Sony STR-DA4300ES 7.1 Channel AV Receiver. (USA)

Movin' On Up: 1080p Up Scaling

1080p resolution is the future of high-definition television, but most source material is still broadcast a lower resolutions. You've just bought the Sony STRDA4300ES receiver to fuel your HDTV and your killer audio system, and, guess what, you're in luck. The STRDA4300ES is capable of up scaling all incoming source material to match the 1080p resolution standard on the rest of your video equipment. The DCDi Cinema™ IC processor developed by Faroudja, and first used by Sony, up scales and up converts all video signals (less than 1080p) to 1080p via HDMI3. This chipset corrects image jaggedness, reduces block noise and reproduces true-to-original colors. The end result is a beautiful and smooth high definition image. Video sources connected via composite, S-video and component cables can not only be up converted to HDMI video output but can also be up scaled from their native signal to 1080p (i.e. 480i to 1080p) thus minimizing the number of connections needed from the receiver to the television display. HDMI supports resolutions up to 1080p and enables both HD video and uncompressed streaming audio to be transmitted through a single cable. And just in case your still waiting to invest in the new HDTV, your new STRDA4300ES can down convert component and S-video sources to lower resolution outputs, thus customizing video connectivity to your home theater requirements from a single source. Also, this receiver can take HD sources from component video and down convert the signal for use with composite or S-Video ouputs. This is ideal for distributing video through multiple rooms with less wires.