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I purchased this on advance order so was one of the "beta testers." If it wasn't for the firmware updates which were obtained through an audio video forum, I would be very unhappy with this purchase due to several serious problems with this unit and others produced in 2007. Onkyo continues to fail to address this issue so many of us who belong to the forum do not even use the Reon. No information about them is posted on the Onkyo website. The unit can only be updated using the serial port.
It's unfortunate rather than make their product better for their existing customers they continue to choose to ignore us. Since Onkyo hasn't been forthcoming about updates and they have now released their new product line, it is not likely there will be any more firmware updates. Hopefully they don't or they will be in the same boat the rest of us who bought the 2007 line are in. If it wasn't for the firmware updates obtained throught the forum I would have given the unit 2 stars. I will never buy another Onkyo product again. There have been 3 firmware updates since the release last fall which addressed most of the problems including audio lock on problems.
People purchasing the new product line have not yet confirmed on the audio video forum whether the new line has the same issue. Poor customer support and the last remaining issue give it a 3. Customer support is worthless. The last remaining problem is a color space issue when using the Reon.
Hookup and setup were very easy, audio and video are perfect, and my powered zone 2, which I use for whole-house audio, greatly improved the sound compared to my old Sony A/V receiver. It lives up to all its billing.
It is worth the money especially at the price offered now. Updating the unit has been a pain but with a little know how isn't hard. Good luck finding anything much better. See my review regarding the onkyo 875. I went ahead with the 905 in February and have been very pleased.
Lets see.Sirius and XM features, etc. I loved the on screen menu which was very intuitive, I did not have to open the manual. The video up conversion has made my HD picture even more crisp, I am very impressed with that as well. I plugged in the included microphone and immediately the setup screen popped up and told me where to place the microphone and after about 20 min of it sending sounds though the speakers it knew exactly the distance of all my speakers I was really impressed with that function it made setup a whole lot easier, plus the sound that comes from it now is INCREDIBLE.
The Onkyo TX-NR905 is the best receiver that I have ever owned. I highly recommend this receiver.I also highly recommend the Panamax M4300-PM for your power supply filtration needs. There a ton of other features that makes this so worth the money for example the ipod connection, HD radio, The built in ethernet allows you to access the built in web server so you can use your computers browser (Safari, Mozilla or Internet Exploder) and enter internet radio stations. I replaced my previous Onkyo receiver which was a TX-DS989 and at the time was a excellent receiver.
and it is because of this new feature it is more accurate than I or anyone could be with speaker configuration. I like that it displays the voltage on the front and has nice LED lights that shine down on the receiver to give it a really nice ambience.Just a FYI Onkyo only will honor its warranty if you buy from a authorized dealer. The setup could not have been simpler. The most incredible feature is the Audessy speaker setup.
I haven't noticed the time delay the others talk about. usb port4. Otherwise, though, I found the setup to be super easy (and remember, I had to do this twice since I returned one), the sound is great, the HDMI inputs work like a dream, the speaker jacks are easy to deal with, even without banana plugs, and it looks really cool.I actually highly recommend this receiver if you have the same reasons for buying it that I did. Switching between the 2 hdmi outputs requires walking up to the receiver and pushing a button - there's no button on the remote. internet radio and hi-def radio built in5. 4 HDMI 1.3a inputs and 2 HDMI 1.3a outputs2. I wish it had wifi. The first one I bought had a short in the front right speaker jack, so I had to return it.
THX certificationIt's been great for me on all these points. The primary reasons for me choosing the TX-NR905s were:1. So, I want my blu-ray, my Tivo, my cable-box, and my upconverting DVD player to go through the first output (no upconversion), and I want my vcr to go through the second output to upconvert. If I switch from watching TiVo or a DVD to watching a videotape, I have to walk up to the receiver and press a button, and I can't program that button into my Harmony Universal Remote.3. J&R paid for shipping (both ways) and had UPS come to my house to pick it up.2.
Luckily, I bought it from J&R, so this was amazingly no-hassle, even with shipping. I wish there were 2 usb ports - one in front, one in back, so I could keep my hard drive connected all the time without it looking bad, and so I could add, say, my ipod on an ad-hoc basis from the front.5. So, if I do need to bring the receiver in to an Onkyo service dealer for say, a firmware upgrade, it's a major undertaking, being that it weighs almost as much as I do.4. So far, the sound has been amazing perfect and right on queue with my video equipment. It weighs almost 70 lbs. video upconversion to 1080p3.
This wouldn't be such a big deal (normally I'd only need 1 hdmi output), except that one of the hdmi outputs is used for upscaling and the other is not. I think one of the reviewers said he got his a year ago.I only have a few, very minor, complaints:1. ethernet port6. I haven't needed the firmware updates, but then, I JUST got it 2 weeks ago, so maybe the firmware updates are already in there.
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