Print This Page
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Connecticut on 2/10/2010
Comments about Yamaha RXV465 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver:
When I wired my speakers a positive lead was touching a negative one, causing system to shut off at low levels. Make sure your speaker wires are not touching each other or this will seem like the receiver is broken. This is an integrated saftey by Yamaha.
from St. Louis, MO on 1/21/2010
Comments about Yamaha RXV465 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver:
Great buy for the money. As an extra bonus, I did not know that this tuner had ability to become a true 7.1 tuner with the addition of an extra stereo amp for the two back speakers!
from Racine, WI on 12/9/2009
Comments about Yamaha RXV465 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver:
heard things behind me that caused me to do a double take...very cool! So far I'm very pleased with the unit[...]. Serious Sound/Features!!
from San Diego, Ca on 9/24/2009
Comments about Yamaha RXV465 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver:
The set up of the RX-V465 was a breeze. The Auto-optimization made fine tuning Home Theater really easy. I purchased the Energy 5.1 Take Classic System (manufactured by Klipsch) along with this system and wall mounted the speakers. Once calibrated, the sound is even and impressive (even w/ the lower end speakers). The HDMI input features are the big plus with this unit. I had hooked my cable box directly to the LCD (via HDMI) but once I rerouted it through the receiver, the picture quality increased (cleaned up the signal). There was also a problem with the Lip-sync directly from the cable box to the LCD however once I ran it first through the HDMI to the receiver, the sound sync's up perfectly. The final test was the firmware upgrade. I was nervous however went ahead and downloaded the latest and burned it to a CD. Popped the CD in my BR player and when through the update sequence without a hitch. I love this receiver and would recommend it to anyone interested in upgrading there system with a fully functional inexpensive solution.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Rockville, MD on 8/10/2009
Comments about Yamaha RXV465 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver:
If you only need 5 satellite speakers and a subwoofer, and your DVD player already has a up convert capability (as almost all of them have today), the Yamaha R-VX465 is the best receiver you can buy! It has amazing features – YAPO lets you plug a mike from your optimal room position and it automatically adjusts the speaker settings. The sound field options are as varied as you would ever want.
Technically, it easily lives up to the top ranking and strong buy recommendations from Consumer Reports and Cnet. You can pay a ton more for upconvert and 2 or 3 extra channels, but if you don't need them, don't buy them. And, the price from Abes was very reasonable – the lowest I could find anywhere.
Here are some things they don't tell you:
1) If you need a firmware upgrade, performing it is s daunting task. There are no options for Ethernet or flash drive communication. You have to a) download the firmware from the Yamaha Website; b) Burn it to a CD as a music disk; c) Connect a non-decoding CD player to the optical digital or the coaxial digital receiver input; d) Turn off and unplug the receiver; e) Plug in the receiver while holding down the STRAIGHT button in the middle of the receiver front panel; f) Start the CD; g) Monitor the front panel display to see that the transfer completes.
2) The manual is not very complete. I had to find some additional documents on the Web for the remote control and have one pdf emailed to me about the HDMI-CEC control setup. Talking to Yamaha tech support, even on the 24 hour hotline, is very pleasant and worthwhile and the technician I talked with really knew his stuff.
3) Yamaha's implementation of HDMI-CEC works fine with my Samsung TV and Blu Ray player. (Samsung tries to convince you that their Anynet system only works with Samsung products, but it works fine using the RVX465.) You can raise or lower the volume, mute, or turn the receiver off using either the TV remote or the DVD remote, once you find out how to turn CEC on. That information is not in the receiver manual, but on a separate pdf Yamaha sends out on request.
4) The receiver's remote is very flexible. I was able to program my cable box, DVD player, TV, and, of course, the receiver to work together. The code library is extremely extensive. The most efficient HDMI connection path is from the cable box to the receiver to the TV. The DVD player also plugs into the receiver. My only headache here is that turning off the DVD player sometimes resets the TV input. I'm still trying to figure this out, although I know it's an issue with Anynet, not the receiver.