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I finally got a chance to research some AVR specs this evening and I hear ya, no future proofing to be had for $400. My timing sems to be a bit off given the advent of 4K and HDCP 2.2. Then again, I'm not sure that I'll be buying a 4K tv anytime soon anyhow. I wish companies wouldn't make their 5.1 receivers so second tier to their 7.1, 9.1, etc models though.

Having said that, there's an Onkyo NR636 on for $530 locally (DHCP 2.2, reasonably powerful, etc). So, I'm torn between picking this up now while it's on sale or waiting things out a bit to see if anything else comes onto the market over the next month or two. Thoughts?

Also, is there a time of year when companies tend to release their new year's AVRs?

Thanks for helping me sort all this out,

Jordan