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Harman Kardon AVR 3600 80-Watt x 7.1-Channel High Performance Home Theater Receiver (Black)
The Harman Kardon® AVR 3600 combines ease of use with sophisticated features for the best in digital sound. With advanced surround-sound technologies (including Dolby, DTS® and Logic 7 processing) and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing with upscaling up to 1080p, the AVR 3600 ensures an optimal user experience. Plus, with EzSet/EQ equalization, the system is just as easy to set up as it is to listen to. The AVR3600 will fully control your iPod® or iPhone® when connected to the included Bridge III.
Get the 3-D experience - at home.
Hear the Dolby? difference. Set it - and forget it. Surround yourself with superior Logic 7® (5.1 and 7.1) sound. Get a high-quality picture with Faroudja DCDi Cinema&tradevideo processing. Simplify the setup of your home theater system with HDMI® video.
harman kardon® engineers think ahead. That's why you can now experience a new world of 3-D TV technology right at home, since the AVR 3600 comes with HDMI® v.1.4a for 3-D TVs. And don't worry if you have an older AVR 3600 model; you won't be left behind. Simply upgrade to the new 3-D software using a free download directly from the harman kardon Web site. One of the most respected harman kardon features has always been foresight - and by supporting the AVR 3600 with 3-D technology, harman kardon engineers continue to be leaders in this area.
When it comes to getting the cleanest sound and picture imaginable, the AVR 3600 delivers excellence - at the highest resolution possible. Now, with Dolby® TrueHD decoding, you can unleash the ultimate high-definition audio experience. Unlock the full potential of your Blu-ray Disc&tradetechnology or any streamed HD media that you import through the AVR 3600's USB port. Whether you're listening to a rock concert or watching your favorite movie, you'll get the full audio impact - 100 percent faithful to the source - while experiencing an immersive surround-sound experience that lands you right inside the action.
What if you could set your AVR volume once and not have to worry about it again? Whether you're watching TV or a DVD, Dolby® Volume technology delivers a consistent volume level to all your entertainment. Be it a Blu-ray Disc? recording or an MPEG-3 or MPEG-4 video file imported through the AVR 3600 USB port, you need set the AVR 3600 only once to eliminate unpredictable volume differences among TV shows, commercials and movies. By maintaining the same volume level across all of your content - no matter what the source - Dolby Volume offers you an ideal listening environment with a consistent level of quality.
Offering a universal multichannel sound solution for your movies, music and games on either 5.1-channel or 7.1-channel sound systems, harman kardon® Logic 7® processing takes original recordings (from stereo or any other source material) and transforms them with proprietary algorithms all our own. The result? Optimal audio quality that engulfs you in a 360-degree soundscape. Whether it's handling HDMI®, analog, component or S-Video sources or computer-based audio from a USB connection or your iPod device via a The Bridge III docking station, Logic 7 technology works skillfully to ensure a superior entertainment experience - without any hassles.
Every now and then, a technology comes along that's truly a match made in heaven for harman kardon® entertainment systems. Meet Faroudja DCDi Cinema&tradevideo processing - a technology that improves the quality of images coming through your AVR 3600 by drastically reducing video artifacting with digital or analog signals. That means fewer lines and a smoother picture - especially when there's movement across your TV screen. In addition, Faroudja DCDi Cinema technology can also upscale lower-resolution video to the HD standard (1080p). Just when you thought you had to abandon your DVD collection for good, the AVR 3600 reveals even greater value by indefinitely extending the life of your movie library.
There's no denying that the typical home theater system can be challenging to set up and use - but harman kardon® systems are far from typical. With four HDMI® inputs and one HDMI output with 12-bit Deep Color and xvYCC pass-through, the AVR 3600 makes connecting to nearly any device - be it cable, satellite or virtually anything else - easy and straightforward. You'll benefit from a newly developed, high-definition, full-color graphical on-screen interface that utilizes both pictures and text to guide you through your home theater system setup. And by importing an HD-quality signal, you can rest assured that you'll experience the best signal available - as you upscale lower-resolution sound and picture to standard HD format (1080p).