So I am debating an upgrade/update to my aging Denon 2805 receiver. My mix of cabling is a complex mess and I am sick of dealing with having to factor in 7.1 analog audio when I shop for newer BluRay players.
I think the feature set looks pretty good for my needs on the Denon AVR-2310ci, I watch a lot of standard def TV so the video processing/scaling of the 2310 is a desirable feature. Mix of what I use the receiver for is about 25% SDTV, 45% HDTV, 20% BluRay/DVD, and about 10% 2 channel stereo audio (high quality MP3/lossless formats via the HTPC).
Question: Is the overall quality of the 2310ci on par with the older 2805, particularly the audio portion (amps, etc)? I don't want to take a step backward; I could upgrade to the 3310 vice the 2310 if there is a noticeable benefit in quality, but don't want to pay for extra features that I don't need (no multizone, I am never going to have more than 4 HDMI sources) .
Rest of my system: Comcast HD cable box currently output via component & TOSlink, Panasonic DMP-BD55 (HDMI to the display & 7.1 analog to the 2805), HTPC - DVI-D to the display & TOSlink to the 2805. My display is a Pioneer PRO-FHD1 50" plasma (1080p/24 capable), 7.1 B&W speakers (9 year old 603s).
Bonus question: is the video scaling/processing for SDTV 480i sources in the 2310ci better/worse that what my 3 year old PRO-FHD1 does internally?
Thanks
I think the feature set looks pretty good for my needs on the Denon AVR-2310ci, I watch a lot of standard def TV so the video processing/scaling of the 2310 is a desirable feature. Mix of what I use the receiver for is about 25% SDTV, 45% HDTV, 20% BluRay/DVD, and about 10% 2 channel stereo audio (high quality MP3/lossless formats via the HTPC).
Question: Is the overall quality of the 2310ci on par with the older 2805, particularly the audio portion (amps, etc)? I don't want to take a step backward; I could upgrade to the 3310 vice the 2310 if there is a noticeable benefit in quality, but don't want to pay for extra features that I don't need (no multizone, I am never going to have more than 4 HDMI sources) .
Rest of my system: Comcast HD cable box currently output via component & TOSlink, Panasonic DMP-BD55 (HDMI to the display & 7.1 analog to the 2805), HTPC - DVI-D to the display & TOSlink to the 2805. My display is a Pioneer PRO-FHD1 50" plasma (1080p/24 capable), 7.1 B&W speakers (9 year old 603s).
Bonus question: is the video scaling/processing for SDTV 480i sources in the 2310ci better/worse that what my 3 year old PRO-FHD1 does internally?
Thanks