Yamaha RX-V465BL 525 Watt 5-Channel Home Theater Receiver Review

For those wondering if the Yamaha RX-V465 passes audio to your surround speakers through the HDMI jacks, wonder no more because it does. I just purchased one today from Fry's Electronics Store (for $329.00) to replace my old Yamaha HTR 6050 receiver, and after changing the factory default settings, I did recieved audio to my 5.1 speakers.

Make sure your HDTV is connected to the HDMI Out jack and your Blu-ray player is connected to the HDMI 1 BD/DVD jack on the back of the unit. Turn on the unit and use the remote to change the HDMI Control setting to "ON" in the Functions menu under the Setup Menu. This will send audio to all your speakers. Look at page 42 in the manual under Function Setup for more information.

It was very easy to set up using the Auto Setup feature and the provided microphone. I have my receiver connected to a Samsung LN46A580 1080p HDTV and a Panasonic DMP-BD80 Blu-ray player and it delivers fantastic audio to all my speakers. It comes with Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and DTS 96/24 and other decoders that are vital to enjoying high resolution audio on Blu-ray Discs. I was surprised to see that I could switch the HD audio from the TV speaker to the 5.1 surround speakers using the Options button on my TV remote. Cool!

There is a reviewer claiming that this receiver does not pass audio to surround speakers through the HDMI jacks but that person must have never purchased this item or done any real research on it because when you open the box you will see that Yamaha has provided a separate sheet aside from the manual showing you how to send audio signals to your TV or Surround speakers. So buy the Yamaha RX-V465 with confidence knowing that you will a get a excellent HD Video and AUDIO home theatre experience.



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