We've discussed this topic many times before <smile> I'm in the same boat, looking for a new surround-sound receiver and I'm probably going to go for one of the more expensive Denon receivers, why? Couple of reasons, it has Apple "Airplay" as part of it so I can stream audio/video from my IOS devices to it.
Second it has a HTML interface thus connects to my network, has other functions on the network as well. Third, has an accompanying remote control IOS app though I'm not exactly sure just how accessible this is of yet but prepared to take the gamble and try it. I've got an old Denon surround sound receiver here, its 19 years old and obviously! not up to the standards of today's surround-sound receivers but it still works perfectly so that says a lot for the fact that "You Get What You Pai For" and that unit cost me well over £12,00.00 at the time. Its built well and has a lot of weight in it. The Yamaha Surround-Sound unit I have for my lounge is impressive and easily accessible once you know how the thing works but its now showing signs of age, bought it 8 years ago and I'm going to have to replace it because its not HDMI compatible. On 25/04/2012, at 2:35 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello everybody > > Today has been an interesting day and it is starting to look like Gordon will > be able to return home at long long last! Anyway; to the reason for my post. > We need a new surround sound system and Im trying to find out what would be > the best type to go for. > > Obviously, because of Gordon's visual impairment, I don't want a model > whereby you have to either touch the remote control's touch screen, use an > infrared pen or navigate through menus in order to control the device. But > another preference, if available, would be a model with wireless speaker > connectivity. > > Does anybody happen to have any recommendations or suggestions as to either > where one could buy something like that here in the uK, or regarding models > available. We would need connectivity options as we would want to use 2 HD > recorders and a digital satellite box. It's been a while since I had anything > to do with these; so I cannot remember what happens with regards your TV. So, > does the TV connect to the surround sound system and presumably the sound > from the TV itself must be disabled. > > Any information or suggestions would be gratefully received. > > Lynne > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
