buying receiver need help

[Seth=L]

Yamaha 5.1 Channel HDMI
Home Theatre Receiver RXV561B

or

Pioneer 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver VSX817K

Yamaha RX-V561, it can process audio from HDMI sources. This is more important when/if you get into Blu-ray since the HD audio codecs can be utilized easiest with HDMI receivers with the repeating feature. The Pioneer cannot do this. I would comparison shop the RX-V561 and RX-V661 as the RX-V661 offers a few more features and may be found for around the same price as the RX-V561.

I am assuming you live in Canada?

 

[John.]

Yamaha RX-V561, it can process audio from HDMI sources. This is more important when/if you get into Blu-ray since the HD audio codecs can be utilized easiest with HDMI receivers with the repeating feature. The Pioneer cannot do this. I would comparison shop the RX-V561 and RX-V661 as the RX-V661 offers a few more features and may be found for around the same price as the RX-V561.

I am assuming you live in Canada?

Hi Seth ,

I just recently purchased the Yamaha RX-V561 , automatically thinking that the receiver processes audio through hdmi . In my manual it states that it does not process audio through hdmi . I hope it is an error in the manual lol ! . It says that it processes video only .

I do not have any components that has hdmi , so I can't test if what your saying about the receiver processing audio through hdmi or not .

I am going to buy a plasma tv and a PS3 very soon . I want to use the ps3 for the purpose of the blueray . If this receiver can not process audio through hdmi , then I will return it .

Do you have any personal experience with the Yamaha RX-V561 in regards to the sound through hdmi ? .

Thanks !

 

[Seth=L]

Yamaha RX-V561, it can process audio from HDMI sources. This is more important when/if you get into Blu-ray since the HD audio codecs can be utilized easiest with HDMI receivers with the repeating feature. The Pioneer cannot do this. I would comparison shop the RX-V561 and RX-V661 as the RX-V661 offers a few more features and may be found for around the same price as the RX-V561.

I am assuming you live in Canada?

Information in this post is false. The RX-V561 does not process audio from an HDMI source. The RX-V661 does support this feature. I must have confused the RX-V563 (the newer RX-V500 series receiver) by accident. The RX-V563 does process 8 channel LPCM, which is perfect for someone like me who has a PS3.

Sorry for the information mix up.