Video Asylum

Posted by Anton on September 02, 1999 at 20:30:26:

In Reply to: Re: Denon AVR-5700 better all-round than Sony 9000ES? posted by Kev on August 29, 1999 at 23:40:19:

The P9000ES is an analog unit. Both SACD and DVD-A players will not have any digital output, at least one with "full" resolution. So it's only analog. I'm still not sure whether any of these 2 new formats will actually have more than 2 channels of analog outputs.

It's a tough call between the Denon and Sony. The Denon is more practical with better ergonomics and 7.1 input. The question is whether you'll be able to actually use the 7.1 input. It's most likely that by the time there's a new multi channel format, you're most likely to replace the Denon anyway.