Yamaha RX-V663 7.1 CH Home Theater Receiver
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) YamahaAwesome. 9 out of 10

, Apr. 21, 2008
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I was in the market for a New Home Theater Receiver with HDMI up conversion and roughly 100 watts per channel. I checked out Onkyo TX-SR605, Sony STR-DG910 and Yamaha RX-V663. All with MSRP between $500 and $600. I ruled out the Onkyo’s they run to

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Pros: HDMI video up conversion, auto setup, 2 year warranty.
Cons: None except that it only has 2 HDMI in and no upscaling.
Has Owned Product: 7 days
cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.15 star(s) Yamaha RX-V663

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yamaha rx-v663 review: The Yamaha RX-V663 sounds great, but it's tough to recommend with its paltry HDMI connectivity, poor upconversion quality, and other design quirks.

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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.15 star(s) Yamaha RX-V663

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Review Verdict: The Yamaha RX-V663 sounds great, but it's tough to recommend with its paltry HDMI connectivity, poor upconversion quality, and other design quirks.

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Pros: Excellent sound quality; onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding; Sirius- and XM-ready; control iPod onscreen using USB port; two switched AC outlets.
Cons: Only two HDMI inputs, while competing models offers offer three or more; analog upconversion limited to 480p; poor upconversion quality; autosetup gave us an inaccurate warning; frustrating rear panel layout.
alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.75 star(s) Review summary of Yamaha RX-V663

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alaTest has collected and analysed 34 reviews of Yamaha RX-V663 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 26362 other Receivers & Amplifiers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 95/100 = Excellent.

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ultimateavmag.com Professional Review.

UltimateAVmag.com: Yamaha RX-V663 A/V Receiver

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New technologies have a way of becoming less expensive over a shorter period of time with each passing year. Case in point-the RX-V663 A/V receiver from Yamaha, which provides a complete 7.1-channel system (95Wpc) with some of the most advanced features a

Review Verdict: On the surface, the Yamaha RX-V663 should be a terrific deal, offering support for HDMI 1.3a and the newest audio formats. At a mere $550, I wish I could give it better marks. However, the consumer-electronics industry moves quickly, and in the short time

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QuickTake:

Pros: Good performance of onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding, Includes DTS-HD Master Audio decoding
Cons: ), Access to different types of media (XM, Sirius, iPod, Bluetooth), Only two HDMI inputs, Lackluster audio performance with auto setup, required a lot of manual tweaking
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Overall Rating: 9.1
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