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Only @ Best BuySafeguard your A/V devices with this Rocketfish RF-HTS1215 surge protector, which features 2 outlets with 1500 joules of protection to protect connected wall chargers and devices against power surges and spikes. The low-profile design is ideal for placement behind your flat-panel TV.
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Nice unit with HIGH Joules Rating
on June 22, 2017
Posted by: Marko
Verified Purchase:Yes
That's about it, except for the nice little light that tells you it is still "unmolested" by a voltage spike... It is nicely compact and has the best Joules per dollar ratio of any other unit I looked at. (Joules are how much power it can shunt away from your equipment before failing...)
My Best Buy number: 4166784156
My Best Buy number: 4166784156
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Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
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Perfect for Me & much better than first Onkyo...
on June 15, 2017
Posted by: Marko
Verified Purchase:Yes
Let me list up front the worst things about this Yamaha, compared to the similar Onkyo TX-SR353 that I had paid about $60 less for:
- While they both have stupid gray-on-black labels, the Onkyo was not as insulting to my eyesight as the Yamaha... I COULD read the face of the main unit on the former, but with the smaller, duller Yamaha labels I HAVE to use the remote.
- Speaking of the remote, the Yamaha lacks both the dedicated Treble & Base rocker buttons, and even a Display or Info button to mimic the Info button on the front display of the unit.
- Speaking of the remote, the Yamaha lacks both the dedicated Treble & Base rocker buttons, and even a Display or Info button to mimic the Info button on the front display of the unit.
Now for the more IMPORTANT aspects: The Onkyo would not work properly with my simple Comcast X1-to-Receiver-to-Sony XBR TV... The HDMI/ARC/CEC functions are listed in the Onkyo's advertising and little "Quick Start" guide, but in the full manual downloaded from their site, and in USE, there are several provisos about the unit not being guaranteed to work with the back & forth data. In my case, turning off the (2016) Sony TV did NOT turn off the amp, but instead switched it to another Input... Worse, turning the TV back on did not return the amp to the appropriate input. These were deal-breakers for both inconvenience as well as power & heat when not in use, installed behind a closed cabinet door.
The Yamaha has similar audio properties - and neither one is entirely intuitive when it comes to inputs & outputs - but it does exactly what it is SUPPOSED to do: Turn off the TV & the amp turns off; Turn the TV back on and the amp turns back on to the same input.
In summary, acoustically similar for sound power & features, about 700 Watts which is plenty for a non-audiophile, but the CEC controls thru the HDMI cables work as advertised.
My Best Buy number: 4166784156
My Best Buy number: 4166784156
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Build your home cinema system around this Onkyo 5.1-channel A/V receiver. It includes audio decoders that translate 5.1 sound for the perfect listening experience, and discrete amps ensure completely accurate audio control. Upconvert your video using HDMI, or use the integrated Bluetooth to stream to this Onkyo 5.1-channel A/V receiver directly from your smartphone.
Posted by: Marko
Verified Purchase:Yes
Spent a day installing & adjusting this thing with my VERY simple Sony TV & Comcast X1 Box.... Everything eventually worked beautifully - until I turned it OFF!
It turns out, unlike the main advertising and the tiny manual included with the unit, when you download the complete manual from their website that this unit is NOT guaranteed to work with HDMI ARC & CEC... What this means, in my case, is that turning off the TV does NOT turn off the Onkyo, but rather the unit switched to another INPUT! (Check the Web about this...) If it would switch BACK when you turn the TV back on, it wouldn't be a big deal - but it doesn't. It keeps running & generating heat, but doesn't 'click' back to the Cable Box input when you turn the TV back on... This is a complete deal-breaker when the Onkyo is in a cabinet where the infrared can't get to it...
I replaced it with a Yamaha that works perfectly with the HDMI/ARC/CEC system, but I will admit that the Onkyo has a much better Remote Control.
My Best Buy number: 4166784156
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Pristine images and easy wireless content are yours with this Sony 55-inch 4K LED TV. Ultra-high-definition imagery is assured thanks to the 4K resolutions, and you can find content for this TV using the smart media player and integrated Wi-Fi. Four HDMI inputs ensure you can connect this Sony 55-inch 4K LED TV to a variety of consoles and devices.
