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The Integra DHC-80.2 has everything one could need, as far as I can tell! The Integra has the same exact rear panel as the Onkyo PR-SC5508. Integra is a division on Onkyo, so the front panels look similar too. I think the Integra looks a little better. I didn't really look to see if anything is different, as far as the guts are concerned.

Charles, you might want to hop on over the Lumagen's web sight and check out the Radience line. They have a new, single input machine out now for folks who use their AVR as a hub. All of their stuff has independent memory configurations for unique calibration settings for each memory. You then simply calibrate each input per resolution. I have found that quite handy. Cable and / or satellite is always different than BR or DVD and there's aways something that needs to be tweaked on the video side if you are fussy with video. And not only does the signal vary from device to device, but from channel to channel.

The other side of the coin is independent audio calibration. If you use a video processor as the hub, you can't set the audio inputs differently, which sucks. I currently have my Lumagen XS as the hub, because I wanted complete IFS capabilities over each input, but I'm about to change that and go back to the 3808 for the hub.

This is much easier to explain in person than typing. Or, you could just call Jim Peterson at Lumagen. He's extremely helpful. All the guys at Lumagen are. And they support their stuff, which is a rare thing nowadays.

The Lumagen Radiance Mini-3D looks neat, but the one place I found selling it, still has it at about twice what I'd pay for something like that.

That's always been the problem with video scalers. Maybe it is too much of a niche market, but it can only be with the prices they want for that stuff.

They is an introductory sale going on now through AVS.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1304556

They are expensive. I bought my XS during a special through Spectracal. I would not have paid cost for it.

+1 Integra, i own myself a DTR-70.1 and i have no complain

http://integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?class=Preamplifier&m=DHC-80.2&p=i
http://integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?class=Amplifier&m=DTA-70.1&p=i
http://integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?class=DVD&m=DBS-50.2&p=i

This is everything you need to be set for a loooong time my friend.

GL