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Yamaha HTR-6240BL 525-Watt 5-Channel Home Theater Receiver Sale-$329.95!
List Price: $379.95 Amazon Price: $329.95 |
Yamaha HTR-6240BL 525-Watt 5-Channel Home Theater Receiver Description:
Yamaha HTR-6240BL 525 Watt 5-Channel Home Theater Receiver
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4757 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: Yamaha
- Model: HTR-6240BL
- Dimensions: 8.82″ h x 21.38″ w x 17.05″ l, 18.52 pounds
Features
- 5-channel 525W powerful surround sound (105W x 5)
- 1080p-Compatible HDMI 1.3
- Bluetooth music streaming using Yamaha YBA-10 Bluetooth Audio Receiver
- Connect an iPod using Yamaha YDS-10SL Universal iPod Dock
Customer Reviews:
Versatile receiver for HD and music – Good Value
I’ve had the RX-v465 for over a month now, so i’ve had plenty of time to get comfortable with the receiver. I purchased this b/c it seemed like the best value. My major goals were to find a receiver that had HDMI vid and audio pass-thru and had good quality cd music output – and the rx-v465 delivered!
PROS:
I used the mic to auto-calibrate the sound quality – very easy (do this before using it). CDs (analog) sound great and digital audio sounds even better. The sound settings are great: it has several sound enhancer settings for a full/modern sound and even a ‘direct’ mode where the receiver uses the minimum electronics to provide a pure (almost vinyl) sound. These settings are easy to access once you get comfortable with the remote.
It has plenty of inputs for all of your older (rca) and newer (HDMI) devices. For TV, I run my comcast dvr box via an hdmi cable to the receiver, then run an hdmi from the receiver to the tv. For dvd, i run hdmi to the receiver. Only one cable (an hdmi) is needed from the receiver to the TV (sony bravia 52v5100). Video quality and dolby digital audio quality is excellent. It even allows you to view TV without turning on the receiver (downside in this mode is you can’t listen to the sound system). Also, my cable remote can control the receiver volume when watching tv when the pass-thru mode is set (control-on).
CONS:
1. There is an annoying time delay (up to 3 seconds) when switching from HD to non-HD channels and when pulling up the dvr menu/list and cable guide. The receiver is thinking /switching digital modes and makes clicking sounds as it switches resulting in sound but no vid. This issue took me some time to get used to and will be a deal-breaker for most people.
2. Longer delay / thinking when the receiver is turned on and the hdmi input is set. Same clicking and no vid as it finds the right mode for the data that is coming in.
3. Remote is annoying, not built well, but whatever, its not a deal breaker.
OVERALL, i’m happy with this receiver at the price i paid when compared to other available receivers with similar features/functions.
High Hopes Dashed Easily – HDMI problem
When I set out to buy a receiver, I almost instantly settled on the Yamaha brand because of its excellent reputation and the fact I could sync up my lap top to it to play music through the bluetooth device (Yamaha YBA-10WH Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers). My media center is also fully enclosed so I didn’t want a unit that would run hot. I wasn’t terribly concerned with format decoding or watts because I was using a DVD player that did all the decoding and I wasn’t using overwhelming speakers (Harman Kardon HKTS-18 5.1 Channel Speaker System).
My problem – the unit refuses to cooperate with my HD DVR cable box that was provided to me courtesy of Time Warner. It is a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 HDC. There is some problem with the HDMI « handshake » between the two units where the audio does not come through and the video will sometimes briefly cut out. This problem would still exist when I would turn off the Yamaha to allow the signal to simply « pass through ».
Yamaha said its Time Warner’s fault and TW said its Yamaha’s fault. I ultimately gave up trying to figure it out and didn’t feel like going throguh an exchange. Instead, I hooked up the HDMI cable to the TV and bought an optical cord for the audio to get sent from my TV to the receiver. While I don’t mind since I like to watch sports with music in the background, this problem shouldn’t exist!
Everything else on the receiver works very well and the features are outstanding. The receiver after hours of use only gets warm. Well worth the price. Would be a 5 star product if this problem didn’t exist and Yamaha was more accomodating to try and help me out.
More Than I Expected
This receiver does everything I want it to, and then after carefully reading the manual, I realized it does a few other things that I was pleased about.