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5
Excellent Salesman, Excellent Deal...
on January 12, 2017
Posted by: Marko
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is my first Sony, and I'm very happy with a 55-inch, 4K, UHD, HDR10, LCD/LED set for a sale price of $700 (plus a hefty full-service Geek Squad 5-year service contract.)
I'm sure that I can't use full names, but 'Robert' at the Salem Oregon Best Buy was reeeeeally helpful in bringing me up to speed (yes, this is my FIRST flat-panel TV...) I'm not a hyper-cinema guy, but I did need a set with good brightness in a large great-room, loudness until I get a Dolby system going, and a WIDE viewing capability across that large room. I can't imagine how much better the 2 higher-level models get, but this 700d series Sony is just great! 50% volume will blow you out of the room despite what others have said, and the picture, resolution & color do NOT change across the full stated 178 degrees of view...
The web's reviews always seemed to concentrate on how deep the colors & contrast are with (limited) HDR content, or how well it upscales HD content to near-UHD... Well, what I was concerned with is actually what is proudly proclaimed on the side of the box (and even the box on the 55" is well engineered for unpacking!): "Upscale Everything You Watch!".
I and my Christmas guests were amazed at how much better regular SD programming looks on a screen that is over twice the size of the conventional SD television that it replaced! It used to be that stretching limited resolution to a larger screen gave you a worse picture. Not so with the computer 'engines' in this set. Once you get all the (MANY) settings the way you want, you never worry whether a given channel has an HD version - though I was surprised how many 'basic' channels DO now have HD versions up in the 700's on Comcast...
Unlike the higher models, this set has LEDs arrayed evenly across the back of the set instead of using edge lighting on two sides and light-pipes... Originally I liked the fact that this created less concentrated heat on the store model, even though it makes the TV a bit thicker. But really, just how thin does it need to be? More importantly, even without the added contrast benefit of 'local dimming' that they did NOT program into it, I have to say that the brightness is absolutely dead even from corner to corner.
All of the Smart TV features are great, from Youtube to Crackle (a Sony/Columbia TV & movie internet channel) to Chromecast-ability... There is another function for cellophones, but with Chrome & "Videostream" on your regular computers you can flash anything on your drive or on the web onto your nice, big hi-def television. However, to be fair, I've yet to find an app for true web-surfing, and I'm not sure if the TV will take a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse... It does work with BT headphones.
Well, I think that is it for now. Despite spending $160 on the 5-year Service Plan, I'm hoping & expecting to get many years of pleasure from this television - or should I say this "small computer with a great big monitor"?
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My Best Buy number: 4166784156
My Best Buy number: 4166784156
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Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
My smart tv only has a toslink output and it seems to only output bitstream for any internet source such as Netflix or Youtube, even if it is set to output pcm. Will the Yamaha receiver process a bitstream signal via its toslink input?
Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
I have not been able to sync my iphone 7 with this unit, i select bluetooth, click enter and it says searching for 5 seconds, but nothing shows up on my iphones bluetooth and nothing happens on the receiver? what am i doing wrong?
Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
I am not sure if this was really asked, but is there a way to have everything connected via HDMI and still be able to view TV without having the system on? I thought the pass-thru feature was supposed to allow this?
Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
Does it have voltage selector on the back for 110-120V/220-240V switching?
Drive music to your loudspeakers in your home cinema system with this Yamaha A/V receiver. Extraordinary 5.1-channel performance delivers absolutely precise sound perfectly in sync with your video, and it supports 4K resolutions so that you can enjoy equally stunning visuals. This Yamaha A/V receiver can connect to Bluetooth for direct streaming from your smartphone or tablet.
Where is the balance control on this receiver?
Frustratingly, neither HTR I bought has a simple Balance function. However, if you don't like the way the automatic Setup Microphone does its job, you CAN go into setup and adjust the individual speaker up or down. For example, I punched up the center speaker to hear the dialog better...
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