I’ve inherited a Harman Kardon AVR 100. The problem is that after trying to determine what it’s used for, all I got was confused and a headache. I have no home electronics other than a flat screen tv, a blu-ray player, a PS3 console, a 6 disk CD player, a DVR for my cable tv service, and an Apple computer. I have no idea whether all, some, or none of those components would be used with the AVR 100.

Although I couldn’t determine what the AVR 100 does, it apparently lacks a few things that today’s electronics have [though I don’t understand the implications of what it’s lacking]. That being so, and since it was free, I’d be willing to pay some money to “upgrade” its abilities so I can use it.

So, to all of the experts out there, here are my questions:

What does the HK AVR 100 intended to do?

Short of trashing the HK AVR 100 and buying something new, and considering the components I have, what would you do in a best case scenario to get the most out of the HK AVR 100? (and please include what you would consider to be reasonable equipment purchases to achieve your best case scenario.)

Thanks.