expired Posted by c627627 • Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022 9:39 PM
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expired Posted by c627627 • Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022 9:39 PM
Costco Members: Yamaha TSR-700 7.1-Channel Network A/V Receiver
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Shipping was to Salt Lake City, Utah. From Buffalo it took about six days out. The unit was repaired and sent back to me the same day it was delivered. United Radio asked me a few questions before doing the repair, but it was a quick and painless process. It was another six days shipping to get back to me. Everything worked/works great with my XSX. Zero issues on my end with it plugged into my 7.1 system and my Sony X900H. I mean, the sound might take a few seconds to kick in when I start up my XSX from sleep, but that's about the only glitch I've noticed (if it even is one... it's so minor I don't care).
I don't know that there's a way to tell from the serial number if it has been fixed already, but I do know that when you load it up, if you use the display to show the firmware version, if there is a * by it, the repair has been done. United Radio did flash the latest firmware on it before sending back. I had no settings to backup (still fresh from factory), but they would have backed up and restored settings, too, if needed.
It was about as smooth as you could hope, and considering I was about as far away from Utah as you could get during the holiday rush, shipping time was more than reasonable. If you're closer you'll probably get it turned around even quicker, I imagine.
I'm not an audiophile. I replaced an older Yamaha system I had that couldn't do 4K and it works pretty much the same. I don't need to tweak things, it just needs to work, and it does for me. I hear the app is far more useful in setting things up than the on screen menus (which are slow and clunky), but I haven't bothered syncing my unit to my network, because if I ever need to update the firmware, I'll just use a USB.
I also only paid $320 for it in 2020 (which included a 5% non-member fee). I'd do it again for sure, because the price was more than worth it. Are there better units? Probably. But for the price I got it at and for my use case, I think it's worth it. I'd probably find it worth it at $440, too, but again, there may be "better" units at that price now, I don't know.
Last note: if you do need to ship it in for the repair, take everything out (e.g., remote). Make sure to take off the wireless antenna, too. I didn't realize they came off, so they asked me about them and they took them off and shipped it back. I'm not sure why they thought I might not want them back, but.. whatever. They came back and all is well.
The PS5 currently tops out at 32gbps when displaying 4k/120 HDR 4:2:2
The Xbox Series X tops out at 40gbps when displaying 4k/120 HDR 4:4:4
The Yamaha will not be able to handle the top bandwidth of these new consoles, each console will however downsample the chroma to 4:2:0 at 4k/120 HDR, so you will get 4k/120 in HDR with this box. Downsampling chroma is generally unnoticeable, but where it does make a difference is in background detail, where the downsampled video will have more blur and look softer. So if you have a fancy OLED and just bought a new console and want the best picture quality available, this receiver will be a weak link and you'll be getting a (slightly) worse picture than what the new systems are capable of outputting. Example of chroma subsampling from wikipedia: https://upload.wikimedi
To get the best picture you should at least be looking for a 40gbps receiver.
You want to look at wattage at 8 ohms.
It is pathetic 67W at 8 ohms for that Sony STR-DH790.
Beware of manufacturers advertising wattage values at 6 ohms.
Run when you see that - it's a trap!
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The examples a costco gave me were pretty compelling. First, the fact that costco electronics and appliances have their own unique model number. Even if it's by only one digit, or an astrice added to the end, etc. This applies to monitors, printers, appliances, etc etc. For instance the Netgear nighthawk router I purchased - similar model # as the main one sold everywhere else, and it can even be flashed with that firmware, BUT, there are 1 or 2 SMALL differences that 99.9% of the users wouldn't notice. Or, maybe it's to track the different warranty? You'll notice that the exact product from Costco vs Bestbuy often carry different manufacture warranties.
On this unit here, it's a VERY large model number change - why call it a TSR-700 when it's a RX-V6A? What's the point?
Why would a manufacturer ONLY give a unique model # to versions sold at Costco? Why would they even care?
Anyway, makes you wonder, and it has been coming up a lot lately. And perhaps I'm bitter given my new dishwasher that Costco has been trying to fix for 9 months LOL
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Why throw away something that works but not quite at 100% of specs? Make a new model and sell it at a discount
I'm not saying anything as fact - just sharing what I've heard for conversation. Don't shoot the messenger lol.
It's pretty simple - just go to you receiver's local IP address/setup. So for instance, mine is:
http://10.0.0.90/setup
Once you pop that in (replacing the IP with whatever your local IP is, of course) - an entire menu system pops up.
Check out this video for the full scoop!: https://youtu.be/YFA7KBMvLNs?t=1
which is said because all compensation techniques, be on tv or receiver, focus on delay audio. in the eARC case, i need delay video.
not all game matters (and certainly doesn't matter in movie/tv), but the difference is about heard the sound on the press of the button, vs hear the sound when you about to release the button. once you notice, you cannot un-notice.
which was why i had to upgrade my AVR
https://www.costco.com/.product.733360
Here are all the specs - they blow Denon out of the water:
https://www.onkyousa.co
You will not see Onkyo in the stores. They all sell out minutes after Costco unloads them off the ship container.
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