
When it comes to home theater receivers, Yamaha certainly has proven their mettle. While their most recent entrants seem more in line with the current economic conditions, stressing value over high-end features, they certainly haven’t forgotten those customers that really want to pay more for the good stuff. The home theater aficionado that needs bells and whistles along with 100-Watts per channel and multiple HDMI outputs is definitely going to be pleased with the Yamaha RX-V1065 A/V receiver.
The Yamaha RX-V1065 is a 7.2-channel A/V receiver that delivers both HD audio and video performance along with some pretty cool features like a newly-developed on-screen GUI, four HDMI inputs, 1080p video upscaling and a full complement of HD audio codecs. You also get support for HD Radio, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio, iPods and Bluetooth devices.
Yamaha’s RX-V1065 is also stacked with a full complement of HD surround sound audio decoders (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio), four 1080p compatible HDMI inputs and upscaling of analog video to 1080p full HD resolution, even from non-HD video sources. This brilliant 29-lb box also lets you play your audio files straight off your USB flash drives. So if you need what you need and won’t settle for a value menu of electronics, the RX-V1065, retailing for $999.95, is just your thing.
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