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  1. Cory O

    FM Reception on the new Yamaha HTR-5760

    Just bought the new Yamaha HTR-5760 7.1 digital receiver Friday night and I love it. The only thing I have seen that I'm kind of disappointed in is the FM reception. I don't mean that the stations have a lot of static. I mean that 99% of the stations have a loud gurgling noise. Local stations in...
  2. Cory O

    Hooking up DVD player to digital receiver basic question

    If I'm going to hook up my dvd player to my new digital receiver using the optical cable for surround sound, does this connection still need to be the one I use for normal music? I had heard at one time it was best to hook up the rca cables to listen to CD's. I didn't know if this advice was...
  3. Cory O

    A Good Authorized online dealer to purchase Yamaha receiver

    I've read the ins and outs on warrenty issues if you don't purchase from an authorized dealer. I'm interested in buying the Yammy HTR-5760 receiver due to all of the wonderful reviews I've read from here. I'm going to Best Buy to get my hands on it first just to make sure I do indeed want that...
  4. Cory O

    Yamaha 5740 Vs 5760?

    I've heard that you want to order from an authorized dealer due to the manufacters warrenty. The price on the 5760's is great especially compared to the $499 price at best buy. I heard that JR.com is authorized and they have this receiver for $399.00 with free shipping. Any cheaper authorized...
  5. Cory O

    Yamaha receivers compared to Onkyo

    I've had a great Onkyo receiver for the past 10 years which is an old Pro Logic II. Now it's time to upgrade. Well, it's actually way past time to upgrade. I've been looking at the present Onkyo's but I've also been looking at the Yamaha's. Does Yamaha have the oversized "guts" like the Onkyos...
  6. Cory O

    Buying new TV - Do I really need to worry about DVI connections?

    I've been looking at the 36" HDTV's to purchase but the Sonys and the JVC's are the only ones that have DVI connections. The sony is too big for my entertainment system and the JVC can't be bought around here. There are plenty of good sets from Toshiba and Panny I'd love to have but they have no...
  7. Cory O

    buying new 36" flatscreen - go analog or digital

    I'm fixing to buy a new TV set hopefully this weekend and upgrade from my 27". I want a 4:3 flat screen to use as the primary TV in our house. Our living room is small, so we need to stick with a tube TV. My wife and I watch about 85% digital cable, 15% DVD. After watching widescreen DVD's on a...
  8. Cory O

    Are there any 36" Flat Screen HDTV worth having

    I've been looking into the 36" Flat Screen HDTV capable TV's right now to upgrade from my 27". I'm not interested in widescreen but would like a picture big enought to handle the black bars with 16:9 compression. I've looked at the Panasonics, Hitachi's, and Sonys. I hear good and bad things...
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