"Official" Onkyo TX-NR809 Thread - Page 151

Anyone had any experience with Amazon Warehouse Deals? I had an open box TX-NR709 that I found at Best Buy for 379.99 - 406.59 with tax. And then a week later, I found a couple of used TX-nr809 units on Warehouse deals. They were both 468.00. I jumped on that deal and got another 50.00 off when I signed up for an Amazon Visa card - total price was 418.00 delivered. 11.41 more than the 709. It looks brand new, and came with all the accessories. Looks like someone even printed up the owners manual on a laser printer. Updated the firmware, and all is good so far. Just wondering if anyone else here has purchased a receiver from the Deals site, and your feedback on the item your purchased. Thinking about a Square Trade warranty on this unit. Thanks.

Check with Onkyo as the full 2 year mfr warranty may still apply.

Just bought one of these today from the local frys. They had an online deal in store only for 499.99.

There was one left so I snagged it. Brand new with full warranty. Hopefully I won't need to use it. Was set on a pioneer sc-61 but with no warranty from online purchase and a 799 price tag, I couldn't pass up the onkyo since it had almost identical specs.

Excited about this bad boy, pairing up with kef iq70 mains and iq60 center!

Wow! Where are you located? Was this advertised online as a in store deal or what exactly?

~ Big Marcus


BigMarcus ~ EVO 4G LTE

hey marcus,

you can find the info on the www.frys.com website. there are numerous receivers that have big sales going on. similar level models from denon and yamaha. i prefered the robustness of this unit though, and the heavy weight and size lends confidence to the quality and power of the amplifiers IMO.

i couldnt pass up the deal at 499 with warranty, it will be the most powerful recevier ive ever owned. my current receiver is a marantz 5003 which should be far less powerful than this bad boy, although i have enjoyed my marantz and will still use it in my secondary setup in my new home.

i am located in houston, tx.

check your local store, there are huge deals to be had on the prior year models!

Thanks!

r

Outstanding find !!!. I purchased my 809 months ago for 649.00 plus tax and thought that was a good deal. It appears that all 3 Houston locations have sold out as per the Frys website. Anyway I reside in Houston as well. Have you set up your 809 ?

hello

how can i hear sound from my Receiver when im watching movie in my TV usb?

I believe you have to connect your TV Optical Out to your Receiver.

One from a few months ago (April 13th 2012, page 132 in this thread):
Tried an extender, first close to the projector, then close to AVR, no help. Also got a very good quality cable from Supra, same problem.

My projector is 1080P

Any other ideas? The Amp has been to service, and they tried to change the HDMI-card, but that wasn't the right cure either

i have a question. so i just got this receiver and am planning on only running 5.1 on it. i have KEF iq70 for the mains. is there any reason i should NOT bi-amp them? they have two sets of terminals so seem to be set up for it and im thinking it can help me with a cleaner sound and stress the amp less, but i have never had a bi-amp capable receiver before.

i plan to listen to about 50% movies and TV to music, but my priority is music since i will be running the system harder for that purpose.

thanks guys!

If you have the extra speaker wire and want to try it ... go for it. However, doing so is not likely to provide any better audio fidelity improvements and certainly no power improvements (or stressing the amp less) as there's only one power supply to draw from. The speakers will draw what is needed based on the volume you select.

Apple usually does not wish to break compatibility with exiting apps. I know nothing about this rumored device aside from what everyone else reads on MacRumors., but considering how soon it is to release, I doubt there would be any significant changes. I haven't seen anything as a developer that would alert me to any changes in resolutions in iOS devices, and Apple doesn't tell me anything about their upcoming HW releases. The only notices I have received is in regards to getting prepped for the iOS6 release.

My guess is that it will be similar in resolution to either the original iPad (768x1024) or the new retina iPad. If so, it will show everything the same, just a bit smaller due to the higher DPI.

