Friend of mine was goin to get a crappy "1000 watt" Sony HTIB with a bluray/receiver combo and some sucky speakers.

He's got some surround speakers already so have convinced him to get a receiver now, make due with his speakers until he can upgrade them later.

Any suggestions for a budget friendly 5.1 receiver? Needs to have a least 2 HDMI ins, preferably around the $300 mark if possible.

-David