completed, you'll be experiencing sound like never before.

It's As Easy As "Connect-And-Play&trade"

Satellite radio is everywhere, so why not right in your living room, too? The STRDA4300ES featues SIRIUS® and XM® Connect-and-Play&trade with Neural Surround 5.1. Connect the optional antenna for either Sirius and/or XM subscription service and enjoy the variety and quality of digital radio with the superior sound quality of an A/V receiver. In addition to stereo, you can enjoy 5.1 surround sound broadcasting.

Stay At Home With Your Portable — The Portable Audio Enhancer

The STRDA4300ES is ideal for today's portables. A powerful Digital Signal Processor expands the quality of sound from any connected device. Simplified front-side audio and video connections make it easy to play portables through the receiver. In short, your new STRDA4300ES and ultimate-connectability are, well, synonymous.

Nothing Short Of Precision — Precision Cinema Progressive&trade Technology

While many DVD processors detect image changes at the scan-line level, Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive featured on your new STRDA4300ES system detects them at the pixel level. The resulting picture is more faithful to the source — whether film or video — because separate, optimized algorithms are used to handle the differing pixel behavior. Separate algorithms are also used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are virtually free from motion artifacts. Perfectly, pleasantly, paradisically precise picture production.

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