Thanks for the reply. It will be interesting to see what effect the smaller size has on limitations to usability.

i have a 6 month old 809 and since day one it loses sink with my projector but now got worse.
even a hard reset doesn't work .well sometimes it works
is this a known problem?
any solutions?

thanks

You have not provided much info here except the main problem. I have been using the 809 for over a year and it does have initial startup handshake BS HDMI issues if I have my DLP TV on first and then power on the 809. Aside from that it has been flawless with both my Epson 8350 and Acer H9500BD so you may need to describe your setup a bit better or we can just say you have a faulty projector or AVR which is not really the way to go given the limited info we have.

my PS3, SAT box ,BLU RAY player are all connected to my 809 thru HDMI cables of course .from the 809 to the 8350 again thru HDMI cable
doesn't matter if i turn on the projector or the 809 first still no signal
i know its not the projector because if i connect my PS3 directly to it it works
hard resets would usually solve the problem but now it doesn't .
i think i am going to call onkyo and get it repaired

OK good info there. The best way to eliminate the AVR is with another display. Can you check that? If not you are floundering around wondering if the problem is with the 8350. Have you tried it with both HDMI out settings?

will check tomorrow

thanks for your help

I wondering if anyone can help me? I'm using an 809 with a Sony KDL55NX810 TV. Everything works great, except the OSD looks 4:3 stretched to 16:9. The picture from computer, STB and other components is pixel perfect. Its only the OSD and setup menus that are stretched.

Does anyone have this issue? I can't seem to figure it out. My 708 and 1008 do not have this issue.

so i hooked up my 809 to my 32" sharp LCD tv and nothing,no picture

I thought I had narrowed down my choices to a TX-Nr809, but I have been reading some posts that this unit has problems with 3D content. Is this true?

Now have a Vizio E3D320VX and I'm STILL having issues with viewing video from the Super Beta VCR through the 809. Since there are composite inputs and outputs, why can I get audio but no video from the 809? The composite out (only output offered) from the VCR is going to the VCR/DVR video in, and I've tried input assignments with "- - - - -" for VCR/DVR as well as assigning HDMI 2 to VCR/DVR (an unused HDMI) but neither setting provides access to video, although I can get audio with the 809's audwo processing features, without difficulty.

If I send the VCR output directly to the composite inputs on the TV and set the TV input to AV, I get video and stereo only audio. When I set the VCR output to the 809's VCR/DVR composite inputs and send the same composite outputs to the TV, I get nothing. What step have I overlooked? I'm worried that the composite video out is just broken on my 809.

TV is connected to Monitor Main, and a Sony blue ray player is on HDMI 1 (no problems there). Only other regularly used input is iTunes coming in via Game from an Airport Express on Optical 1 (Game), and this too is working fine. If I could get the VCR working through the 809, I'd be a happy camper!

Where are you getting this (wrong) information form? And what issues?

I don't see where anyone answered you, so I'm going to give it a shot. I mostly lurk in this forum to find out about new ways to use the features of my 809, but this is one feature I did use. (Note - past tense).

If you have your HDMI cable running from the main output of the 809 to a TV input that features ARC (Audio Return Channel), then you have to turn that feature on with both the TV and the 809. To get to that feature on the 809 setup menu, you have to have HDMI pass-through enabled. There are people much smarter than me who can tell you about what wattage is actually used, but it basically uses the same amount of electricity when it is off as it does when it is on. It doesn't ever get completely hot, but it does stay warm.

Once HDMI Pass-through is on you can enable ARC. Once that is on, then any HDMI signal that is detected by the receiver will turn it all the way on and then feature that input. So if you turn on your DirecTV receiver, the 809 will turn on and switch to CBL/SAT (or whatever the appropriate input would be). So if you switch your TV from HDMI 1 to USB and start playing video, the 809 will detect that and start showing video and playing audio from the ARC. I have a Panasonic P65VT25 and it allows me to send audio to my 809 or to play through the TV speakers...obviously I send it to the 809. It also allows me to use the TV remote control to manage the volume on the 809. I don't know why I would ever do this, but it was neat to see the two components talk.

