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  1. John Dirk

    Advice on a New Receiver (TrueHD, DTS-HD)

    Interesting information, and I bet the reading I got was actually the Celsius temperature [65]. Us Americans aren't used to seeing temp displayed that way. Based on my research, I was expecting to see both Celsius an Fahrenheit readings. I wonder if this can be changed. Anyway, there are...
  2. John Dirk

    Advice on a New Receiver (TrueHD, DTS-HD)

    I took delivery of the Onkyo TX-SR805 Friday afternoon. As others have pointed out, this one's heavier than what you might expect. About 55 pounds I think, and it appears to be built like a tank. It was a snap to set up. The back panel was logically laid out. The best I've seen in any AVR to...
  3. John Dirk

    Advice on a New Receiver (TrueHD, DTS-HD)

    I'll keep you posted through the forum on my experience with the Onkyo. "No" I don't currently own a Blu Ray or HD DVD player. That will be changing soon though. John
  4. John Dirk

    Advice on a New Receiver (TrueHD, DTS-HD)

    Just ordered the Onkyo SR805. I'll plan on adding a cooling fan, although my research indicates there are already 2 inside the unit. I know it's not a strong performer in video scaling, but I'll probably let my projector handle this task. Other than that it appears to have everything I will need...
  5. John Dirk

    Advice on a New Receiver (TrueHD, DTS-HD)

    I'm in the exact same position as you. Regardless of what has been said, my Yamaha RX-V2500 [other than the annoying OSD issue] has performed flawlessly and I have never been able to make it break a sweat power wise. Feature wise, I like what I see from the Onkyo 875, but I have read all sorts...
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