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Surround Sound Receivers: HD Friendly and iPod Lover
Sony, with their well established name in the range of A/V receivers, unveiled four receivers which have some type of HDMI support. At the high end of this line-up is the 7.1-channel, STR-DG910 ($500 – April release date). This receiver, sporting 110 watts of power per channel, offers an array of features including a technology for automatically detecting and receiving optimal video and audio signals from connected HDMI devices (i.e. 1080p-enabled BRAVIA televisions), a special “Digital Media Port” for supporting additional music source types (see next paragraph), integrated operation of compatible HDMI sources like BRAVIA televisions, simplified surround sound setup and XM Satellite Radio compatibility.

Sony STR-DG910

With regards to the Digital Media Port built into these new Sony A/V receivers Sony was showing off a number of accessories which plug into this port to add support for additional music source types. These accessories include a Bluetooth audio adapter to accept audio from Bluetooth-enabled devices (TDM-BT1 Bluetooth Wireless Audio Adapter – March release date - $80), a wireless network audio adapter for wireless streaming of music from a PC (TDM-NC1 Wireless Network Audio Adapter – June release date - $200) and cradles for select Network Walkman (TDM-NW1 Network Walkman Cradle – March release date - $50) and iPod (TDM-iP1 iPod Cradle – May release date - $100) digital music players. The cradles support the players’ audio and video playback capabilities and offer onscreen navigation.

Sony TDM-BT1

Sony TDM-NW1

Sony TDM-IP1