Onkyo HT RC160

92% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Solid sound quality; five HDMI inputs; relatively inexpensive; onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding; upconverts analog video signal to 1080i; automatic speaker calibration.

Slightly less power than the TX-SR607; no built-in Sirius support; analog video upconversion is poor; no true graphical user interface; no 7.1 analog inputs; big and boxy design; Dolby Pro Logic IIz doesn't have much audible effect.

The Onkyo HT-RC160 has nearly all the same functionality as the similar TX-SR607, for about $100 less, making it one of the best AV receiver values of the year.

Rich sound right out of the box. 5 HDMI In and lots of other inputs. Great support for modern audio formats like DTS Master and TrueHD. Audyssey speaker tuning seems to work pretty well. Remote is remarkably uncluttered for a receiver with so many...

These are tiny nitpicking things: Audyssey Dynamic Volume is a mixed bag -- good at suppressing loud commercials, but also tones down sounds that should be loud relative to baseline. From across the room its a little hard to read the display, but its...

Excellent receiver for the price. Many inputs, upconverting with the ability to input component and output one cable to TV. The 5 HDMIs are perfect. The sound is truly amazing, my speakers sound awesome. The audessy EQ setup was perfect, took 10...

Network connectivity would have been great, the main difference between this model and the HT-RC180 is the network port. But its not worth a $300+ upgrade

Clean Design, simple interface, lots of connections. Great sound! Cheap ; I replaced my trusty Denon 3801 with this in my basement HT. Connected to some 20 year old Dalquist DQM7 speakers, a DQ sub and 2 Boston Acoustics for the surrounds. Projector is...

Can't think of any at this price

First impression - looks incredibly sharp. Mixed black brushed/gloss, LCD read out not overwhelming (but not a computer screen interface), simple front with the buttons you need, nothing extra ; Plenty of inputs (read the description), Bi-Amp capable...

If you're looking for a GUI, look elsewhere. As others have noted, this thing runs HOT. Make sure you give it plenty of room to breathe. Upscaling is non existent, so get your HD sources ready (Wii looks kinda, not great, but it's hard to switch from...

Am using my Onkyo RC 160 in a spanking new 7.1 setup with a Roku box, Blue-Ray, and cable. Might add a game machine later. Paid $299 for this (free shipping too!) from the Egg ; 1. I have had no heat issues with this unit. Have left it on overnight...

1. No satellite radio option, but I'm not a subscriber. No network option, but I figured out that was a $400 option in the Onkyo lineup ; 2. (Personal gripe) There has got to be an easier way to connect speakers than thumb screws and bare wire ends

Great sound quality with nice up-conversion to 7.1, good price, tons of settings that that the system will automatically set using the easy auto calibration, nice array of processing presets

Runs hot but this has no real effect on my setup since the unit sits on a wide-open shelf, the up-conversion from 2 channel to surround leaves something to be desired, I never tried the video up-conversion or Dolby PLz but I heard that this unit...

Works for everything that I want. The Audyssey function works very well and balances the sound as it should

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Lots of inputs ; Comes with its own basic indoor antennas (although not sure how much they really help), remote, batteries. Seems to be real good quality ; I was really concerned about the temperature of the unit. my unit gets warm, but never hot yet...

As others have said, the remote control causes most of my other remotely controlled devices in my new home theater to mis-behave. This is going to be challenging. ;-) I'm not looking to get a universal remote ; Have to have monitor hooked up to hdmi to...