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Yamaha RX-Z7 review
7.1 Channel Home Theatre Receiver
High Sound Quality
7-channel 980W powerful surround sound (140W x 7)
Decoders for HD Audio formats: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio (192kHz); Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification
Stable chassis design with cross-shaped frames and double-box construction
Pure Direct for HD audio and video enjoyment
Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs in all channels
Digital System Clock Isolator and Ultra Low Jitter PLL circuitry for HDMI and any digital sources
Intelligent Assignable Amplifiers for bi-amp or front presence connection
High Picture Quality
Analogue and HDMI video upscaling to full HD 1080p and downscaling to 480p
1080p-compatible HDMI, five inputs (one on front) and two outputs (simultaneous)
Supports Deep Colour (30/36 bit), x.v.Colour, 100Hz/120Hz and 24Hz Refresh Rates, and Auto Lip-Sync compensation
PReP&trad; (Progressive ReProcessing) with 2:2/2:3 Pull-Down Detection, Motion Adaptive Deinterlacing
Versatile video adjustment functions with six preset memories for different sources. Video adjustments are Mosquito Noise Reduction, Block Noise Reduction, Detail Enhancement, Edge Enhancement, and Brightness/Contrast/Saturation control
Anchor Bay VRS&trad; video processing technologies
Extensive Compatibility
Network receiver capabilities
Connecting Internet Radio (MP3/WMA), music files on PC (WAV, MP3, WMA, AAC) and Yamaha MusicCAST via LAN
Windows Vista and DLNA network device support
USB port for portable audio players and flash drives (MTP/MSC)
iPod compatibility via optional Yamaha Universal Dock
Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with optional Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver YBA-10
Superb Convenience
Advanced YPAO with multiple point measurement for automatic speaker setup
System Memory — six combinations for main and four for other Zone 2, 3 and 4
GUI superimpose on-screen display with six language (English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese)
Album Art display on GUI
iPod content browsing on front panel display
Web Browser Control: You can control the RX-Z7 via a PC or PDA web browser over a home network
Surround Realism
CINEMA DSP 3D processing (22 programmes) with Adaptive DSP Level
Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) now enhanced with input source level compensation and YPAO speaker setup data
Dialogue Lift
Compressed Music Enhancer
Versatile Zone Control
Supports up to Zone 4
Assignable amplifiers for multi-zone control (Zone 2 and Zone 3)
Pre-amplifier Mode
Assignable Zone component video for Zone 2 to 4
Zone 2 video output with OSD capability
Zone 4 optical digital audio output
Zone Mono (Zone 2 and Zone 3)
Sleep timer for all zones
RS-232C interface
Remote input/output and programmable Dual +12V trigger outputs
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