The "official" The Onkyo TX-SR706 Owners Thread - Page 4

Originally Posted by skalata

Will this receiver pass a 1080p24 signal via HDMI without any problem?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Gary Bechtold

I'm considering the 705 and the 706. I'm just wondering if I should spend the extra $120 to get the 706. I don't care about video up-conversion or an extra HDMI. The 705 has enough. What I'm wondering about is sound quality, is there any difference. Any difference in amps or DAC's and what are the extra THX, etc. modes the 706 has and how do they benefit me over the 705. Thanks!

Originally Posted by ac0403

I would also like to know if it's worth the extra cash to purchase the 706 instead of the 705. I think on Amazon right now the price difference is about $60 or so.

Originally Posted by primetimeguy

I'm not sure what DTS Express is, but it won't do what you are thinking/want it to do. To get the multiple audio streams on a BD the decoding has to happen in the player, it cannot be bitstreamed.

Originally Posted by grod777

According to Onkyo support with DTS Express listening mode on, the AVR will mix the secondary audio content when bitstreaming from the player. But I would like a conformation on that. So if someone has this AVR (TX-SR706) and a BD,HD player, please try this scenario and report back. This would be GREAT! if it did work. As I could bitsream and just select this listening mode when I want to mix the secondary audio.

Originally Posted by primetimeguy

It is impossible for a player to combine two audio streams together and bitstream them. So again, it cannot do what you are thinking. And Onkyo support is either wrong, confused or talking about something different.

Originally Posted by grod777

That is completely possible. I have emailed Onkyo about other things and always get different answers from whomever happens to be answering the emails at the time. That is why I am hoping someone with this player can try that listening mode. I just bought my TX-SR705 several months ago and would only replace it if there were a feature that I had to have.

Originally Posted by primetimeguy

No, it is not possible on a Blu-Ray player, period!

It order to mix the two tracks it must be decoded first. This is done in the player and sent as LPCM.

Originally Posted by grod777

No, I meant it is completely possible that Onkyo support is incorrect in their statement.

Originally Posted by bboccio

I returned my 706 due to over heating problems: The component video upconversion would blank out when the receiver was on for an extended time ( 3 + hours). The receiver was on top of a table all on its own. The video would blank out whenever there was an overly bright image while watching a DVD. When the receiver was cold the same image would pass fine.
To bad, otherwise the receiver seemed fine (compared to the Denon 1909 and Yamaha 633).
Onkyo is the only receiver I have tried that actually knows what an "on screen display/menu" is!

Originally Posted by qvantamon

I'm having a similar issue on component-hdmi, but on my Wii. I nailed it down to something specific. It seems to be something to do with the component's sensitivity/reference level. Symptoms:

1) Highlights are squashed. For example, on the wii's message screen, you cannot see the envelope borders or the lines in the "paper". Other screens that are supposed to be striped in white/light color are also just white. anti-aliased fonts look funky because the borders transition too harshly into white, etc. It's easy to see this if you look at some snow photos - they all look plain white.

2) Any screen that's "too white" causes the receiver to lose signal. I know it's the receiver because it outputs the blue screen after the TV is done resyncing. Some examples on the wii are the white transition screens, the message screen, and any webpage with white background.

3) as soon as I "darken" the screen (e.g. press home button on wii, which will fade to dark) the signal gets back.

4) The signal loss only happens on component (either 480p or 480i). On composite the highlights are still squashed, but there's no loss of signal.

5) Even on component, it doesn't happen always. It seems to happen more once the receiver is warmed up. After reading your msg I tried a reset (my speaker was already cold), and it seemed to help with the dropouts for a bit (highlights still squashed, but no dropouts), but once it warmed up the dropouts came back. I tried resetting again to no avail.

What I presume is happening is that the white reference level/sensitivity is off, which could cause all light colors to be clipped to white, and real white to be off bounds. The upscaler may be able to deal with small "too white" parts, but once a screen has too much white, the receiver detects the whole signal as "out of bounds" and drops the signal.

You can try recording a disc with all-white jpegs (and some with very light gray detail, e.g. snow pictures), to check if your issue is similar to mine.

Originally Posted by SerhC

Is it a good Idea to buy refursbished units directly from Onkyo. Shop Onkyo is selling refurbed 706S's for 399 with an extra 10% this weekend. Awful good price.

This a no-brainer? Mine would be in a concealed cabinet so I could care less if it's silver.

Originally Posted by BMAG

The price is good but the warranty is only 90 days. However, anything that may go wrong will usually happen sooner rather than later. As for the "concealed cabinet", make sure you have adequate ventilation.

Originally Posted by BMAG

The price is good but the warranty is only 90 days. However, anything that may go wrong will usually happen sooner rather than later. As for the "concealed cabinet", make sure you have adequate ventilation.