This is a good deal. have never had any problems with Onkyo products.

I have an older version of the Onkyo, and it works great...no problems what so ever...you would not go wrong with the onkyo...but is takes a bit of time pairing the right speakers with the receiver

$400...great deal...but still expensive for me

Onkyo is the best bang for your buck... I own a Denon BUT if I didn't get the extra money I woulda went with Onkyo. Awesome deal!

too much money and not enough pleasure from getting one

I have an older one of these. Works excellent. The zone 2 feature is great for speakers by the hot tub or in another part of the house, not 100% sure this one still has that, but it is great if it does. Sadly you can only use 5.1 if you use this feature.

I have also heard that Tigerdirect is the best on-line service of all the sights out there.....

Even at this price I think the upgrade to the TX-SR705 is a better bet... the extra power is nice, but having an extra HDMI port will be invaluable in terms of keeping the thing future-proof. The 605 only has two HDMI inputs - so connect an HD cable/satellite source and a BluRay or HD-DVD player and you're done... forget about a video game system, computer, or anything else that may come along.

deanq4 is spot off.

If you mean the tigerdirect comment.... it's called sarcasm, otherwise... huh?

heard this is real good... cheaper anywhere elsE?

after tax its still cheaper at amazon

#7 - I have been told by "AV experts" that using a receiver as a switching unit is not the best thing to do. They say that it is not a good idea as each item has slightly different settings for the "perfect picture" and if you use a receiver it will not change with each item you change to. They recommended that you get a TV with a lot of HDMI inputs and use them instead.

Got this info from AVSforum.

I have this model and it works great, however I got it a bit cheaper ($370) from CC, but the price is back up now.

As for HDMI, get a switch or a TV with more inputs. The more crap you run the digital signal through, the more noise you'll get in the system.

Now Tiger Direct is another story. Of course I quite buying from them years ago, so they might be better now.

There's always a "better" way of doing things for the best quality, and switching signals through unnecessary pieces of equipment is rarely on the list.

However, especially at this price point, most people are shopping for ease of use and convenience instead of absolute picture quality. And being able to switch audio and video through the same unit, controlled with the same remote, with no way of them getting out of sync is a big plus on the convenience front.

"As for HDMI, get a switch or a TV with more inputs. The more crap you run the digital signal through, the more noise you'll get in the system. "

You don't seem to understand how digital signals work.

i have a 10 year old onkyo receiver and it still works like a champ.

Onkyo is a good quality brand for the price... not audiophile
at this cost, but good value.

Agree with #11, best to switch at the television, not the
receiver/amplifier.

I wish Onkyo make mixer with Microphones for Karaoke.

how many HDMI inpput/output ports?

2 in, 1 out

#17 you still Karaoke?? Interesting?!?