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Sony STR-DG920 receiver vs Onkyo 606

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Old 08-08-2008, 01:51 PM   #1
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i've been kind of receiver shopping for a while now and A lot of people recommended the Onkyo 606 but I was reading a cnet artical the other week that listed this sony as being potentially better the the Onkyo receiver.

would you guys get this Sony over the Onkyo (and yes I know the Sony is more $$$)

I just want a receiver that will go good with my Blu Ray player and decode/play all the new sound types out and something that will upconvert a 480p image and make it look decent (I heard the Onkyo does a bad job at this)

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i've been kind of receiver shopping for a while now and A lot of people recommended the Onkyo 606 but I was reading a cnet artical the other week that listed this sony as being potentially better the the Onkyo receiver.

would you guys get this Sony over the Onkyo (and yes I know the Sony is more $$$)

I just want a receiver that will go good with my Blu Ray player and decode/play all the new sound types out and something that will upconvert a 480p image and make it look decent (I heard the Onkyo does a bad job at this)

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As an owner of the Onkyo 606, I would say it is quite good for the money. It decodes all you will need for the HD DVD/Blu Ray camp and more. Also, the upconversion to 1080i works for a number of input formats, not just HDMI!! I have been extremely happy and recommend it. Look at the August issue of Home Theater for a quality review.
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but does anyone have theirs hooked up to a Nintendo Wii, cause I heard from a website that it does a bad job upconverting
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