Pioneer will release two new 7.1 AV amplifiers for the end of June with the VSA-LX51, and VSA-1018AH. What to expect from those? our amps support HDMI 1.3 (3 input / 1 out), but also the Dolby NR TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Dolby digital plus, and DTS EXPRESS. You also have an USB port to play MP3, WMA, AAC.
Finally, the LX51 (only) features a video upscaler that will allow you an image upscalling to 720p and 1080p.
You can expect to pay 925 ˆ for VSA -LX51 and around 700 ˆ for the VSA-1018AH.
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