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Yamaha RX-V1800BL 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)

Yamaha RX-V1800BL 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)


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Brand: Yamaha
Category: CE


Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 16 reviews
Sales Rank: 1741

Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 39.5
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 17.1 x 6.8

MPN: RX-V1800BL
Model: RX-V1800BL
UPC: 027108928463
EAN: 0027108928463
ASIN: B000V53V82


Features:
  • 7.1-channel home theater receiver with 910 Watts of total power (130 Watts-per-channel)
  • Latest HDMI 1.3a (4 in/1 out) specification supports deep color (30/36 bit) transmission, 120Hz and 24Hz refresh rates and auto lip-sync
  • Analog video (480i or 480p) upscaling to full HD 1080p
  • Supports Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio
  • iPod compatibility via optional Yamaha YDS-10

Accessories:

  • Sony MDR-V300 Monitor Series Headphones with Folding Design
  • MONSTER MC 600SW-4M Subwoofer 600 Ultra High Performance Cables
  • Sony MDR-V700DJ DJ Style Monitor Series Headphones
  • Monster Cable Interlink 200 Interconnect Cables 2 Meter
  • Monster Cable I400MKII-2M Interlink 400 MkII Advanced Bandwidth Balanced Audio Interconnect

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  • HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The RX-V1800 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver offers the highest levels of sound and video quality and convenience for total home theater enjoyment with features including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoders, latest HDMI 1.3a specification support, video upscaling to 1080p, iPod compatibility, YPAO Auto Setup with Quick Start, and multi-zone custom installation support.


Customer Reviews:   Read 11 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars not a full review but partial (i love the image)   November 12, 2008
Saeed A. Siddiki (Riyadh, KSA)
i had just got my hands on this unit finally! been waiting forever for it! My initial thoughts are: awesome! the images on my Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 720 720P HD 1600 Lumens look just amazing via the V1800. i am struggling a bit with the woofer still. Can't get it to work. BUt overall i like it. i will write more on this soon.

Guys if anyone can help me setup my mono woofer on this, i would appreciate it. The following are the items i am using with this AV:

Yamaha RX-V1800BL 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)
Polk Audio Monitor Series CS2 Center Channel Speaker (Single, Cherry)
Yamaha YST-SW325 8-Inch Advanced YST II and QD-Bass Subwoofer, Black
Front and rear channels are still stock Panasonic speakers
Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD - Blu-Ray disc player - upscaling
Venturer HD DVD Player - SHD7000
OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio
Apple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard Drive



3 out of 5 stars Nice price but....   November 3, 2008
R. Baker
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I almost sent this back due to deceptive advertising. You will notice that the page for this reciever lists a feature that calls this a "Network" reciever. Not true for this model. The models above in price to this unit do have this feature whereas, you can plug USB devices directly into the unit. This model does not have that feature. The picture that is shown, is for the 3800 not the 1800. I decided to keep the unit though, as I got a great price. (719.99) and that feature in all honesty would have gotten little use from me. I just hate the fact that someone else may have looked at the advertising and made a decision based on this, then would have had to go through an arduous return policy. Other than that its a good unit. I think the complexity of the remote is not as bad as some here have complained. One other word of caution. This reciever lists a capability called presence speakers. I am using this, but do your research. They cannot be used at the same time as your rear surrounds if you have them. My opinion? If you have a small room such as mine, the presence speakers are awesome, as I dont have the room to do a full 7.1 system. But if you do have a large room, just know that you will be able to use one or the other, presence speakers or rear surround not both. You can have both hooked up, but only one will play at a time.


2 out of 5 stars Beware If You Have 120hz Refresh Rate TV   October 24, 2008
T. Carroll
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I recently bought a Samsung 52" LCD TV with 120hz refresh rate. I bought the Yamaha RX-V1800 receiver because Yamaha claimed it would support that refresh rate. Well, I am very sad to say it does not! The most it would do was 60hz... very disappointing once you have had 120hz... believe me.

I called Yamaha and at first was told that this receiver would support 120hz but after I relayed my experience I was put on hold for a while and then told, "Sorry, it turns out that it actually does not support 120hz refresh rate." Yamaha customer service went on to tell me that, "When this receiver first came out there were hardly any tv's with that refresh rate." Huh?!?... so they just said that so people would buy them only to find out later that it was not true???

Anyways, I am returning the receiver but now I have the problem of finding a receiver that truly will support 120hz refresh rate. Everybody I call says "Our receiver is 'pass-thru' so there will be no signal degradation." Yeah, that's what Yamaha said too. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

BTW, the audio on this receiver was fantastic but like others have said, the remote and on screen menu navigation left alot to be desired.



5 out of 5 stars Excellent reciever   May 30, 2008
Uday Vasanji Bhatia
2 out of 2 found this review helpful


JUST GOT MY YAMAHA 1800 AMP LAST MON 19/5/08 SAME DAY HOOKED AMP TO PANA BLUE RAY PLAYER BD30 & SANYO Z 5 PROJECTOR WITH 120" SCREEN & PARADIGM ULTRA CUBE 10 SUBWOOFER (1500WATTS) THE PICTURE & SOUND WAS UNBELIVABLE (MUCH BETTER THAN LOCAL MULTIPLEXES).I WATCHED AVP2/RESIDENT EVIL 3/ DIE HARD 4/ ETC ON BLU RAY DISC & THEY ALL WERE AMAZING WATCHING ON THESE SYSTEMS.THE PICTURE/SOUND QUALITY ON MY EARLIER DVD PIONEER 696A/YAMAHA 1400 WAS VERY GOOD BUT WITH THIS NEW PLAYER & AMP THE PICTURE/SOUND IS MUCH BETTER (AWESOME).
ONE IMP. POINT ABOUT YAMAHA AMP.IS THAT YOU CAN HOOK 2 MORE SPEAKERS IN BETWEEN THE FRONTS & CENTRE (PRESENCE SPEAKERS) IN ADDITION TO THE 7/8 SPEAKERS. THE SOUND WITH THE ADDITIONAL PRESENCE SPEAKERS IMPROVES A LOT.
ONLY YAMAHA AMPS HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS OPTION WHICH IS WHY I OPTED FOR THIS AMP.
I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMEND THIS AMP. & GIVE IT 6 ******'S IF POSSIBLE & WITH A GOOD COMBINATION OF AMP/PROJ/TV/POWERFUL SUB WITH THIS PLAYER ONE WOULDNT VENTURE TO GO TO MULTIPLEXES TO WATCH MOVIES.
UDAY BHATIA. MUMBAI (INDIA)




5 out of 5 stars Awesome receiver   May 28, 2008
Edward R. Abramson
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have this unit six months. It was a replacement for an RX-V992 I had for eleven years. The replacement was due to technology as the RX-V992 was still operating well. This receiver has met all of my expectations and then some. Music lovers will really appreciate the pure direct mode which is fantastic and enhances the already great sound produced by the unit. I have a Tivo series three Hi def DVR with a hard drive expander, a Samsung BD-UP5000 blu-ray/HDDVD player, a Yamaha DVD-C961 DVD/CD Changer, a 160Gig Apple TV, a Sony VCR and a Samsung FP-T6374 full 1080p plasma TV hooked up. In addition, I added the XM radio and the i-pod attachment. All the components utilize HDMI except the VCR. The speakers are NHT VT-2 Towers bi-amped with the RX-V1800, NHT Classic three center and two NHT Classic three bookshelf for the surround. The system is unbelievable. The RX-V1800 is the nerve center and does an awesome job.

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