Yamaha RX-V359

YAHAMA RX-V359With exceptional surround-sound reproduction, and HD-component video, the Yamaha RX-V361 500W 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver will take your home theater experience to new heights. In the convenience of your own home, you can finally watch your favorite movies come alive with the RX-V361. It offers you the same surround sound entertainment value you would expect from a night out at the movies.
The RX-V361 offers three HD-component inputs, enabling an effortless, high-bandwidth transfer of video signals to the latest HDTV displays. In addition, Yamaha uses an advanced Cinema DSP digital technology to create independent sound fields that fill the room with a surreal surround-sound experience. The RX-V361 receiver offers 192KHz/24-bit audio processing technology to create a wider, more enveloping surround-sound experience. It features built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro-Logic II, DTS, and DTS-ES decoders.
Moreover, the Yamaha RX-V361 presents superb functionality that will be hard to match. Exclusives like Silent Cinema, Cinema DSP, and Compressed Music Enhancer offer the cleanest signal on the market. With 6-channel discrete inputs, XM-HD satellite radio capabilities, and connectivity to virtually any A/V source you can imagine, your entertainment choices are endless.
SCENE Buttons
Four SCENE buttons make operating the receiver easier than ever. They are initially set to default settings for DVD Viewing, Disc Listening, TV Viewing and Radio Listening. Pressing a SCENE button automatically launches a number of operations that initiate a play function of the controlled source.

5.1-Channel and Digital Audio Decoding
The RX-V461 uses specific Dolby Digital/DTS codecs and Cinema DSP Digital to reproduce an enveloping surround-sound experience. The unit encodes Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix 6.1, and DTS Neo:6.

High-Quality 24-bit Audio Processing
Yamaha's 192KHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter is the backbone to the RX-V361's exceptional multichannel audio conversion. By executing an accurate sound-field reproduction and reducing analog noise in the signal path, the RX-V361 is capable of reproducing an enveloping audio signal that is unsurpassed.

HD Component and Digital Audio
With playback specifications that meet the standards of professionals, the RX-V361 features HD component video inputs/output for high-resolution low-distortion video playback, and digital-audio inputs/outputs for high quality audio reproduction.

XM Satellite Radio with XM-HD Surround
Simply plug an XM Connect and Play (optional) digital accessory into the RX-V361's XM-Ready receiver, and activate the XM (optional) service to start receiving uninterrupted radio programming of your choice. XM Satellite Radio offers XM-HD Surround, which provides 5.1-channel surround sound audio of over 150 digital channels.

Compressed Music Enhancer
With the Compressed Music Enhancer, highs and especially lows are richer and smoother, bringing music back to life to be as close to the original as possible.

Silent Cinema
The RX-V361 features Silent Cinema audio processing, which enables you to engage the full surround-sound experience through a pair of headsets.

Front-Panel Audio Jack