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I have had great luck with this receiver. Great product for a knock out price.
The Yamaha won't turn off with anything other than its own remote, which by the way, is very weak. Biggest disappointment is not being able to use my Sony universal remote. Easy to connect everything especially using the HDMI outputs. Very good sound with 7 speakers (using Bose for all but the 2 rear which I installed Niles in wall flush mount. Overall, satisfied but there are better units out there for the same price.
2. And the issue that "Power" turns it on. The Menu, Guide, Info and Exit mimic the Time Warner also. "Stand by" turns it off. So yeah, even your universal remote is going to need one button to power on and another to power it off.As for finding a comfortable remote.
The DVR or DVD play section work for the Tuner presets with head to head teaching. The close out price. For the phonograph connectors (I have a few albums:) Older models don't have hdmi and many newer models don't have phonograph connectors. So if that is a concern with other models, you might check for a manual).I agree with others about this remote. After looking at many, including the Harmony models online (Which are surely easier to program). I was used to the Time Warner remotes like the URSU-8700L. I bought the Universal WR7 at Walmart for under near the price of a blu-ray movie.
Under Sat/Cab, these 4 can function for the A, B, C, D of the Time Warner remote. It has four buttons across the bottom just like the 4 Yamaha scene buttons. comfortable. I primarily bought this unit for 1. It is not. For the two hdmi inputs with one hdmi output and 3. (But I believe their manuals, available online, might suggest how to connect.
Chapter advance (+-) for A-E group and fast forward and rewind (>>,
A wise idea. I think that holds true this time too.Had some shipping issues to Alaska and the unit appeared to have taken some "hits" as there is a small (barely noticeable) crease in the bezel where some ape dropped it. I had plenty of "room" on the amp to adjust for this draw so just commenting.My system is hooked to Bose 301 bookshelf R/L that date from about 1982 (the stereo shop guy said there wasn't much out there better for my small living room although I had considered a Yamaha sound bar). The unit functions flawlessly so it is pretty tough.The sound quality is excellent. I may hook up the HDMI when I get a blue ray down the road but then again I have heard others who ran into problems with older components and compatibilty.All in all a great box for the money.
I primarily intended to upgrade my old 1980 Pioneer SX-6 because it had too few I/O and I decided on an AVR to get the video conversions. The auto sensor is easy to use and does a passable job. I have a Yamaha subwoofer and center channel. (Not sure what if any quality is to be gained using HDMI just one less cable). I am not using the HDMI channel since it is not down scalable: I use the component video and the optical audio which are a formidable pair and this AVR will upscale just about every signal for output on these channels.
I use about 3 or 4 modes: standard and enhanced stereo in either 2 channel or 7 channel, the dolby II and often the virtual surround which is really good for some cable TV movies and DVDs.I noticed a volume decrease when I hooked up the center channel speaker but that may be the speaker not the unit. I bought Yamaha products many years ago and was very pleased with quality and performance. The built-in sound functions are too numerous IMO and are more a sales gimmick than anything. I also considered the Onkyo machines as these were cheaper for the features but after surfing the net (and contacting Onkyo) I decided that they have a higher rate of "issues" and seemingly a higher failure rate (YGWYPF) There were also several internet gripes about Onkyo's warranty repair system. I only have it hooked up as a 3.1 system so far since I hate running wires across the floor and as yet I'm too lazy to wire the floors/walls.
I live off the beaten path and don't have a repair center to take things to, so while it was a close choice, I paid a couple more bucks for the Yamaha.
Very nice receiver, but the operation of it requires almost a degree in engineering (which I have, but still had to study the manual - which of course engineers don't like to do). The sound is great and it has more features than you can imagine once you figure them out.
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