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Harmon Kard AVR-254 & 354 Discussion
Both Feature
Harman-exclusive Logic 7 Movie, Music, and game surround sound processing in 5.1 and 7.1 channels
HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing with upscaling to 1080p
EzSet/EQ equalization for quick and accurate system setup
Full Suite of Dolby surround decoding, including Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus
XM Tuner Ready
Differences
254
50w Per Channel
2 Optical In
354
75w Per Channel
3 Optical In
Zone 2 Remote
A-Bus Support
The Bridge II Supported and Included
Harmon Kard AVR-254 & 354 Discussion
Both Feature
Harman-exclusive Logic 7 Movie, Music, and game surround sound processing in 5.1 and 7.1 channels
HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing with upscaling to 1080p
EzSet/EQ equalization for quick and accurate system setup
Full Suite of Dolby surround decoding, including Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus
XM Tuner Ready
Differences
254
50w Per Channel
2 Optical In
354
75w Per Channel
3 Optical In
Zone 2 Remote
A-Bus Support
The Bridge II Supported and Included