Other interesting features are upscaling to 1080p, full support for HD audio formats, Adaptive DRC & Adaptive DSP Level.

When you use a LAN connection & Windows Media Connect technology, the receiver allow you to play MP3, WMA and WAV music. The receiver can even be used as a client for Yamaha’s MusicCAST home music server, seamlessly integrating with the MCX-2000 digital audio server within your LAN. The Network Receiver also provides the ability to listen to any of the thousands of stations available on Internet radio when connected to a broadband Internet connection.

HD audio formats

Dolby TRUE HD

Dolby® TrueHD is Dolby’s next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media. Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. When coupled with high-definition video, Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high-definition picture.

Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Digital Plus: Dolby® Digital Plus is the next-generation audio technology for all high-definition programming and media. It combines the efficiency to meet future broadcast demands with the power and flexibility to realize the full audio potential of the upcoming high-definition experience. Built on Dolby Digital, the multichannel audio standard for DVD and HD broadcasts worldwide, Dolby Digital Plus was designed for the delivery formats of the future, but remains fully compatible with all current A/V receivers. With Dolby Digital Plus, you get even higher-quality audio, more channels, and greater flexibility. Amaze your ears.

DTS HD Master Audio

DTS HD-Master Audio: DTS-HD Audio delivers sound quality that matches the clear and vivid images of high-definition video. Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs deliver five times the video resolution of standard DVD and produce images with stunning realism. But that’s only half of the story. You need incredible sound to complete the high definition experience and DTS-HD Audio provides the highest quality multi-channel sound possible. Movies come alive with sound as lifelike as the picture, and music becomes as real as a live performance.

Features

• 7-channel 980W powerful surround sound (140W x 7)
• HD audio format signals capability: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD,
• DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio
• Digital ToP-ART with superior audio-grade parts and devices used throughout
• Pure Direct for higher fidelity sound reproduction
• Burr-Brown 192 kHz/24-bit DACs for front channels and 192 kHz/24-bit ADC for Main Zone
• Analog video (480i or 480p) upscaling to full HD 1080p
• Latest HDMI 1.3a (4 in/1 out) specification supports with Deep Color (30/36 bit) transmission, 120Hz and 24Hz Refresh Rates and Auto Lip-Sync compensation
• Analog video to HDMI digital video upconversion with TBC
• Network Receiver functions (Internet radio, PC music files, USB portable audio players and flash drives, MusicCAST)
• XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural-THX Surround decoder
• iPod compatibility via optional Yamaha YDS-10
• Improved YPAO short-cut setup function and System Memory buttons on remote unit
• Superior zone control with additional zone remote unit and zone multi-language OSD
• GUI on-screen display (6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese)
• Support for a digital connection to a Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD players

The price for the Yamaha RX-V3800 Home Theater Receiver will be around 1600  Euros.