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I thought the DENON would be a reliable brand in quality. Even though it has good features and good sound, my receiver broke down six months after I bought. The worst thing is that when I took it to repair, I found several others with the same problem. My mistake. It is not.
Once the speakers were hooked up, I plugged the Denon into the power supply and went to audio heaven. So if you want your HDMI connection to carry both audio AND video signals, then you'll have to find another Denon receiver because this unit won't do it for you. The manual was easy to read and follow. Hooked up to this receiver are:-a Nintendo Wii;-a Sony PS3;-a Bose® Acoustimass® 10 Series home theater speaker unit;-a 52" Samsung LCD TV;-a HDTV DVR cable box from my local cable company;-a Panamax 5100-PM Power Line Conditioner;-three (3) 4' Monster M1000 HDMI cables; and,-two (2) 6' Belkin optical audio cablesSetup was a relatively quick and straightforward. I purchased this receiver in June '08 as one of the key pieces of building my new home theater system. It's an efficient and powerful receiver that's easy to set up and easy to customize. The two HDMI inputs on this unit are for VIDEO ONLY and the one HDMI output carries VIDEO ONLY. Even when listening to the everyday radio or mp3's on my iPod, this Denon receiver delivers clean, clear power to every speaker and channel.The one thing that's worth noting concerns those all-too-important the HDMI slots.
I wanted the HDMI cables devoted only to carrying video signals to maximize bandwidth to the TV to minimize as much audio/video lag as possible (of which there hasn't been any)I cannot comment on the remote control because I do not use it for day-to-day operations. Right out of the box, the audio seemed just right for my room; without making any fine adjustments, I experienced ZERO issues with any aspect of sound: no muffled/muddied voices, harsh highs non-existent, and there were zero indistinguishable bass notes. So far, I've been very pleased with this unit's functionality, customizable options, and, of course, its look and fit with the rest of my home theater system. Though this may be an inconvenience for some people, this wasn't an issue for me, as I wanted to keep all audio signals separate from video signals (to maximize bandwidth within the cables). This unit supplied plenty of power to all 5.1 channels. The LFE output on this unit really gets the living room walls shaking with the low notes and rumbles from explosions when watching movies, or when playing Call of Duty 4. For that, I use a Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote my wife bought for me, which gives me access to nearly all the functions that the Denon's factory remote control allows me to do.All in all, this receiver is a great purchase for the cost. I look forward to many years of satisfaction from it.
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