čtvrtek 13. června 2013

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Pioneer Elite VSX-60 7.2-Channel Network Ready AV Receiver
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
5Upscaling magic!
By William
I have never written a review before, but felt compelled to with this av receiver. The upscaling ability of this receiver is nothing short of stunning. I watched Eureka season 2 on Netflix, standard def, about 5 seconds in , the screen changed, and I thought I was watching a blu ray disc. I then tried other shows and movies I wouldn't watch because of picture quality, and as before, 5 seconds in and magic, the picture was stunning. It makes hi def on my Direct tv look just as good. As for sound, this system ( once you run the Macca set up), will embarrass Onkyo,and the overpriced Denon and Marantz receivers. Set up is the one area where Pioneer fell short. The manual in the box is basically useless, you must download the Av Navigator app and it will walk you through the set up, step by step. Without the app, it's like dancing in the dark. The remote app(separate) is really top of the line. Make sure you turn on the picture up conversion on the app, set it to 1080p, sit back and enjoy. I would purchase this again, maybe even upgrade. Pioneer has a great product here. Give it a try. I have already recommended this to my friends. Hope this helps in your shopping journey.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
3When it worked it was awesome... but had a mind of it's own at times
By jam
system 5.2 setup
2 def tech BP 8040 towers with built in powered subs,2 def tech BP 8040 surround speakers,1 def tech BP 8040 center channel.

Devices
55" flat screen TV, Laptop W/HDMI, DVD player, PS3, and cable box

I purchased this receiver last month when the price first dropped below $600. I was very excited to hook it up with my definitive technology speaker system. The sound was Amazing!!!! I repeat AMAZING

Setup
The setup was pretty good but it sucks that nowadays they don't give you a hard copy of the owner's manual it's on CD-ROM which I only have on my desktop PC in the office upstairs. Luckily Pioneer does have the AV Navigator app available in iTunes. Once I went through the setup Navi I was ready to fire it up.

Remote
The remote is terrible. It seemed like it had hundreds of useless buttons but the more I played around the easier it got although after installing the iControlAV2012 app on my Ipad the remote became an afterthought.

Receiver and features
I loved this receiver for the short time I had it. I had upgraded from an old JVC HTIB to start a real home theater. I originally set the system up with the setup mic but I still prefer to just play around until I get the settings I like. This is easily accomplished with the icontrol app. The only negative to the app was it does not save those settings when the system is powered off. I love the airplay feature but when I wanted to listen to music from another PC on my network it took forever to scroll through all the songs. Streaming Netflix from my laptop was nice but I often had problems with the sound cutting out which meant either rebooting the PC or Receiver or sometimes both. Video processing is an awesome feature that upconverted movies that I watched on DVD. If you already have a device with 1080p output it's best to turn off the video processing feature since it will over process at times and the screen becomes blurry. I had trouble using the multizone feature but didn't care too much since I really didn't need it. The Internet radio was by far the best feature for me. I could listen to almost anything from podcasts to all types of music and news stations. Once the receiver is on the network (Ethernet jack) I instantly had a list of options to choose from.

A couple of weeks into loving this new receiver it began to have a mind of its own. I could be listening to internet radio and then out of nowhere the receiver would just switch to another HDMI source like DVD or PS3. I didn't think much of it at first but then it began to bug me when I was nowhere near the remote control or the Ipad to switch anything. A couple days later it happened again and then it had a hard time connecting to my TV. So now I have a green screen and it mysteriously switches HDMI sources. I contacted pioneer and was told I needed a firmware update. I went through the process of downloading the update and transferring the files to the receiver but it did not fix the problem. From there I decided to return this receiver since it might be a lemon. Unfortunately it was out of stock so the sales person suggested I try the Yamaha RX-A820 (at a discount since it was the best receiver in my price range that also came with a 2 year warranty). So far the Yamaha is more reliable and has double the features of the VSX 60. I will admit the Pioneer processes the low frequencies much better and cleaner than the Yamaha, however I just feel more at ease with the RX A820's extra features like an onscreen menu, dual HDMI outs, better dialogue handling, and simpler remote.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
3Great for price, poor menu, navigation & restrictive Pioneer policies.
By Hi Def Fan
This is a review for Pioneer receivers in general in the sub $650 price range, and Pioneer as a company. I have owned a Pioneer some time ago before the digital age, but have only sampled these newer ones in store and via setting up a VSX-822 for a friend.

They are pretty much the best sounding in the under $650 price point, with the VSX-60 and VSX-1122 also offering more features than others in this price range. Sound is clean and tight with midrange sounding open and distinct. Bass plays low and very tight after calibration. Tests have showed the VXS-60 producing somewhat less than advertised distortion levels.

Now the bad, first, the product itself. Menu navigation system is very awkward and non intuitive, as is the remote button layout. Surround modes other than original format decoding are very echo laden and pretty much useless. LCD display is very hard to get to show what you want it to, and once it does, it doesn't seem to want to show a static display of large, easy to read fonts, such as audio format being decoded.

Lastly, Pioneer as a company is very restrictive as to what vendors they honor as authorized dealers. Amazon.com used to be an authorized Pioneer dealer, but Pioneer no longer honors warranty on any of their receivers purchased via Amazon, so buyer beware. Trust Amazon, but buy an extended warranty that someone else covers if you can. Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha and even MARANTZ!, all list Amazon as an authorized dealer.

There's nothing wrong with using Amazon.com in my experience. I bought my Panasonic TV and Blu-ray player and Yamaha receiver from them. They immediately credited me over $25 when I noted the TV price had dropped. As far as I can tell, Pioneer is unfairly throttling Amazon, and their employees don't even know why.

I would have only knocked off one star for the nit picks mentioned about the product. The other star deducted is for Pioneer themselves not being as flexible as their competition regarding authorized dealers. Most might assume Amazon AVR purchases include full warranty, since most brands authorize them. Nothing worse than buying a Pioneer Elite expecting a 2 year warranty and Pioneer says no authorization despite the vendor being VERY trustworthy.


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