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Onkyo TX-SR806 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black) | 
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| Brand: Onkyo
Category: CE
Buy New: See price in cart
New (11) Used (1) from $612.97
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 426
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37.5
Dimensions (in): 16.9 x 17.1 x 7.6
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: TX-SR806B
Model: TX-SR806B
UPC: 751398008238
EAN: 0751398008238
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 130 W/Ch Minimum into 8 Ohms, 20 Hz 20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC | | • | THX Ultra2 Plus Certified | | • | HDMI Audio and Video Processing (1080p; 5 Inputs and 1 Output) | | • | Push-Pull Amplifier Design with 3-Stage Inverted Darlington Circuitry | | • | XM Satellite Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Connectivity |
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Product Description
130 watts per channel into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.08% THD * THX Ultra2 Plus certification * new THX listening modes for optimized surround sound at any listening level * Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, THX Surround EX , Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Pro Logic IIx, and DTS Neo:6 decoding * XM Satellite Radio Ready (requires XM subscription and optional XM Mini-Tuner package) * SIRIUS satellite radio capable (requires SIRIUS subscription and optional SiriusConnect home tuner kit) * 1080p-compatible HDMI digital video switching (5 in, 1 out) * 1080p video upconversion with Faroudja DCDi Cinema Enhancement for all non-HD sources (upconverted video available through HDMI output only) * 7.1-channel analog audio preamp output *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Want 1080p switching? Skip this one. January 8, 2009
M. L. Stewart
Sound quality - amazing.
Vido quality - didn't they bother to test this thing?
-Any- 1080p video source to a 1080p TV -will- get blue dots in any dark areas of HD content. Not an occasional blip, but confetti like bright blue dots everywhere it should be dark.
I contacted Onkyo 3 days ago and no response. There is no firmware fix.
I requested the return paperwork from Amazon today. This one is going back. It makes me really appreciate Amazon.com's return policy.
I've tried monkeying with every setting on it. Although I can get the dots to decrease a bit by turning off the receiver's on screen display and downgrading my video sources and the receiver's output to the TV to 1080i, I was never able to get them to go away completely.
From reading AV forums, this issue hits the 806 and 706 but not the 876 or 906. If you have one of these, good luck to you. If you like it, you're probably not trying to feed 1080p sources to it.
 Video Problems January 7, 2009
Don Schaefer (Fort Worth, TEXAS United States)
I've been an Onkyo fan for years and this receiver replaces an Onkyo that I've been very happy with. I bought this receiver because of the HDMI inputs, the THX certification, to have one cable to the TV, and the good reviews. Let me start off by saying I won't touch on AUDIO at all, there is no question this is an awesome AUDIO device.
With that said, if you plan to hook up a Wii (component in, HDMI out), forget it. The Wii video signals seem to lock up the receivers video processing. Sound still comes though but the screen turns (and stays) blue. Video may work for a while before it blue screens, but it will happen at the worst time.
A successful workout for the Wii is to use a component cable between receiver and the TV and bypass the HDMI. This is a bit of an convenience but it works, you just have to switch the input on your TV to use the Wii. Defeats the one cable goal, but it works.
I have also experienced AT&T U-Verse (Motorola VIP1216) video problems where HDMI is concerned, the THROUGH setting tampers with the video so it doesn't work like you might think, it actually degrades the video quality in this mode. The AUTO setting doesn't seem to be smart enough to know what is best for each source. The 1080p setting has the best results for most sources, and where I leave it most of the time.
With all that said I've been struggling with the thought of keeping or returning this unit. I continued researching it and it seems receivers all the way up to $2000 experience similar problems. The Onkyo 875 which is probably somewhat better at video also has video problems and runs extremely hot which is a new problem I can't trade for.
I know a lot of the video problems are related to the input and upconversion, and that this receiver produces stunning video under the right circumstances. Obviously I'm less than thrilled with the overall video aspects of this receiver, but in the end it is still the best bang for the buck and probably no worse than other receivers at video processing.
