After actually READING the CNet review, it sounds like a good entry level HDMI receiver. I just got the impression that they didn't care for the gimicks or form factor.
This should really be $399 though. 5.1 analog would have been nice, but I also don't see the lack of S-Video as a minus.
Me? I'll stick with my 805 until I see what the 877 is like.
I would like to know if Onkyo got over their issue of not being able to upscale to TVs connected with a HDMI-to-DVI (HDCP) cable. I purchased an Onkyo '706 a couple of months ago. Its audio quality was outstanding, even compared to my Harman Kardon receiver, but it couldn't (wouldn't) output to my TV, even though my PS3 and AppleTV will using the same cable.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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After actually READING the CNet review, it sounds like a good entry level HDMI receiver. I just got the impression that they didn't care for the gimicks or form factor.
This should really be $399 though. 5.1 analog would have been nice, but I also don't see the lack of S-Video as a minus.
Me? I'll stick with my 805 until I see what the 877 is like.
I would like to know if Onkyo got over their issue of not being able to upscale to TVs connected with a HDMI-to-DVI (HDCP) cable. I purchased an Onkyo '706 a couple of months ago. Its audio quality was outstanding, even compared to my Harman Kardon receiver, but it couldn't (wouldn't) output to my TV, even though my PS3 and AppleTV will using the same cable.