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Onkyo TX-SR805S 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Silver)
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Too hot and burnt
(1 out of 5) by Choy US on Nov 26, 2007 (California, CA)I read lots of good review from Amazon and then decided to buy the SR805(b).
I brought the SR805(b) Silver unit at Fry's at promotion price $699 together with Boss AM 10. Fry's advised me to buy the warranty in case it is burnt and they will replace a new one for me. I took the advise.
My cable box can output 1080i through the component to my 1080p HDTV. But once I connect the cable box to the SR805, it downgrades the signal to 720 and there is no way to upward convert the signal to 1080i/p for this unit. (Only SR875 can upward convert the s-video/component signals to 1080p). The spec said it is 1080p compatible, which means HDMI output only.
It is not so obvious by looking the spec for the 1080 upward conversion.
Also the switching time between modes is slow on the SR805.
After playing for a while, you could feel the heat generated by the unit - crazy hot. Everything works great at the beginning. However after 2 hours of operation, suddenly I heard a 'poke' sound and smokes came out of the unit when I switched it to play the CD music.
It was a bad experience, and I don't know why the unit doesn't have any circuit protection and why it generates the among of heat. I already use the power surge protector for the unit and I don't understand how come switching to CD mode could burnt the unit. That's a serious design and manufacturing defect and don't know if the unit needs to recall for safety reason.
I finally returned both unit to Fry's and the sales mentioned that everybody knows this unit generate lots of heat but no one report it burns. The sales also mentioned that Bose won't sell open item to customer and hence they need to return the AM 10 back to the manufacturer directly.
The sales asked me whether I want to replace one or select a new model.
I completely out of trust on the reliability of the Onkyo unit, as well as worrying on the power consumption on my electricity bill.
I went to Bose to purchase the Lifestyle V30. They said the model was almost sold out. I needed to ring up another store to reserve one.
The V30 works so great with much less heat, easy connect & setup, compact in size, fast switching modes. I got back all the 1080p signals!
The cons of V30 is that it only comes with 2 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output,and it only support 5.1 channels, whereas SR805 comes with 3 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output. SR875 comes with 4 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output, with more features like THX, 7.1 channels etc.
If you consider SR805 or SR875 $1500 + Bose AM 10 $1000, LS V30 is a good buy.
I brought the SR805(b) Silver unit at Fry's at promotion price $699 together with Boss AM 10. Fry's advised me to buy the warranty in case it is burnt and they will replace a new one for me. I took the advise.
My cable box can output 1080i through the component to my 1080p HDTV. But once I connect the cable box to the SR805, it downgrades the signal to 720 and there is no way to upward convert the signal to 1080i/p for this unit. (Only SR875 can upward convert the s-video/component signals to 1080p). The spec said it is 1080p compatible, which means HDMI output only.
It is not so obvious by looking the spec for the 1080 upward conversion.
Also the switching time between modes is slow on the SR805.
After playing for a while, you could feel the heat generated by the unit - crazy hot. Everything works great at the beginning. However after 2 hours of operation, suddenly I heard a 'poke' sound and smokes came out of the unit when I switched it to play the CD music.
It was a bad experience, and I don't know why the unit doesn't have any circuit protection and why it generates the among of heat. I already use the power surge protector for the unit and I don't understand how come switching to CD mode could burnt the unit. That's a serious design and manufacturing defect and don't know if the unit needs to recall for safety reason.
I finally returned both unit to Fry's and the sales mentioned that everybody knows this unit generate lots of heat but no one report it burns. The sales also mentioned that Bose won't sell open item to customer and hence they need to return the AM 10 back to the manufacturer directly.
The sales asked me whether I want to replace one or select a new model.
I completely out of trust on the reliability of the Onkyo unit, as well as worrying on the power consumption on my electricity bill.
I went to Bose to purchase the Lifestyle V30. They said the model was almost sold out. I needed to ring up another store to reserve one.
The V30 works so great with much less heat, easy connect & setup, compact in size, fast switching modes. I got back all the 1080p signals!
The cons of V30 is that it only comes with 2 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output,and it only support 5.1 channels, whereas SR805 comes with 3 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output. SR875 comes with 4 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output, with more features like THX, 7.1 channels etc.
If you consider SR805 or SR875 $1500 + Bose AM 10 $1000, LS V30 is a good buy.
6 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
blew up
(1 out of 5) by Angel B. Dugan on Apr 27, 2008 The sound was great, for 20 minutes then I heard a pop and smoke shot out the top of the unit, what a rip off!!!! Will be returning unit for a different brand.
11 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
It burnt after 2 hours of operation
(1 out of 5) by Choy US on Nov 26, 2007 (California, CA)I read lots of good review from Amazon and then decided to buy the SR805(b).
I brought the SR805(b) Silver unit at Fry's at promotion price $699 together with Boss AM 10. Fry's advised me to buy the warranty in case it is burnt and they will replace a new one for me. I took the advise.
My cable box can output 1080i through the component to my 1080p HDTV. But once I connect the cable box to the SR805, it downgrades the signal to 720 and there is no way to upward convert the signal to 1080i/p for this unit. (Only SR875 can upward convert the s-video/component signals to 1080p). The spec said it is 1080p compatible, which means HDMI output only.
