Sony STR-DA5300ES
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>> Hi, I'm Matthew Moskoviciak associate editor at
cnet.com, and this is the Sony STR DA5300ES. Now this
is the flagship model in Sony's line of receivers, and
actually an update to last year's groundbreaking 5200
ES. Now this receiver has the same graphical user
interface as last year's model which is excellent. One
of the nice things about the interface is it makes it a
little bit easier to use a difficult product like an AV
receiver. All you have to do is press Menu on the
remote and you get this nice graphical menu and you can
just surf to the input and select a real name for a
product such as DVR instead of selecting something more
difficult like HGMI 3. Another one of the outstanding
features of this receiver is its HGMI connectivity. If
you look around back there are 6 HGMI inputs which is
more HGMI connectivity than we've seen on any other
receiver. It was even difficult for us to think of
enough devices that you'd actually use all 6 HGMI
inputs, but it's great for future-proofing as more and
more products have HGMI connectivity now. One of the
notes we had against last year's model was that the
video processing wasn't that good. Luckily on this one
it's a lot better. We didn't see nearly as many jaggies
[Phonetic] and it does have 2, 3, pull down processing
which was something that it was missing in the past.
Last but not least there's audio quality, which is
arguably the most important feature and the Sony lives
up to its expectations. It sounds very good and is
comparable to high-end receivers from other
manufacturers. With its excellent graphical user
interface, its outstanding HGMI connectivity, and its
excellent sound and video processing anyone who's
looking for a high-end receiver and can afford it should
take a look at the Sony STR DA5300ES. I'm Matthew
Moskoviciak from cnet.com. ^M00:01:56[ Music ]
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