My original plan for this was to watch OTA broadcasts during football season because DirecTV doesn't carry our CW affiliate in HD. I want to watch the SEC game each Saturday in HD, so I set up the ARC and got it to work. I bought a very inexpensive HD antenna from Monoprice and ran a cable to the porch, and I can see all of my local channels and the extra digital channels as well (the X.2 channels that show weather maps, etc).

The problem was that when my Logitech Harmony 1100 remote would turn on my components, it sometimes turns on the TV first. Then the receiver would be turned on by the remote next and go to the correct input for my Activity... then it would automatically switch to the ARC input and switch the TV to OTA channels. I had to manually switch the inputs back on the tv and then manually choose the right input on the 809. Sure, I could re-order the signals on the Harmony, but it hasn't been worth it yet. I primarily wanted to have the TV turn on at 5am with the news and wake me up, but it didn't always pan out correctly. Instead of working out the kinks, I turned off pass-through and just left it connected just in case I decide to mess with it later.

Hopefully this can help anyone trying to use this feature. I never could get the 808 to perform like this, but the 809 really does work!

i actually picked up a used 709 from onkyo's refurb site. got the receiver for around 340-360 delivered. also got the extended warranty with them for an extra eighty for two years i think

Hello, I have an Onkyo 809 and energy speakers. Up front I have the left and right towers and the center. On the remote on the bottom there is a button that says THX. When I press it, it says not available on the receiver. Can anyone explain as to why it says this?

Most likely because THX mode requires a minimum of a 5.1 signal as noted on p. 38 in your Owner's manual.

OK thank you for the reply. I don't have a manual, but just downloaded one from onkyo website. I have my receiver sitting in the second shelf of my cabnit and it gets pretty toasty in there so I bought 2 50mm computer fans hooked up to usb and they cool the top off very effectively. One thing I did notice was that the USB ports are always powered on which in turns leaves the fans on even when the receiver is off. I was going to wire a switch in there but I would manually turn it on and off not a big deal, just trying to see if there are any ideas for automating the switch.
Edited by joebob296 - 9/8/12 at 10:46pm

Since this is the "official TX-NR809 Thread" perhaps you guys can help me get to the bottom of an issue with regards to using a Roku 2 HD streamer and the 809.

I've started what have turned into lengthy threads on the Onkyo support forum...

http://onkyoproductsupport.forumotion.com/t1178-roku-issue-with-my-809

And another similar request for help at the roku forum...

http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=49584

If you take the time to read the posts and I understand that can be a PITA, the issue is simply this...

With the Roku set for 5.1DD output or when using Netflix and the embedded DD+, in any video mode other than "DIRECT" on the Onkyo, the image is decidedly pink. This negates the use of the ISF Presets, Custom and of course the others.

As you might read, I've developed a workaround or two and I'm also in communication with both Roku and Onkyo Techs, as at least Onkyo has repeated the issue in their labs.

The surprising thing is that it is not a more widespread issue. This may be due to the fact that most folks do not implement the 5.1DD in the Roku setup page or the DD+ setup option for audio in the Netflix film selection menu. In any event, when hitting "Display" on the Onkyo remote those that are not seeing a pink screen may well be inputting the 2.0 audio from the Roku. When those I've asked on the other forums verify that they are receiving 5.1 or DD+ signal they report that they then get a pink screen.

Of course there are far fewer owners posting on the official support forums for both manufacturers than those posting here, but the results seem stable that there is an issue 'twixt the Roku2 series and for that matter Onkyo's from the 609 and up to a 3009 from which owners have gotten back to me.

If you have a new Roku 2 and a 9 or 18 series Onkyo, take a peek at the display numbers from the Onkyo to assure you are setup to receive 5. 1 and DD+ with Amazon and Netfilx respectively. If you find you are now getting a pink screen, please report to the above links.

Thanks,

Doug k