Sometimes when people ask me to research a GREAT budget AV receiver I am truly amazed at the features and quality you can get for just a little bit of money. Sometimes though, I also find exactly what I would expect from budget gear - some basic features, and a lot of compromises that are going to make you want to upgrade, before that "new receiver" smell has worn off. Unfortunately, I would put the Sherwood RD-6500 in the latter category. While this receiver covers the audio portion of the receiver pretty well, only having access to composite video makes the receiver obsolete before you even get it home.
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