Decent Receivers

thor1182 · 07-14-08, 08:18 AM

looking to possibly upgrade my current receiver to something that supports HDMI because I have run out of HDMI ports on mt TV, and optical ports on my receiver. I have a yamaha one that's close to 5 years old that has served me well.

Thoughts?

Toss3 · 07-14-08, 08:58 AM

If you want to have a good receiver for the money - go with the Onkyo TX-SR606 or Yamaha RX-V663.

The Sony STR-DG820 should also be in the same price class, so one of these three should provide you with enough inputs for your HT setup and support for both dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.

Onkyo 140w/channel - Yamaha 145w/channel - Sony 100w/channel.

thor1182 · 07-14-08, 09:15 AM

wish the yamaha one had more hdmi inputs than it does. Right now I have a blu-ray player and a pc hooked up via hdmi, and the 360 using vga. I suppose seeing how the pc only needs video, that I can keep it connected straight to the tv if I have replace my 360 with one that has hdmi on it.

Toss3 · 07-16-08, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by thor1182

wish the yamaha one had more hdmi inputs than it does. Right now I have a blu-ray player and a pc hooked up via hdmi, and the 360 using vga. I suppose seeing how the pc only needs video, that I can keep it connected straight to the tv if I have replace my 360 with one that has hdmi on it.

Or then you just use component for the xbox360...

thor1182 · 07-16-08, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Toss3

Or then you just use component for the xbox360...

but what about 1080PEEEEEEEEEEE?

Toss3 · 07-16-08, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thor1182

but what about 1080PEEEEEEEEEEE?

If your lcd supports 1080p over vga I doubt it wouldn't support 1080p over component as well.

Redeemed · 07-17-08, 04:04 PM

I'm actually interested in both this Onkyo and this YAMAHA reciever. If I had my way I'd purchase both recievers.

They have more than enough connections for practically anything. Though they might be out of your price range. I didn't notice any place you specified how much you're wanting to spend...

**crainger** · 07-20-08, 02:28 AM

Best recievers...

http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/be...-receivers.asp

Redeemed · 07-20-08, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by crainger

Best recievers...

http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/be...-receivers.asp

thor1182 · 07-30-08, 11:51 AM

was thinking in the 400 range

ViN86 · 07-30-08, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by thor1182

but what about 1080PEEEEEEEEEEE?

1080p can be done over component.

Redeemed · 07-30-08, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by thor1182

was thinking in the 400 range

lol- yeah, those two receivers are incredibly pricey. I so can't wait to own one (or both) of 'em!

07-14-08, 08:18 AM	#1
thor1182 Spelling Expert?!? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Indy, IN Posts: 812	Decent Receivers looking to possibly upgrade my current receiver to something that supports HDMI because I have run out of HDMI ports on mt TV, and optical ports on my receiver. I have a yamaha one that's close to 5 years old that has served me well. Thoughts? __________________ -"Aqua 2": Water Cooled Intel i7 960, 12 GB DDR3 PC 12800, 3x Intel X-25-M 80 GB SSD RAID 0, SATA 1.5TB WD, EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Supper Clocked Water Cooled, ASUS P6X58D, Corsair 800D w/ Koolance cooling

07-14-08, 08:58 AM	#2
Toss3 .<<o>>. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 4,763	Re: Decent Receivers If you want to have a good receiver for the money - go with the Onkyo TX-SR606 or Yamaha RX-V663. The Sony STR-DG820 should also be in the same price class, so one of these three should provide you with enough inputs for your HT setup and support for both dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Onkyo 140w/channel - Yamaha 145w/channel - Sony 100w/channel. __________________ : :Asus Rampage II Gene : : Core i7 920 4011Mhz : : 6Gb 1600Mhz A-Data DDR3 : : Club3D Theatron Agrippa : : Intel 80GB SSD : : 2xSamsung F1 750Gb : : Sapphire 5850 @ 850/1225Mhz : : : :Benq FP241W : : Optoma HD80 Projector + 92" Screen : : Genelec 8020B speakers : : Sony MDR-XB700 Headphones : : Razer Lycosa : : Razer Lachesis : :

07-14-08, 09:15 AM	#3
thor1182 Spelling Expert?!? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Indy, IN Posts: 812	Re: Decent Receivers wish the yamaha one had more hdmi inputs than it does. Right now I have a blu-ray player and a pc hooked up via hdmi, and the 360 using vga. I suppose seeing how the pc only needs video, that I can keep it connected straight to the tv if I have replace my 360 with one that has hdmi on it. __________________ -"Aqua 2": Water Cooled Intel i7 960, 12 GB DDR3 PC 12800, 3x Intel X-25-M 80 GB SSD RAID 0, SATA 1.5TB WD, EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Supper Clocked Water Cooled, ASUS P6X58D, Corsair 800D w/ Koolance cooling

07-17-08, 04:04 PM	#7
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: Decent Receivers I'm actually interested in both this Onkyo and this YAMAHA reciever. If I had my way I'd purchase both recievers. They have more than enough connections for practically anything. Though they might be out of your price range. I didn't notice any place you specified how much you're wanting to spend...

07-20-08, 02:28 AM	#8
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: Decent Receivers Best recievers... http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/be...-receivers.asp

07-30-08, 11:51 AM	#10
thor1182 Spelling Expert?!? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Indy, IN Posts: 812	Re: Decent Receivers was thinking in the 400 range __________________ -"Aqua 2": Water Cooled Intel i7 960, 12 GB DDR3 PC 12800, 3x Intel X-25-M 80 GB SSD RAID 0, SATA 1.5TB WD, EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Supper Clocked Water Cooled, ASUS P6X58D, Corsair 800D w/ Koolance cooling