What is the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) connector on the Ultimate Receiver and TG-III used for?
The IEEE-1394 (Firewire) port is provided for future use once a standard is adopted and accepted by the major source component manufacturers. In the consumer electronics market, video transfers from camcorders to PCs are commonplace, while multichannel audio transfer schemes are not yet *fully* standardized such that equipment is interoperable among different manufacturers. Consumer audio companies currently shipping product with IEEE-1394 interfaces have incorporated their own proprietary systems. An optional IEEE-1394 update card will be made available for the Theater Grand III and IV if and when suitable market demand warrants it. Until such a time comes, the wide-bandwidth direct-path 8-channel input is intended to be used for such high-resolution sources.
