March 25, 2004

By: Matt Arp
Website: http://www.1st-in-hdtv.com

Unique home theater receiver design thwarts future obsolescence

Onkyo, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of audio and home theater products, has adapted the computer industry's architecture of replaceable card-based modules, upgradeable software, and build-to-order marketing, in order to create a unique home theater receiver that will not be rendered obsolete by the "next big thing."

With today's introduction of its top-of-the-line TX-NR1000 audio/video/network receiver, Onkyo is showing a product that surpasses any other receiver on the market today. It is powerful, easy to use, and has all the latest sound processing magic from Dolby, DTS, and THX. The big difference is that the Onkyo TX-NR1000 will still be able to match or surpass future models from the competition for many years to come. "Nothing is more frustrating to consumers than to find out they just bought a product that is already out of date," said Don Milks, Onkyo's national product and marketing manager.

"Now, with the TX-NR1000, we can not only upgrade existing systems, but we can add new capabilities such as high-tech broadcast reception, advanced networking, processing circuits, and interface standards that don't yet exist." When the receiver first ships to dealers in April, it will be absolutely state of the art, including the new HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) for optimal digital video connections, iLink (IEEE-1394) for digital transfer of high-resolution SACD and DVD-Audio, and Onkyo's exclusive Net-Tune(TM) Ethernet audio technology for accessing MP3, WMA, and WAV files stored on a networked PC.

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