Yamaha RX-A710BL 7-Channel Network AV Receiver [OLD VERSION]

usability, price, design, reliability

83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

1. Dual Zones (I have some old school box speakers in the garage for zone 2) ; 2. Audio and video processing is excellent ; 3. Can connect to routers and share media with pcs through WMP ; 4. Power out put is high ; Has everything you could possibly...

The media sharing with pcs via windows media player seemed very slow at first. I tried opening wmp on my computer and now it works perfectly and doesn't lag ; I do have 1 big annoyance with this receiver. It will not play mp3 format audio files... I...

So far, has performed excellently. So much neater using HDMI and getting rid of all the A/V/Toslink cables. I use it to switch my Blu-Ray, Apple TV and Cable box. No issues. HDMI passthrough works great. 6 total HDMI inputs. Excellent control options...

No native Airplay support. No big deal, I use an Apple TV ; Non-HD menu screens ; Remote control is a mess. I use a Logitech Harmony to control all my components ; No printed manual, but it comes with a PDF manual on CD

Works right out of the box, plenty of features, easy to connect, sounds great. Once programmed the Scene buttons make this user friendly for my non-techie spouse

Must choose between HDMI control and standby HDMI pass through. Remote provides somewhat limited control of my Sony TV, Sony Blu-Ray, and Motorola STB. Setting up all of the features to be just the way you want them is anything but straightforward...

I owned an Onkyo 805 for the past 4 years but it overheated and died. I thought it was necessary for me to own a $1000 AV receiver but when I took an honest look at my needs - 70% Blu-Ray, 25% streaming video and 5% music it would have been a waste of...

The only con is the manual – there isn't one. My suggestion is to put the manual CD in a laptop and have it in front of you when setting up your system