The best surprise was discovering this receiver has a HDMI pass-through capability. In a lot of cases when we watch TV, we are fine with the TV speakers. Don’t really want to fire up the whole system just to watch the weather. I was intending to run the HDMI from the cable set top box directly to the TV and then running a digital optical from the set top box to the receiver. With the pass -through, I can just run an HDMI from set top box to receiver. The down side with the pass-through is you have to remember to switch to the HDMI input needed for pass-through before turning off the receiver.
Here is some clarification on Straight and Direct modes. From reading the manual, I thought the subwoofer would not be employed. I have a subwoofer hooked up to LFE, Bass Management set to SWFR, and front speakers set to Small. Using two channel Dolby sources, I found that in both Straight and Direct modes, the subwoofer was used. Straight is like having no DSP. Direct is like having no DSP and no tone processing. But the Bass Management seems to still be in play; at least with digital sources. I don’t have any analog sources, so I can’t comment on analog sources. This clarification is important to me because I have tiny front speakers not really capable of reproducing stereo music faithfully on their own. (see correction below)
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When you use two channel Dolby matrix encoded sources, what is stated above is true. Straight and Direct utilize the subwoofer. I have since realized with two channel PCM digital sources, Straight uses the subwoofer, Direct will not use the subwoofer. So if you want to listen to say a CD using a digital connection and you have small front speakers, use Straight or one of the Stereo modes. You will get full range sound with your subwoofer.
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It appears that when you use Dolby TrueHD and the DTS-HD Master Audio, the Cinema DSP modes are not available. If you try to select a Cinema DSP mode, it will go to Straight. This is generally not a big deal, as most with a full 5.1 or 7.1 speaker setup will want to use Straight. I myself have a 2.1 speaker setup so was counting on Virtual Cinema DSP. Virtual Cinema DSP is not available in Straight. This is not a big deal to me because the Virtual Cinema DSP ended up being a bust anyways (see below).
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One of the reason I picked this receiver is the virtual surround feature (called Virtual Cinema DSP). I have to say I cannot hear the virtual surround effects. I switch between Straight (which has no virtual surround) to one of the Cinema DSP modes and cannot tell the difference. Oh well, I still am very happy with the receiver. I’ve only owned it a few days, so maybe I need to listen to more sources.
Don’t get your hopes to high on the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Acoustic Optimizer). This is a tool where you hook up a supplied microphone and have it kick off an automatic calibration process. I found that some things YPAO set was correct, but other settings it decided on was a bit flawed. It determined my speaker set up correctly. It determined the size of my front speakers correctly. It decided on the correct subwoofer setting. The distance settings were accurate to less than half a foot! Those are critical to get right. But the Bass Management cross over setting and subwoofer level I was not statisfied. It set the cross over to 160 Hz. This does not make sense when the frequency response of my subwoofer is 20 – 150 Hz and the frequency response of my fronts are 57 – 30,000 Hz. I decided to set the cross over to 100 Hz, the cross over setting recommended by the manufacture of my front speakers. Setting the subwoofer level ended up being a very long process of listing to many different music sources and movie sources. YPAO is not going to get you out of this effort if you want a nicely balance system.
Another feature I was pleasantly surpriced about is the Scene feature. It has ended up proving to be quite handy, especially for the rest of my family. With the Scene, you can program an input, processing, and can turn on another external device. What is great about Scene, is it not only switches to an input and processing, it will turn the unit on if it is off when you push one of the four scene buttons. So I tell my wife, « If you want to hear the cable tv through the stereo, just push the « TV » button. » When she does this, the receiver turns on. The HDMI pass-through turns off. Audio amplification comes out the receiver. Audio to the TV via the HDMI out on the receiver is stopped (so no sound comes out the tv speakers). The right input is selected, and the right sound processing is selected. All from pushing one button.
Keep in mind, this receiver will not send analog video sources out the HDMI. So, for example, if you want to hook up your camera to the front composite video input, it will not go out the HDMI output. It will go out the composite video output. You need the next receiver up, RX-V565, to do that.
I am so happy with this receiver and I think the price is very fair. I can’t really justify paying for a more expensive receiver because this one does everthing, and then some more, of what I want.
