Recent content by hellboyberry

I can't comment on Onkyo's modern day AVRs or amps but this bad boy was king back in 2008. I had to replace a couple of resistors as the display died (a not uncommon complaint) but other than that it still runs like a dream. A very powerful (and musical!) AVR. I guess they really don't make...

Thanks Bigboss. My only concern with hooking it up "traditionally" (Xbox HDMI to receiver, receiver HDMI to TV) is the ageing HDMI profiles. The Onkyo is only HDMI 1.3 - the new xbox is HDMI 2.0a. 3D is not a massive issue - for that one time I want to watch Tron, i'll hook it up directly...

What year is this!? ;-) My Onkyo TX-SR875 AVR is still going strong. A miracle I know. Currently i'm only using it with audio inputs from various sources and everything works a treat. My Samsung TV outputs DTS & DD via optical, and I consume most of my television/movies via smart apps...