It is not so obvious by looking the spec for the 1080 upward conversion.
Also the switching time between modes is slow on the SR805.
After playing for a while, you could feel the heat generated by the unit - crazy hot. Everything works great at the beginning. However after 2 hours of operation, suddenly I heard a 'poke' sound and smokes came out of the unit when I switched it to play the CD music.
It was a bad experience, and I don't know why the unit doesn't have any circuit protection and why it generates the among of heat. I already use the power surge protector for the unit and I don't understand how come switching to CD mode could burnt the unit. That's a serious design and manufacturing defect and don't know if the unit needs to recall for safety reason.
I finally returned both unit to Fry's and the sales mentioned that everybody knows this unit generate lots of heat but no one report it burns. The sales also mentioned that Bose won't sell open item to customer and hence they need to return the AM 10 back to the manufacturer directly.
The sales asked me whether I want to replace one or select a new model.
I completely out of trust on the reliability of the Onkyo unit, as well as worrying on the power consumption on my electricity bill.
I went to Bose to purchase the Lifestyle V30. They said the model was almost sold out. I needed to ring up another store to reserve one.
The V30 works so great with much less heat, easy connect & setup, compact in size, fast switching modes. I got back all the 1080p signals!
The cons of V30 is that it only comes with 2 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output,and it only support 5.1 channels, whereas SR805 comes with 3 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output. SR875 comes with 4 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output, with more features like THX, 7.1 channels etc.
If you consider SR805 or SR875 $1500 + Bose AM 10 $1000, LS V30 is a good buy.
I brought the SR805(b) Silver unit at Fry's at promotion price $699 together with Boss AM 10. Fry's advised me to buy the warranty in case it is burnt and they will replace a new one for me. I took the advise.
My cable box can output 1080i through the component to my 1080p HDTV. But once I connect the cable box to the SR805, it downgrades the signal to 720 and there is no way to upward convert the signal to 1080i/p for this unit. (Only SR875 can upward convert the s-video/component signals to 1080p). The spec said it is 1080p compatible, which means HDMI output only.
It is not so obvious by looking the spec for the 1080 upward conversion.
Also the switching time between modes is slow on the SR805.
After playing for a while, you could feel the heat generated by the unit - crazy hot. Everything works great at the beginning. However after 2 hours of operation, suddenly I heard a 'poke' sound and smokes came out of the unit when I switched it to play the CD music.
It was a bad experience, and I don't know why the unit doesn't have any circuit protection and why it generates the among of heat. I already use the power surge protector for the unit and I don't understand how come switching to CD mode could burnt the unit. That's a serious design and manufacturing defect and don't know if the unit needs to recall for safety reason.
I finally returned both unit to Fry's and the sales mentioned that everybody knows this unit generate lots of heat but no one report it burns. The sales also mentioned that Bose won't sell open item to customer and hence they need to return the AM 10 back to the manufacturer directly.
The sales asked me whether I want to replace one or select a new model.
I completely out of trust on the reliability of the Onkyo unit, as well as worrying on the power consumption on my electricity bill.
I went to Bose to purchase the Lifestyle V30. They said the model was almost sold out. I needed to ring up another store to reserve one.
The V30 works so great with much less heat, easy connect & setup, compact in size, fast switching modes. I got back all the 1080p signals!
The cons of V30 is that it only comes with 2 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output,and it only support 5.1 channels, whereas SR805 comes with 3 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output. SR875 comes with 4 HDMI input and 1 HDMI output, with more features like THX, 7.1 channels etc.
If you consider SR805 or SR875 $1500 + Bose AM 10 $1000, LS V30 is a good buy.
7 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
many dollars for few and unfriendly features
(2 out of 5) by David Furshpan on Aug 6, 2007 (Fflorida, USA)Onkyo decides that you need an oven in your entertainment-room. The 805 will not turn itself off. in standby it consumes just as much energy while heating itself like crazy.
no individual setting for different devices (volume, bass, subwoofer) are same for dvd. cd, etc. we all know that movies and classical music (or rock) require different settings.
The remote control is a joke - it has all the buttons for cd and dvd of the onkyo family - yet you do need to click DVD before it. This is so stupid that you want to make sure never to touch onkyo product ever again.
I had a Denon that smoothly allow one remote to control all its devices, retain various settings and display everything on the screen.
The oynk oynk dispaly some on the screen and some not.
Oh, at this pig oynk oynk is impossible to lift for its whight and lack of human engineering.
There is no up-conversion - it only transfer the video as is to the hdmi.
Save your money - invest in a better product or a cheaper one.
no individual setting for different devices (volume, bass, subwoofer) are same for dvd. cd, etc. we all know that movies and classical music (or rock) require different settings.
The remote control is a joke - it has all the buttons for cd and dvd of the onkyo family - yet you do need to click DVD before it. This is so stupid that you want to make sure never to touch onkyo product ever again.
I had a Denon that smoothly allow one remote to control all its devices, retain various settings and display everything on the screen.
The oynk oynk dispaly some on the screen and some not.
Oh, at this pig oynk oynk is impossible to lift for its whight and lack of human engineering.
There is no up-conversion - it only transfer the video as is to the hdmi.
Save your money - invest in a better product or a cheaper one.