Need a mid-class receiver to replace my Denon 4810CI

[Drakul]

I'm about to finish my HT room and my Denon 4810 is going in there so I need to find a replacement for it in the gameroom.

I don't need anything too high-end and this is what I'm looking for.

Uses:
- Cable TV
- Gaming pre current gen (NES to PS2-Xbox-Wii)
- The occasional DVD when not using the HT.

Needs:
- HDMI upconversion
- Composite, S-video, Component inputs (this is a must as I need to plug in various very old consoles in there)

Would like:
- 1 of each input (hdmi, comps and S-video as well as optical and RCA) to be forward facing on the front of the AVR, at least as many as possible.

Don't care about 4K, anything above 5.1, multi-room.

I realize that to get this I might have to go at least 1-2 generations back but if I can avoid it I'd would prefer.

I appreciate all the advice in advance.

[AV_Integrated]

The front inputs I haven't seen on any A/V receiver, but you can pretty easily just bring cables around and have a pass-thru plate made to bring cable connections to the front as you would like. I certainly wouldn't recommend that you base your receiver decision on what front connectivity it has.

That said, about anything from the Denon/Yamaha/Pioneer lineup with the features you want will be a quality product. Onkyo delivers a lot of bang for the buck, but doesn't have the same reliability as the others.

[Drakul]

The front inputs I haven't seen on any A/V receiver, but you can pretty easily just bring cables around and have a pass-thru plate made to bring cable connections to the front as you would like. I certainly wouldn't recommend that you base your receiver decision on what front connectivity it has.

That said, about anything from the Denon/Yamaha/Pioneer lineup with the features you want will be a quality product. Onkyo delivers a lot of bang for the buck, but doesn't have the same reliability as the others.

Yeah I read about the Onkyo issues so I decided to avoid the headache.
I bought the Yamaha RX-2000, it seems to fit my needs nicely.