The 1050 does lack Pro Logic II and THX. If you were planning to watch a lot of cable TV, Pro Logic II could be useful (it's a refinement of Pro Logic that can make a two-channel source sound more convincingly like surround). THX is basically a refinement of Dolby Digital -- I don't consider it a loss, especially at the 1050's price point. As for an HDCD decoder, do you have any HDCD-encoded CD's? I know of only one in my collection.

The 1050 does have quite good DAC's (digital-to-analog converters) for a receiver in its price range. It also has the "core" movie audio formats: Dolby Digital and DTS, plus a proprietary "EX" decoding process called "6.1 Surround" that I consider at least as good as Dolby Digital EX. As some other 1050 owners may tell you, the 1050 also offers very good sound and a lot more power than the 65W/channel rating may suggest.

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