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Another thing I wanted to point out is the amp rating. It is not considered a full bandwidth amp. Most amps in this price range are not full bandwidth. Amps that are not rated full bandwidth will have problems in the low frequencies. I am not concerned about this because I have my Bass Management configured to put all the bass through the subwoofer. The subwoofer is powering the bass. You should be aware of this if you use full range speakers and you want the bass to come out these speakers. If I had full range speakers, I would still set them to « Small » and let the subwoofer handle the bass.
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From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer
Yamaha’s New Home Theater Receiver
From the Manufacturer
Yamaha’s new 525-Watt 5-Channel HTR-6240 Home Theater Receiver offers many advanced features to ensure maximum enjoyment of your home entertainment sources. These include 1080p-compatible HDMI (4-input, 1-output), iPod and Bluetooth compatibility, Yamaha CINEMA DSP, improved YPAO sound optimization, and four SCENE buttons.
 Four HDMI Inputs and one output support 1080p Canon PowerShot D10 12.1 MP Waterproof Digital Camera + 4GB Accessory Kit Sale-$329.95!19 juillet 2011
Canon PowerShot D10 12.1 MP Waterproof Digital Camera + 4GB Accessory Kit Description:
For those with a taste for adventure, there’s a camera as bold as the active life you lead. It’s the Canon PowerShot D10. Waterproof, freezeproof and shockproof; it’s tough enough to take what you dish out. Plus it’s got all the high performance features you expect from a Canon digital camera. You’ve got 12.1 megapixels of resolution plus all of Canon’s powerful, state-of-the-art imaging technologies so you can capture your epic experiences in breathtaking color and awesome detail. Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 18 predefined shooting situations Blink Detection alerts a shooter after a shot has been taken that a subject has closed eyes DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-Timer Jpeg Compression – Still Image – Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie – MOV (Image – H.264; Audio – Linear PCM (Monaural)) Number of Recording Pixels – Still Image – up to 4000 x 3000 (Large); Movie – High Definition – up to 640 x 480 (30 fps) Continuous Shooting – Approx. 1.1 fps (Large/Fine) ISO Sensitivity – Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Storage Media – SD/SDHC Memory Card, Multimedia Card, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card Video Out – NTSC/PAL Power Source – Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Shooting Capacity – Still Image – approx. 220 shots Playback Time – Approx. 360 min A selection of unique accessories available such as customized straps and interchangeable faceplates Dimensions (WxHxD) – 4.08 x 2.63 x 1.92.
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Customer Reviews: Lowepro Magnum 400 AW Shoulder Bag Black Lowest Price!21 juin 2011
Lowepro Magnum 400 AW Shoulder Bag Black Description:
Lowepro’s Magnum 400 AW shoulder bag is built on the foundation of its predecessor: the original pro bag designed in 1976 and an industry standard to this day. The next generation of Magnum AW remains a serious toolbox for the pro photographer. Portable, modern and loaded with topnotch features, it delivers on all tasks: organizing, protecting and transporting gear from point A to point B. The internal dividing system provides a flexible structure to accommodate a variety of gear, plus on-the-go changes. Lowepro’s patented All Weather AW Cover protects bag and contents from the elements and zips away when not in use. A premium molded base offers the busy professional a trio of benefits: sturdy and stable protection, water resistance and the ability to stack multiple bags efficiently. Transport a heavily loaded Magnum AW (or two or three) with ease via adjustable handcart straps that attach to handles quickly and securely. Or carry the bag on the shoulder with the Vertebral Tech strap. An exclusive Lowepro design, this intelligent strap provides comfort and spreads weight evenly—no matter which way it’s worn.
