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Onkyo TX-SR605
Created: 07/23/2007
Video description: The Onkyo TX-SR605 raises the bar for AV receivers by delivering an amazing number of next-generation audio and video features at an unbeatably low price.

Onkyo TX-SR605 Video Transcript

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>> I'm John Falcone, senior editor at CNET.com and this is the Onkyo TX-SR605. Now this model's actually towards the bottom of Onkyo's 2007 line up and it looks just like an average, any average AV receiver we've seen over the past several years. It's a 7.1 channel model, it decodes all your standard Dolby and DTS modes. It can switch between a variety of audio and video components in your home theater system. But, this model does so much more than anything we've seen up to this point. It's really kind of astounding. It has all the good stuff like automated speaker calibration, you just set up the microphone at three points in the room and it automatically calibrates this, the sound and speaker levels for your particular room. It has both satellite services on board. So you just need to add the relevent accessories and subscriptions for either Sirrius or XM and you're good to go. More importanly, this is fully HDMI 1.3 compliant. It has two HDMI inputs, one output and it also auto converts any of the other video inputs, component, composit, S video, up to HDMI and outputs that via one single cable to your TV. It also has support for decoding the next generation audio formats such as Dolby True HD and DDT HD Master Audio. This AV receiver is so advanced and so new that it's very future proof. The only real drawback we found with this model was that we wish of course it had more HDMI ports than it's current two and we also wish the video transcoding from analog to digital was a little bit better. However, for the price, this is just packing an amazing amount of value and features into the box and it's an easy recommendation and that's why we're giving it an editor's choice. I'm John Falcone for CNET and this is the Onkyo TX-SR605. [ music ] ^M00:02:31

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Onkyo TX-SR605 (black) Review

Editors' rating

The good: Two HDMI 1.3 inputs; converts analog video sources to HDMI; onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding; XM- and Sirius- ready; automatic speaker calibration; switches as many as five high-definition video sources.

The bad: Downconverts 1080i component video signals to 720p when outputting over HDMI; HDMI video quality converted from analog sources may not satisfy videophiles; Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding cannot be used with current crop of high-definition video players.

The bottom line: The Onkyo TX-SR605 raises the bar for AV receivers by delivering an amazing number of next-generation audio and video features at an unbeatably low price.

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Onkyo TX-SR605 (black) Specs

Manufacturer: Onkyo USA Corporation
Part number: TXSR605

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