Harman/kardon AVR 1565 - AV receiver - 5.1 channel

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Price Design Sound quality (to my taste) Supports most digital input formats Plenty of power

No HDMI pass-through Not PC-friendly when connected through HDMI Bad remote control design Bad on-screen menu

Price ; Design ; Sound quality (to my taste) ; Supports most digital input formats ; Plenty of power

No HDMI pass-through ; Not PC-friendly when connected through HDMI ; Bad remote control design ; Bad on-screen menu

Had everything I needed and worked great for one year.

Video now cuts in/out. Occasionally at moderate volumes it will display "PROTECT" on the screen and then shut down. This happens 3 to 4 times per show. So annoying I'm ready to throw it away. I gave the Sony amplifier I replaced to a friend and it is...

Had everything I needed and worked great for one year

Video now cuts in/out. Occasionally at moderate volumes it will display "PROTECT" on the screen and then shut down. This happens 3 to 4 times per show. So annoying I'm ready to throw it away. I gave the Sony amplifier I replaced to a friend and it is...

Decent processing, low delay

Device failed within 2 months and I've had an RMA request in for over 5 weeks now with no more than an automated response. Definitely don't recommend buying this unless you're sure it won't have any problems

Decent processing, low delay

Device failed within 2 months and I've had an RMA request in for over 5 weeks now with no more than an automated response. Definitely don't recommend buying this unless you're sure it won't have any problems.

The AVR sounds great, hooked up to four Polk Monitor 55's. It has a good amount of HDMI and optical inputs, as well as inputs for older devices. Good configuration options despite the horrible UI (such as individual speaker levels, low frequency...

The top negative is that the front display just up and stopped working 6 months after purchase. They really didn't put a lot of thought into usability. The menus are outdated, as others have noted, and are clunky to navigate. Switching between inputs...

Price. Outstanding sound quality. Design and looks. Inputs/outputs and features. Ease of setup.

Front USB port is only for firmware updates. You can't use it for device connectivity. No WiFi/network connectivity. Size - it's bigger than expected.

Great rx, pretty

none at all

Price

Poor sound and Picture quality