Features
Customer Reviews: Excellent Camera Bag The Lowepro Magnum 400 AW features plenty of room for lenses, flash, filters, two SLR or DSLR camera bodies manuals, and other accessories. The main compartment of the bag features velcro dividers that are foam padded and have a soft lining to keep the gear nestled into the bag without worry of damage. The dividers are moveable and can be arranged in any number of ways to suit your own gear and carry style. The camera bodies are carried vertically with the lens down with bag, which I am not used to, and doesn’t seem quite as stable as the horizontal carry style with lens cradled underneath and from the sides, which is how I’m used to carrying them in the Tamrac Pro 12. Whether one style of holding the camera is better than other I cannot say, but the Lowepro bag does seem to make reaching in and grabbing the camera slightly easier, due ot the camera’s orientation in the bag. In the cover of the main compartment are two zippered see-through pockets that are handy for keeping small reference manuals, business cards, or other non-bulky materials. As for camera fit, I was able to fit my Nikon D300 inside and it felt perfect with the size of the compartment. Trying out my other cameras in the 2nd camera compartment, I found my Nikon N80, Nikon F3HP, and Nikkormat FT3 were a bit on the smallish side compared to the digital SLR’s of today, and as such felt small inside the bag’s camera compartment and would shift around quite easily, though this would cause no damage to anything as the dividers and padding would prevent any contact with other items in the bag. The front zippered compartment has several small pouches sewn in to hold your accessories, such as pens, batteries, cables, and other items of interest. A zippered mesh pouch is also provided in the flap, which is a great place to store anything else that won’t fit into the smaller pouches. I was able to fit most of my accessories in the front without any issue, though there was less space there than in my previous bag, so it took a little reorganizing to get everything placed conveniently. The side pockets are also spacious and the flaps zipper open a good 3/4th of the way around the pockets to provide easy access to anything you store inside these side pockets. The exterior of the camera bag is touted as being water resistant, but anywhere there are zippers (these are non self-sealing zippers) there is a chance for water to leak in. Even keeping the exterior treated with a coating of camp-dry or other waterproofing spray will not completely eliminate the chance of water leaking in through any of the zippers, or soaking through fabric where the treatment has worn off. This is not a major issue with the Lowepro Magnum 400 AW camera bag however, as the innovative folks at Lowepro have managed to stash a little goody in the back pocket of the bag. Unzip the back pocket and out comes a waterproof rain cover that covers the entire bag, top and sides, keeping the heaviest of rains from getting into the camera bag. This is a great feature for outdoor photographers who take chances of getting stuck in a sudden downpour when out and about. Of course, I wouldn’t go leaving the bag out unsheltered if at all possible, and you aren’t going to want to set the bag down where water will pool around the base. This is still a fabric bag, and will not be 100% sealed from the elements like a bulky Pelican case would be. There are plenty of carry choices with this bag, from a luggage carrier sleeve, to dual handles on either side of the lid, a single handle in the center of the lid, or a very thick, well padded shoulder strap with metal attaching hardware. Also found on the exterior of the bag are a couple of tripod straps, which hold the tripod at the back of the bag, but off the ground. This is a huge improvement over my Tamrac Pro 12 which holds the tripod at the bottom rear of the bag, making it the first thing to clunk down on the ground when setting the bag down. Kudos to the folks at Lowerpro for the excellent, well thought out placement of the tripod straps! In addition, the Lowerpro Magnum 400 AW is digital friendly and came with a removable pouch that holds extra memory cards, batteries, and even enough room for a Firewire or USB card reader. Also of note is that this camera bag meets size requirements for carry-on baggage when flying is the method of travel. Overall, the bag is rugged, well built, with sturdy hardware, and overall is very well thought out in terms of functionality, durability, equipment protection, and ease of use. This bag has by far exceeded any expectations I could have wished for from a camera bag of this type. Great bag; holds a a lot of gear! AMAZING BAG. IT IS JUST TOO BIG AND HEAVY TO CARRY The new magnum 400 bag is more weather proof. The top lid is amazingly weather proof and so is the overall bag. The construction is super strong. The construction is far superior to my lowepro commercial bag. The lowepro commercial bag is also a very well made camera bag. But the new magnum 400 bag is way better made with better design and materials. But the magnum 400 is too big and too heavy to carry. And this is coming from someone that is use to carrying the pretty heavy lowepro commecial bag around on a regular basis on long photo trip vacations in europe, hawaii, and canada. The new magnum 400 bag is super heavier and super bigger. The magnum 400 is the best camaera bag made in the world. But it is so big and heavy there is no way I am going to use it. I do not know who could really carry this bag around on a regular basis. Definitely you could not use this bag on photo vacation trip. I should have bought the lowepro magnum 200 instead of the 400. I am now going to order the lowepro magnum 200 bag. The lowepro magnum 200 bag hopefully will be just as well made as the 400 but hopefully will not be has heavy and as huge. I just wanted to warn everyone how huge and how heavy the magnum 400 bag is.
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Airline carry-on compatible 
