Features:
140 watts per
channel on each of its 7 channels
RV-8 can be viewed as “separates” that happen to share the same chassis.
8-channel audio and video control center
Audio and video source selection in three zones at the same time.
Built-in tuner
Eight digital audio, eight analog audio, phono, five composite video, five
S-video and three component video input connectors
Analog input connectors can also be configured to accommodate up to two
5.1-channel analog sources such as DVD-A and SACD
Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS 96/24, DTS
neo:6, DTS-ES, THX Ultra2 and THX Surround EX decoding
Two floating-point Hammerhead™ Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engines
Third DSP engine is dedicated to decoding multi-channel compressed audio
sources.
High-precision 24-bit/96kHz A/D converters can be used to convert stereo analog
audio input signals to digital signals
24-bit/192kHz D/A converters are utilized for all output channels.
5.1-channel and stereo analog inputs can be set up individually to bypass A/D
conversion and internal processing altogether
Broadcast-quality video switchers
Wide-bandwidth component video switcher accepts analog component or RGB video
signals
Composite and S-video switcher accepts high-quality NTSC, PAL or SECAM video
signals.
Composite and S-video sources can be converted to component video.
The component video switcher can pass High-Definition TV (HDTV) signals, as well
as Standard-Definition signals.