Costco Wholesale has for their
Members: Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel AV Receiver for
$499.99.
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About this product: - 7.2 Channel Dolby Atmos, DTS:X (5.2.2 Channel) with Zone 2
- Smart AV Receiver with Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, Tidal, Deezer, TuneIn and Multi-Room Audio Technologies
- 6 HDMI Inputs and 2 Outputs (Main with ARC, SUB)
- 4K Ultra HD, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
- Dynamic Audio Amplification with High-Current Low-Noise Power Transformer
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This might not be a big deal to many, but someone that is specifically looking for that capabilities, all the receivers are in the 700-800+ range for entry level stuff, so to have one that can do it in the $500 range is phenomenal, even though the brand ins Onkyo and is not favored as well by many die hard audiophiles.
Imo, this is a great buy, and I am someone who has spent about $15,000 on my home theater system. It's not right for me since I do 7.2.4 surround, but for someone maybe looking for high end audio in a normal family room, not like a dedicated home theater room, this is basically an awesome deal, and to have the security and backing of Costco to buy it from is even better, imo.
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I have been semi eyeing that receiver to replace an older Audyssey XT32 AVR I have due to its having Dirac room correction
But..I just got spoiled when you could buy deals on AVR's for 30-45% off MSRP
Or frankly with the Fry's deals more than that off MSRP....
I need to test but I may still be able to use amps in the HK
And for $400 to $500,ill buy another receiver if I need to. We are not pay over $1,000 for this Receiver.
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I pulled the trigger on Denon and audyssey setup is pretty good, still needs fine tuning after balancing. Once tuned the 3D surround in a 5.2.2 setup is VERY convincing. I'm not sure about Dirac, but I hear Denons room balancing is better. Denon WILL take you 2-3hrs of screwing around with settings, but that's the fun part for me. If you're impatient this Onkyo seems more streamlined out of the box, and slightly more updated at the cost of slightly less sound quality... but that is subjective
A lot of movies are shot at a specific frame rate, usually 24fps. So the actual reason why 120hz is beneficial is that 24 can be evenly divided to 24 (showing the same frame 5x) hence no frame skipping like you see with 60hz TVs. I will caveat this with a lot of TVs have the ability to lower the refresh rate down to 24hz so that will eliminate judder like a 120hz would. But the benefit with a 120hz is that regardless of the source (whether you're using Roku or Chromecast, etc), it can simply duplicate the frames evenly.
I have a 676 working pretty well now, but I'm still leery. I'll be in the market in the next couple months for an additional receiver and this new one is definitely a contender
If the Yamaha had dual HDMI outputs, I'd probably go with that based on previous experience
A lot of movies are shot at a specific frame rate, usually 24fps. So the actual reason why 120hz is beneficial is that 24 can be evenly divided to 24 (showing the same frame 5x) hence no frame skipping like you see with 60hz TVs. I will caveat this with a lot of TVs have the ability to lower the refresh rate down to 24hz so that will eliminate judder like a 120hz would. But the benefit with a 120hz is that regardless of the source (whether you're using Roku or Chromecast, etc), it can simply duplicate the frames evenly.
But if a device like a Roku does not actually output 120hz (mine doesn't) then the receiver is just upscaling the output to 120hz. How is that any difference between the receiver doing it and a 120hz TV doing it? Usually I would trust a good TV to do it better. Goes to my original question, what device can actually output 120hz natively to the receiver other than the latest game consoles?
I understand what you are saying, but it seems all theoretical unless you have the right hardware at every step. Or it seems that what you are saying is the benefit of 120Hz is inherent with the 120Hz Tv, and not necessarily about having HDMI 2.1.
I understand what you are saying, but it seems all theoretical unless you have the right hardware at every step. Or it seems that what you are saying is the benefit of 120Hz is inherent with the 120Hz Tv, and not necessarily about having HDMI 2.1.
There is a really good reason why movies aren't shot in 120fps... while it would look great on a native 120hz TV, everything would look it was played back in half speed on a 60hz TV. It would be unwatchable on about 75-80% of all TVs today lol.
24fps is just a industry standard that never went away because it is basically the lowest you can go while keeping things smooth and keeping costs down (back in the film era).
So your question doesn't really apply to movies. For games that's a different story because games arent filmed at a specific frame rate like captured video is. However you might notice in games with in-game cinema, you'll see the frame rate locked at 30 or sometimes 60fps.
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There is a really good reason why movies aren't shot in 120fps... while it would look great on a native 120hz TV, everything would look it was played back in half speed on a 60hz TV. It would be unwatchable on about 75-80% of all TVs today lol.
24fps is just a industry standard that never went away because it is basically the lowest you can go while keeping things smooth and keeping costs down (back in the film era).
So your question doesn't really apply to movies. For games that's a different story because games arent filmed at a specific frame rate like captured video is. However you might notice in games with in-game cinema, you'll see the frame rate locked at 30 or sometimes 60fps.
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