Yamaha YHT-495

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Easy setup, nicely functional remote, wide variety of settings. The speakers are nice looking, the receiver basic display and 4 HDMI inputs. Recevier handles the BluRay, PS3, CD changer and cable box flawlessly. Powered subwoofer is responsive and...

Some volume issues with commercials on regular TV. Bass can sometimes be overpowering during movies even when set for most parts of the action

Brought my room to life easy set up. Quick delivery. Powerful bass

Speaker thread(wire), programming remote for other devices not easy at all

The sound this system produces is quite fantastic. Sounds equal or better than my friends "top of the line, hand picked" system

as said many times before, the speaker wire could be beefed up. works just fine, but when I get around to installing and running the wire through the attic, gunna bump it up to be on the safe side

The sound of this system is great at high volumes. The speakers are clear and precise, and do not distort at all at the highest volumes.

You have to use a separate audio connection (optical or Digital Audio) for HDMI devices. There are only 2 places where you'll find this information: On the box and one line in the instructions.

This is an update to my previous review " Great Sound for a Great Price"

missing some of the audio features like DTS HD like some newer receivers, but then again the whole system is less than $500, so no complaints. To my ears this system still sounds great with blu-ray movies on my HTPC, but then again I have only tested a...

The sound is superb. I will admit that I do not consider myself anywhere near a huge audio enthusiast, but I can tell when something sounds good or when something lacks depth.

It could just be my system is faulty, but it kept on turning off after about an hour of use. At first I figured maybe it was overheating (it was quite warm underneath). However, it did it again last night and yet there was not much heat coming off the...

Well built system, the speakers look feel and sound very nice. Listening to Coldplay in FLAC sounds absolutely excellent. Built in HDMI switching is a blessing and a curse (see Cons). Well written manual and set up guide. Responsive subwoofer with...

HDMI switching is nice, but when you have component inputs also, you must output from the tuner as component, which means the TV input must also be changed. It can't convert from component to HDMI so only one cord is running to the TV. The "volume up"...