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Onkyo’s TX-NR1008 3D-ready Receiver will ship at the end of July for $1,399.

TX-NR1008, TX-NR808 and TX-NR708 each have seven HDMI 1.4a connections.

Onkyo has introduced three 3D-ready network receivers.

The TX-NR1008 (9.2-channel), TX-NR808 (7.2) and TX-NR708 (7.2) each have seven HDMI 1.4a connections and are THX Select2 Plus Certified. Onkyo released three entry-level, 3D-ready receivers in March.

The receivers, which are Windows 7 compatible and DLNA 1.5 certified, include a rear-panel Ethernet port so they can be used with the Internet or a home PC. Supported streaming services include Pandora, Rhapsody, vTuner, Sirius Internet Radio, Napster, Mediafly, and more.

All three receivers have an iPhone/iPod-compatible front-side USB port that allows on-screen display of album art and navigation via the included remote.

The TX-NR1008 and TX-NR808 include Onkyo’s bi-directional and customizable preprogrammed remote control.

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Other features:

-Analog RGB input for video content from a connected PC

-Audyssey equalization and room-correction technologies

-Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Pro Logic IIz and Audyssey DSX

-Can distribute audio in up to three rooms

-The TX-NR1008 adds one extra HDMI output, as well as ISF video calibration controls and an extra 192 kHz/24-bit Burr Brown DAC for multi-channel audio processing.

The TX-NR708 and TX-NR808 will ship the beginning of July for $899 and $1,099, respectively. The TX-NR1008 will ship at the end of July for $1,399.

by Steve Crowe

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/onkyo_adds_3d_ready_thx_certified_receivers/

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The lauded live music vault is available to your TV through streaming via popular aggregator Boxee.

The website Wolfgang’s Vault has always been a beacon for live music fans—and now you can incorporate all of it’s live music goodies on your main entertainment system if you use Boxee.

We’ve been big fans of both for a while now. Wolfgang’s Vault has an incredible amount of music—thousands of concerts—from classic artists like the Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen to newer bands like Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes that you can stream. Boxee has always made it easier for you to stream web videos and music to your computer, Apple TV and flat-panels

Getting the mobile version of the Vault for your iPhone/iPod was one big step, but being able to tap into it simply from Boxee is even better for many folks.

Boxee users of the app will be able to tap into the concerts, make customized playlists and listen to Vault radio. If there’s a catch, it’s that listening to music on the app is free for up to 10 hours a month, and $4 a month thereafter. Still not a bad price to pay for such a wealth of tunes, which if you’ve ever streamed some of the site’s music you know to be much better quality than whatever impression you may have of bootleg concert recordings (not that these are true bootlegs, but they certainly haven’t been released officially elsewhere).

If you’re a fan of Pandora or Rhapsody, chances are you’d dig Wolfgang’s Vault, and this is just another reason to give Boxee a try, too.

by Arlen Schweiger

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/boxee_opens_wolfgangs_vault_to_music_fans/

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