Onkyo TX-NR717 7.2-Channel Home Theater A/V Receiver (Black)
- THX Select2 Plus Certified
- Internet Radio and Cloud Music Streaming Service Connectivity with control via Onkyo Remote Apps
- MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) and InstaPrevue Technologies
- Audyssey DSX and Dolby PLIIz
- iPod/iPhone Direct Digital Connection through USB and Firmware Updates via Ethernet and USB
With the power to fill large rooms with THX-certified sound, this cutting-edge receiver is ready to integrate and distribute entertainment throughout your home. More than a home theater processor, the TX-NR717 allows you access music on PC, streamfrom MP3tunes and Spotify, explore online radio, or connect your iPod/iPhone to one of two USB ports. You can distribute any ofthese various stereo sources to other rooms for house-wide entertainment. With a total of 10 HDMI connections, this receiverconverges HD content from all your components-even your smart phone media via a frontside MHL/HDMI-and provides easy inputselection with InstaPrevue technology. HDMI also enables intuitive GUI with overlaid Quick Set-Up menu. Visually managing settingsand playback-even across multiple zones-is easy with the Onkyo Remote App for iPhone and Android phones. Video upscaling to 4K,Audyssey DSX seven-channel sound expansion, and Audyssey 2EQ room correction are all included. Sound quality is quite simpl
Fourth onkyo,
I have had 3 prior onkyo units. My last was perfect but bought a new 3d tv necessitating an upgrade to a 3d receiver. Its almost identical in every way. Easy on screen menu and the unit works flawlessly. Enough hdmi inputs. I recommend the unit because of its quality and durability. By the way this new receiver seems to run cooler than the prior.
Amazon is always amazing. Delivery on time. Price was almost 200 less than your local best buy. Free financing. That’s why I bought most of my qualiity home theater components from amazon.
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|Onkyo 717,
This Onkyo is replacing a 10 year old H/K receiver, so the tech inside is a huge upgrade, even if the prices would have been about even. I used to really into home theater back when I did it for a paycheck and I sold Onkyo and really had respect for them, so I looked at the features of the TX-NR717 as well as the price and decided that this would be the centerpiece of my home theater. It does not disappoint. With the exception of one issue this receiver has done everything I’ve asked of it and more. I’ve got my HD digital cable, Xbox 360, PS3/Bluray, Wii, all running through it and everything is so much better than it was with the older receiver, but of course that goes without saying.
Some things I really love about the 717:
+ 8 HDMI inputs. I want this thing to be useful for the next 3-5 years or so.
+ Network. For firmware upgrades, new internet radio options, etc.
+ HD upscaling, so I can plug in my Wii or older equipment and it looks better than ever.
+ Assignable inputs for audio and video, so you can just plug stuff in wherever and assign it afterwards. (ie the Wii goes on Component 2, the sound goes into CD. Assign it after and it’s all taken care of.)
+ Programmable input names, so my wife and kids can figure out what’s what. No more trying to figure out if the cable box is Video 1, 2, or 3. The on screen display/front panel tell you what you need to know.
+ Front USB for iPod or other personal music player (Though it did not work with my Zune or Samsung Galaxy S2 for whatever reason)
A few negatives about the 717:
– No coaxial/optical output. For those with 5.1 digital headphones, you’ll be out of luck.
– A pain to set up without your TV set.
– A little slow to turn on and get all situated. Using my Logitech Harmony remote I hit ‘Watch TV’ and it takes 30 seconds to a minute before you’re actually getting video. It’s slightly annoying.
As a side note, after connecting everything and giving it a test run, my USB ports were not working, nor was the unit detecting my network, which was hardwired. After a hard reset everything was perfect, network detected, firmware upgraded three times, I was ready to roll. I was worried about my unit being defective, but it was just a weird glitch.
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|Great receiver,
I purchased a TX-NR709 from another big online company out of New York with a B and an H in their name. I had nothing but problems with that unit. I sent it in to a repair facility for repair and then back the factory for repair and each time it was returned it had more problems than when I sent it.
Talia Garcia is the service manager at Onkyo and she is the consummate professional. I was so angry I don’t know how she kept her cool. I had nothing good to say about Onkyo and yet Talia managed to always have a positive reply. Ultimately it was decided that the TX-NR709 needed to be replaced and an offer was made to replace that unit with the TX-NR717, which as of then had never yet been sold. I probably received one of the first receivers off the new production line and the difference between the 709 and the 717 was immediately noticeable. I have had zero problems with the 717. The sound is great, the functionality is great, the menus far exceed those of the 709 and to top it off an iPad/iPhone can wirelessly stream music to the receiver with the free app available through iTunes.
I swore that I would never purchase another Onkyo product in my life after dealing with the 709, but because of Talia’s professionalism I reconsidered and decided to purchase the Onkyo SKS-HT870 7.1 speaker system available here: Onkyo SKS-HT870 Home Theater Speaker System
If you have read bad reviews about Onkyo this new line seems to have remedied all of those previous issues, adding new enhancements and I believe that you will thoroughly enjoy this new receiver.
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