Sony @ CEDIA - 26 screenshots of the PSP-inspired receiver GUI

Sony has big plans to reinvent A/V receiver's GUIs. Even though receivers have been equipped with on-screen menus for a couple of years now, we have never seen one that the less-then-technically-inclined can use efficiently. But Sony has taken the cross-bar interface from the PSP along with the upcoming PS3 and worked it into the STR-DA5200ES. They demo'd the interface for us but it just wasn't good 'nough for our readers; we wanted more. Thus we present to you an internal Sony Powerpoint slideshow showing everything the STR-DA5200ES GUI has to offer. NOTE: We stripped out the extra stuff around the images so you can get a better look at the GUI.

26 screenshots follow after the link.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2006 6:29PM]

That looks very nice. Is this a quality reciever otherwise though? My understanding is that Sony isnt known for incredible audio products. I'm in the market for a new reciever myself and may be interested in this if the audio quality is good too.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2006 7:33PM]

No sony is not usually considered very good on thier regular audio receivers and thier es line is ok but for the money you can get a mucg better sounding receiver from yamaha or onkyo