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Denon claims that its AVR-3808 HD surround sound receiver introduces the next level of audio streaming, Internet radio and web browser technology, and supports the very latest 1080p/24 video and audio processing, advanced multi-zone capability, HD-DVD and Blu-ray compatibility, in-built calibration technology, and HDMI 1.3a connectivity.
The receiver also sports a contoured front panel control, with an advanced contemporary receiver capable of producing 7 channels of 130 watts. Moreover, its multi-channel amplification allows 3 zone, 3 source with independent volume control, meaning, that with additional amplification and speakers it's possible to run a 7.1 home theatre setup in the main zone and two separate channels of stereo in zones two and three.
The AVR-3808 also supports various surround sound decoding that includes Dolby TrueHD and dts HD Master, in addition to the new Dolby Digital Plus, dts HD, Dolby Digital EX, and dts ES Discrete/Matrix/NEO: 6. To support these latest surround sound formats, the AVR-3808 features the latest Dual 32-bit Analogue Devices SHARC processor that is widely acknowledged as the industry benchmark DSP surround sound processor for consumer based A/V home theatre formats.