Sony STR-DA5200ES 1080p A/V Receiver
December

Sony's STR-DA5200ES ($1,500) is the first A/V receiver to really earn its "V," because it's the first that can handle 1080p — which does or doesn't matter, depending on what TV you own, who you talk to, and what belief system you subscribe to. More important, it delivers truly useful video scaling and processing, cross-conversion from pretty much everything to everything, and — fanfare, please — full graphic displays on all outputs, including HDMI. Oh yeah: It also has the by-far-coolest, most graphically slick, PS3-styled onscreen displays and menus. The Sony's user interface can be a bit labyrinthine, and the audio side of the equation is merely flagship-average (though that's very good), but this is one nifty, innovative receiver nonetheless.
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— Daniel Kumin
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