Denon Launches Blu-ray Receiver
Combining a Bu-ray disc player and an AV receiver, Denon launched the S-5BD – a 5.1 receiver (no amp spec yet) that includes Dolby TruHD, DTS-HD Master Audio processing, an SD memory slot and a USB port for iPod connection (or any USB music player). Listing for just under $1800, the S-5BD is networkable and includes support for the nearly completely ignored BD-Live feature in Blu-ray players.

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