AVR with video processing as good or better than DVDO Edge Green: $600 or less?

I think most manufacturers left Anchor Bay/DVDO when Silicon Image bought them out in 2011. DVDO was simply a brand of Anchor Bay, so you will find Anchor Bay chips in those units. Not much has been done with the chips since they were bought out. Most have switched to Marvell QDeo for their video processors in AVRs. Not sure if Marvell Qdeo is better than the Anchor Bat ABT 2010/2015 but most use Qdeo now since it supports 4k upscaling.

I'll let you do the research on the Anchor Bay ABT1030, ABT2010, and ABT2015 against the Marvell 88DE2710 and 88DE2750. I really can't tell you which Marvell Qdeo chip is being used in the different receivers but the 88DE2750 is the one that supports 4x upscaling, so that would be used in receivers with 4k upscaling. Denon's xx11 and xx12 probably use the older 88DE2710.

A refurbished Denon AVR-2313ci with the Marvell 88DE2750 ( Qdeo Kyoto-g2 ?? ) from Accessories4less will set you back $600.

I'm still extremely happy with my 5-year-old AVR, which has a video processor developed by Silicon Optix/Teranex ( remember Reon HQV and Realta? ), but we are talking about a professional video chipset in a $5000 AVR. Silicon Optix was busted up and sold off in 2008/2009 which allowed Anchor Bay to grab a foothold in the AVR market. I have an Oppo BDP-103, which has the 88DE2750 Qdeo Kyoto-g2, and my AVR does a better job upconverting DVD and compressed video, like DivX, Xvid, h.263, h.264, etc. You'd probably be happy with the $500 Oppo which you can use to upconvert the video and use as a basic preamp.

A Denon AVR with Marvell chip, not AFAIK.

Check out onkyo 8 series and higher. though the 818 does appear to have a 24p bug so be careful if you choose that particular unit.

I have an 809 and the video processing features are great. It has a ton of options to clean up poor source material. It uses HQV Vida VHD1900 Video Processor and Marvell Qdeo Video Chip for 4K Upscaling and Processing.

Starting on page 55 of the owners manual are the details of all the different video processing features the 809 can do.

I have the Edge, Onkyo 818, Denon 3312, Arcam AVR600 and Pioneer Kuro.

The Kuro display has MORE NR options (4 different types) than the rest.

If NR is your primary aim, then you're not going to find any satisfactory solutions esp. in AVRs at your budget.

The problem with NR is there can be more than one type of noise in any frame it's very hard to get it right, either too little or too much and details are lost and faces become waxy.

There is much more to vp than scaling and NR. Getting it right in all the departments like gamma, colour temp., black levels and others all contribute to an excellent picture. The vp options in an AVR are only a subset of a dedicated vp. There's not much in the Denon and more in the Onkyo but nothing that the Edge and Kuro don't have together.

Until the 24p bug has been resolved stay away from any Onkyo AVRs because it's possible it's present in other models. If you're keen to try the Marvell then Pioneer AVRs have them but I've not used any.

I've seen your other thread in vp forum and agree with the comment that you should try your new TV first before rushing into anything.

I have one Edge and Kuro in one room and another Edge, another Kuro and the above AVRs in the HT room. The Denon was bought after Arcam to try out Audyssey MultEQ XT, it's not hooked up any more. Then came the Onkyo to try out Audyssey MultEQ XT32 and it's used now as a pre-amp to the Arcam. So these are all for audio purpose.

The Edge separates the incoming HDMI feed and outputs video separately to TV and audio to receiver thereby bypassing receiver for video. I like the Edge because of its price (of course Lumagen is better) and there're many functions I find handy to have, like info display, changing aspect ratios quickly etc, apart from scaling.

Because you want to buy an AVR to use its vp specifically, then it's not good idea to use Onkyo as explained above. It's OK to use Onkyo for audio when hooked up with a separate vp like I do. In the 818 thread there is some uncertainty if other Onkyo AVRs also have this bug. Granted, some see the effects of the 24p bug (the slight judder) and some don't but as a matter of principle I cannot recommend it. If you still want it knowing this then it's up to you. If you're thinking of a simple audio set-up then an AVR with complex functions is probably overkill.

I'm afraid the Edge is the cheapest. The older DVDOs can be had for less but again they aren't particularly good for NR. No single vp is good at everything. There might be old units good at NR - ask again in the vp forum. If you're building a HT from scratch you should buy the best TV you can afford now. It's no good buying a crappy TV and hope anything upstream can sort out any shortcomings (it can't always). Think of a dedicated vp as a luxury item, the icing on the cake. Likewise don't pick an AVR based primarily on its video chip, but consider the whole thing, esp. audio.

I don't have Oppo but you can ask in Oppo threads and download the manuals. You can also download manuals for various vps to have an idea of their functions.

My bad. You're right. I think the Denon 2313ci use the Analog Devices ADV7619. Not sure how it stacks up against the others but I can see the logic of using the same silicon designer as the main SHARC processors.

Not sure how far along Oppo is on that but you would definitely need an amp to drive your speakers, unless they were all powered monitors. I know they are trying to use the analog outs as preamp outs. Not sure how far they can take it with all the limitations the studios have placed on the transmission of HD audio over non copy protected connections. Might have the same limitations as S/PDIF and TosLink.

I have not noticed the 24p bug using my 809 and I am not aware of other onkyo models besides the 818 that are confirmed to have the bug.

The only other video processing I have is my denon 1611 blu-ray player. I dont use the processing features on it though because the 809 processing performs better with my mits dlp display.

If you send HDMI audio from player and want audio processing you still need to use an AV receiver (an 'amp' strictly refers to a power amp which works in analogue). The Oppo's 'pre-amp' is nothing more than a digital volume control so you need a proper processor to do other things. If you send HDMI video from player to TV you don't need your AVR to pass video at all - that's the whole idea of splitting up A and V. There are a few audio only MCH pre-amp processors, none within your budget.