The Harman Kardon AVR 254 is the most affordable Harman Kardon receiver to feature both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding on the audio side, and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing to 1080p on the video side. But there's plenty more to recommend the AVR 254, including three HDMI inputs, connections for external amplifiers, EzSet/EQ technology to fine-tune your system to the acoustics of your room, and an RS-232 port for future firmware upgrades. Perhaps the highest recommendation of all? As do all Harman Kardon A/V receivers, the AVR 254 features a high-current, ultrawide-bandwidth design for maximum fidelity.

Features:
Harman-exclusive Logic 7 Movie, Music, and game surround sound processing in 5.1 and 7.1 channels
HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color and Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processing with upscaling to 1080p
EzSet/EQ equalization for quick and accurate system setup
Full Suite of Dolby surround decoding, including Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus
XM Tuner Ready