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Date: 2008-06-17 Great receiver for video / audio needs I have had this product for about a month and this receiver gets the job done. No change in video via hdmi since it is a passthrough I have no loss in 1080p. I have hooked up 7.1 surround and the sound is real good. I grew up in the receiver era that you will see Dolby Digital, DTS logo on the receiver. Most of today's HDDVD, Blu-ray players decode the signal at the player and it will display PCM MULTI HDMI logo on the receiver which it is the same sound and there is no loss in sound there. There are a wide range of surround formats that you can choose from. The remote is big with alot of buttons, but with alot of options, that works for me. You can display temperature on the receiver if you have concerns about the heat. No problem there. The speaker's auto calibration is cool. Hooked up PS3, Toshiba A3 HDDVD player, Time Warner DVR and it all plays beautifully. Overall, it is a good investment present and future. Date: 2008-06-10 Great Receiver for the price This receiver was exactly what I was looking for. It handles my Directv HD Receiver,Xbox360 and PS3 perfectly with unbelievably high-quality sound and I am still using some 10 year old Kenwood speekers. I can't imagine how good it will sound with updated speakers. I would highly recommend this receiver for avid movie watchers and gaming enthusiasts. Date: 2008-06-09 Onkyo TX-SR705 This receiver fits my needs perfectly. I have surround sound in the great room and speakers in all of the other rooms as well as the front and back patios. I am able to play music from any media in all rooms and patios while still watching TV with the surround sound in the Great Room. And this all from one receiver. Date: 2008-06-07 review Product arrived on time. Took a week playing with settings to get the sound I wanted. User/Setup manual needs a thorough Index. Seems like a good unit, but does run quite hot to the touch. Time will tell the whole story. Date: 2008-06-05 Good receiver for the price, almost perfect. Based on website and magazine positive reviews picked the Onkyo 705. Amazon had a good price on it plus I wanted something that had Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master decoding. It took me awhile from researching forums and later Onkyo's site's FAQ about why I didn't see True HD or DTS HD display on the receiver when viewing a Blu Ray on my PS3. Found out that the PS3 decodes the audio internally vs. the receiver, which then only displays PCM HDMI Multichannel. Just wanted an easier way to confirm I was getting the best audio signal. Also I wish the reciver's display showed a diagram w/ the current outputs channel (2 channel vs 5.1 vs 7.1). My other Yamaha receiver has little boxes (that represents each speaker) that light up for the current surround mode. I had to reposition the rack shelves to get more air space since the top of the receiver does get really hot as others have mentioned. All in all though, good bang for the buck. Like someone else mentioned, the thick user manual is somewhat hard to figure out.
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