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| Brand: Yamaha
Category: CE
List Price: $1,299.95
Buy New: $1,199.95
You Save: $100.00 (8%)
New (8)
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 8853
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 44
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 17.1 x 6.8
MPN: RX-V1800BL
Model: RX-V1800BL
UPC: 027108928463
EAN: 0027108928463
ASIN: B000V53V82
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great hi-fi but not high-end product. Overall a good value for the dollars. March 9, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I want a THX-certified receiver and finally landed on this one after some serious research. This is a receiver that comes with loaded features that will meet all your needs from a receiver and should cover what's coming up for quite a few years. I have a Squeezebox do not need the network feature so I chose this one instead of the RX-V3800. Set-up is a breeze and the YPAO is a big plus.
Video: the up-scaling capability is among the best that I've seen in many products, which makes your normal DVD look much better on a HDTV. Switching from different components is fast and easy. You'll like what you see on the TV-screen.
Sound: This is excellent hi-fi sound but not high-end sound. The different sound modes present the sound in a way that you would expect form a high-quality receiver. It has extraordinary dynamic range from very low to very high. The bass is very much extended but lacks punch. The mid is clear and transparent but lacks "body". The high is detailed and pleasant. It has a pure-direct feature that pretty much acts like an integrated amplifier. You get the best sound from the pure-direct mode. For those who are audiophiles - I would characterize the sound as "accurate" instead of "euphonic." The vocal sounds digital but acceptable. It will not compare to your high-end amplifiers but do a fair job for background music. Rather listenable.
Overall, this is a good value for the dollars considering its features and capability. If you don't want to spend the big bucks for a flag-ship receiver, this one should be among your consideration list.
 THIS IS ONE GREAT RECEIVER February 24, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
With 4 HDMI inputs, sound decoding for DTS Master Audio and Dolby True HD, and an amazing amount of extras, plus a menu that allows you to adjust most everything, this is the best receiver I have ever owned. It also upconverts anything to 1080p, and does a nice job of it too. It's stunning on my rack, hooks up easily, and settings on the menu are very easy. The sound quality that comes from this is superb! I Highly recommend this receiver, it's one well built unit and a bargain at the price compared to other manufacturers. Onkyo has lower prices but after investigating and researching, they have heat problems and other issues. Yamaha has been making excellent receivers for many years. I still have my 1982 receiver in the bedroom, and it still works perfectly. You won't need an upgrade for a long time.
Better than Onkyo TXSR875! February 23, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just replaced an Onkyo TXSR875 with the Yamaha RX-V1800BL. Right out of the box hookup was a breeze and it recognized ALL my speakers with the auto setup. I am very pleased with this system and will recommend it to all! Amazon got it to me in two days in perfect condition. The Onkyo 875 is on its way back to another retailer. I recommend getting a Harmony 890 universal remote also. Just remember - READ THE MANUAL.
Currently one of the best bang for the buck units on the market January 20, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this receiver a few weeks ago after purchasing a new Blu-Ray player and realizing I was out of HDMI connections on my television.
I had been leaning towards Onkyo's newer line of units as they are getting very good reviews. One thing I've always found about Onkyo is that their AVRs are a bit of work to set up, with difficult or non-existent OSDs and lack of documentation on some setup items.
I ended up picking this RXV1800 for a number of reasons. It has support for all of the new digital formats, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA. While not a big deal today, down the road the ability to decode and process these signals will get more important.
Another reason for selecting this unit is that it has 4 HDMI inputs and 1 output. Nearly all AVRs under $1K have at most 3 inputs and one output. Even the $1500 Denon units don't have more than 2 or 3 inputs. If you have a Blu-Ray or HD DVD player, video game system, Tivo or digital sat/cable box, and HD camcorder, you are already at four inputs. This unit has the most HDMI inputs of any good receiver on the market for this price range.
Third reason I selected the RXV1800 is setup. While some are writing reviews claiming that the manual is bad or the setup is complicated, I have to differ. This unit offers an on screen display and an "auto" setup mode that is more or less idiot proof. Connect your speakers, plug in the included microphone and hit "auto" and it sets the levels, EQ, delays, etc, for all of your speakers. If you want to do more sophisticated setup you still get to use the on screen display for this and the manual is actually in well written English not the Japanese translated pseudo-english that is common with these types of electronics. I have looked up a variety of things in the manual, such as how to relabel my input names, how to display a video source with a different audio source (playing games on the TV while listening to radio, etc) and they have all turned out to be easy to do.
About the only negative thing about this unit is the remote. While it does the basics (and is even a learning remote) it's a real clunker and you should strongly consider getting something like a Harmony 880, etc, all in one remote to handle the functions of your AV system.
 HDMI output doesn't work!!!!! January 14, 2008
2 out of 25 found this review helpful
So I just bought a Samsung 4071 LCD and wanted to get a nice receiver to go with it. All of the research suggested that the RX-V1800 would be a great choice. Like the TV, it is HDMI 1.3 compatible and it has 4 HDMI ins and 1 out. However, as soon as I try to route my HD-DVD player and HD satellite box through the Yamaha receiver, I discover that the TV is not getting any picture. I spent two days switching cables and navigating through the horribly written manual to no avail. Finally, I spent an hour on the phone with Yamaha's tech support until they figured out that they think the brand new receiver is incompatible with my brand new TV, but they're not sure. What a joke. When you spend over $800 for a "high-end" HDMI receiver, the least it should do is pass the picture to your TV set.
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