Agreed - they can be very misleading and confusing when you can't sort out what product the review is addressing.
On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 9:18 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is what I dislike about Amazon and their “reviews” for items that > have multiple instances. That is, there are 3-4 different models of this > receiver in the product line, and they lump all of the reviews for all of > the different models into one “bucket”. You’re reading reviews about the > higher end models that have firmware that can be uploaded into them for > product enhancements. The one I got doesn’t have that capability. > > My current AV receiver is a predecessor to the Yamaha model you mentioned. > It’s been great and has worked flawlessly for 6-7 years. If they had > something comparable feature-wise with the Denon I would have gone that > route. > > -D > > > > On Jan 26, 2019, at 10:00 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > With all the complaints about blowing up the Denon with the firmware > > updates, perhaps this would be a better choice? What box does it not > tick? > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-V385-5-1-Channel-Receiver-Bluetooth/dp/B07BNXXJKB/ref=pd_cp_23_1?pd_rd_w=oOcR3&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=6E62J6CMBQB1QA7YXQ93&pd_rd_r=f7045a10-21dc-11e9-b177-15559c9dc0fd&pd_rd_wg=QcThM&pd_rd_i=B07BNXXJKB&psc=1&refRID=6E62J6CMBQB1QA7YXQ93 > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 8:46 PM OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> So, with one of those Denon boxes, I could plug the HDMI Out from the > >> laptop into it, with the TV as the monitor, and be able to play music > from > >> the laptop into speakers, without the TV monitor being on? > >> The only way I can get audio out of the laptop to the Sony TA-1150 amp > is > >> by un-plugging the HDMI wire. Laptop can't seem to send audio anywhere > else > >> while the HDMI wire is in the socket (grumble grumble . . .). > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 8:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Bought one on Thursday from Costco. 65” Samsung LED TV. Got it hung and > >>> fired up yesterday. Downloaded firmware updates and uploaded them to > the TV > >>> via USB stick. No connectivity for this bad boy, it’s going to be > sandboxed > >>> for life. It bitched a bit about not being connected to the interweb, > but > >>> too bad. I had to go in and manually disable the “apps” it has built > in so > >>> that garbage doesn’t come up when you first turn it on. > >>> > >>> Had fits trying to get it to play nice with the Logitech programmable > and > >>> cable remotes. > >>> > >>> Everything goes through a Yamaha AV receiver that’s from 2012. While it > >>> plays nice with switching and sensing what’s turned on, it predates 4k > HDMI > >>> standards, so I’m not getting the highest possible resolution to the TV > >>> from the 4K cable box and Apple TV as a result. > >>> > >>> So I bought a new AV receiver: > >>> > >>> > >>> > https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C49F2LD/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > >>> > >>> Not a huge fan of Denon, but this was relatively inexpensive and rings > >>> all the bells for what I need. It will be here tomorrow so I’ll be > able to > >>> get everything hooked up through it and get full resolution, and > hopefully > >>> a remote that won’t have SWMBO going apesh*t trying to turn things on > and > >>> off. > >>> > >>> Lesson learned. Update one major component, expect to have to bring > >>> everything else into spec as well. At least Mitch will be happy to > know the > >>> TF400s don’t have to be replaced. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> OK Don > >> > >> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many > of > >> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > >> > >> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > >> who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > >> fence for themselves." > >> > >> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > >> > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many > of > > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > who > > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > > for themselves." > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
