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Part of the Big Game Savings Flyer.
Until 2/7 Previous front page deal at this price. Must be a Costco member. Currently available in store only. Call your local warehouse or 1-800-774-2678
Call Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm PT
Call Saturday to Sunday, 8am to 5pm PT to check local availability. I saw in warehouse this weekend.
Future firmware updates to get all the features working. Check the November thread to see issues and answers.
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Major features:
7.1 channel (with two mono subwoofer outputs)
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirPlay, Spotify Connect, and Yamaha's MusicCast Multi-Room Capabilities
7 HDMI Inputs & 1 Outputs with HDCP 2.3
4K Ultra HD, HDR10 and Dolby Vision
YPAO Reflected Sound Control for Auto-calibrated Sound Tuning
https://www.costco.com/yamaha-tsr...86465.html OOS Online
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I'm also not totally impressed with most of the settings being on the tiny LCD screen vs HDMI out to the tv, why they don't use a 55+ tv to display features vs the tiny LCD screen is odd, unless I'm missing something.
My old onkyo receiver finally gave up the second time even after I re-soldered new capacitors onto the HDMI board about 3 years ago. Since it was 1080p standard, I wanted to upgrade to 4k. This receiver fit the bill because I wanted to experience 4k with atmos before I take a dive into more expensive receivers. Since no other receivers are really out this year that don't have hdmi 2.1 issues (panasonic chip), then this is the cheapest option to have that experience if they do fix the hdmi 2.1 issues.
For $330 it's worth a gamble to see if they fix the issues, or if you aren't running 4k/120hz quite yet.
I'm also not totally impressed with most of the settings being on the tiny LCD screen vs HDMI out to the tv, why they don't use a 55+ tv to display features vs the tiny LCD screen is odd, unless I'm missing something.
I puled this from a Reddit [reddit.com] post: "You can access all the settings via web browser. Just type in the IP address of your AVR /Setup, and have it all on your computer screen. Helps avoid using the weak menu system. Example http://192.168.55.555/Setup"
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There's a reason its a blow out price....
I bought one in November and it came with a note to update the firmware right away, which I did, but there were still a ton of issues with eArc sound cutting out or switching inputs randomly. Does no one use this receiver before they produce and ship it? Are there other problems with longevity that they failed to detect in their rush to ship the unit? There's literally hundreds of people who noted those issues within days of using it. Even if they've fixed those issues now, its clear they shipped the product without much testing at all and I didn't sign up for the Yamaha beta program. They knew it was unreliable when they shipped.... that's why they included a note to update the firmware.
I bought one in November and it came with a note to update the firmware right away, which I did, but there were still a ton of issues with eArc sound cutting out or switching inputs randomly. Does no one use this receiver before they produce and ship it? Are there other problems with longevity that they failed to detect in their rush to ship the unit? There's literally hundreds of people who noted those issues within days of using it. Even if they've fixed those issues now, its clear they shipped the product without much testing at all and I didn't sign up for the Yamaha beta program. They knew it was unreliable when they shipped.... that's why they included a note to update the firmware.
If the state of the firmware for the device has any correlation to the effort they put into the hardware, you're going to be disappointed!
I don't hate Yamaha - I use one of their other AV receivers daily - but this was a disappointment.
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