This unit EXCELS at standard DVD (480p) upconversion and probably got its THX certification with a 1080p signal coming from a Blu-ray player (playing a blu-ray disc). The problems all have lower than 1080p input signals as a common denominator.
 Speakers Beware! January 6, 2009
J. Haendel (Nashville, TN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've already blown two speakers with this here bad mammajamma! The sound quality is great. The usability is great. The display, workmanship, thoughtfulness of the product's design are great. I just can't say enough about this receiver. If I had to offer one negative piece of feedback, it doesn't seem to be easy to access all of the HDMI inputs. Sure they are there, but it doesn't appear as though you can't use them AND the other inputs. All-in-all, though, if this one blew up today, I'd be replacing it with the very same model before the smoke even cleared.
Awesome sound and very poor video upconversion January 4, 2009
Dexter J. King (Brooklyn, NY USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A few have stated this already, but I wanted to reiterate some of the points...
Sound
This receiver generates incredible surround sound and enables you to hear sounds and effects that you may have missed before. Really well done and the reason the received gets three stars.
Video
BIG issues if you use any of the three video game systems.
If you are using a Wii and try to send its component video signal out to the receiver and have it continue to the TV via the HDMI connection (which it is supposed to be able to handle), then your picture will intermittently cut out (you will hear sound but see a blue screen). I was able to "fix" this issue by having the receiver send the video to the TV over a component connection. It works fine, but it means that you paid for capabilities that do not work (and you defeat one of the main benefits of using HDMI... one cable for everything). You now have two wires connected to your TV.
It is also possible that you will see the infamous blue dots (or "jaggies" as I call them) when using an Xbox 360 and it is sending a 1080p signal. You will see them on dark scenes or anywhere with large areas of black color. This issue seems to go away when I set the receiver video setting to "Through" essentially shutting off its ability to do any processing for ANY video signal coming into it (Xbox, Cable TV, etc). Again, I paid for advanced video capabilities that I have to completely turn off or bypass to have everything work properly.
And now we turn to the PS3 which I use as a Blu-ray and normal DVD player, primarily. No issues with Blu-Ray but I do have the receiver set to "Pure Audio" for this input (which means that it turns off all video and audio processing and just outputs the signals it receives from the PS3). I have had issues with playing normal DVDs on the PS3 (those blue dots again) if I had the video processing setting on "Auto" or "1080p." The dots go away if you set it to "1080i" or "Through" (atleast so far), but, again, you are turning off features that supposedly made it worth the price (which may actually explain why this receiver is available for the current levels of price).
Now for return experience... pray you noticed these issues before you got rid of the box. I didn't and asked Amazon for help and their customer service rep, Vignesh Muthiah, responded by saying that they would be happy to take it back if I went out and purchased the box and returned the receiver in that box. Really? Seriously? Exactly how is that possible? The rep did say that they would reimburse me for the cost of the box. Will keep you posted on progress.
Overall, great receiver for sound, amount of connections, on screen menus, etc but terrible for its video processing abilities. Most times you will wind up turning those "features" off. My first experience with Onkyo (I've done Sony or Harman Kardon in the past) and I am not impressed.
Excellent Receiver January 2, 2009
M. Willis (Raleigh, NC United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am extremely pleased with my new Onkyo TX-SR806. The Audyssey MultiEQ setup and calibration system was easy to set up my 7.1 environment and worked flawlessly. I am using HDMI to connect Direct TV and Sony Blu-ray disc player. Having only one HDMI cord to the TV is an awesome improvement to clean up the wiring mess and makes set up much easier. I am replacing a 10yr old Yamaha unit, the improvement in technology and sound is significant. I really appreciate having the unit automatically recognize and switch the audio format. Sound quality, power, video upscaling, and oveall quality of the unit is excellent. I have not noticed any significant heat issues. Overall for the price the unit is an excellent value.
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