Onkyo HT-RC270 7.2 Channel Network Receiver First Look

[admin]

Onkyo's new HT-RC270 is betting on networkablility. If you are in to streaming from the Internet or from a networked computer, you're going to find the HT-RC270 very attractive. With the DLNA 1.5, the RC270 is out-of-the-box ready to connect to your Windows 7 PC for content streaming plus support for Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster, Mediafly, Slacker, vTuner, and Sirius Internet Radio. Add to that six HDMI 1.4a inputs (one on the front) with 3D and Audio Return Channel, 5-way binding posts for 11 speakers (for easy switching between Zone 2 and the extra channels of Audyssey DSC and Dolby PLIIz, THX Select 2Plus certification, and a ton more features and $850 seems pretty reasonable.

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[B1-66ER]

Sweet deal

Wow, this thing is full of it, but in a great way! Love the reconfigurable speaker outs, makes Room 2 setups easy to set up when you wanna change the audio climate. And the .2 subs, perfect! I'm a die hard Denon fan and I'm in the market now, was looking at the 2811 or 3311 to fill my needs but this thing looks to challenge the 3311, but at some $400 less! I cant wait to see a head to head in this slot.
I just looked online and this this is even cheaper, $570 + free ship at J&R music world! CRAZY DEAL!

 

[bandphan]

Just beware that a lot of .2 channels are in parallel and and auto setup treats them as the same.

 

[ichigo]

What's the difference between the HT-R series and the TX-SR series? Different regional markets? Different retailers?

 

[B1-66ER]

What's the difference between the HT-R series and the TX-SR series? Different regional markets? Different retailers?

Was wondering about that too.