Onkyo's TX-SA606X receiver handles AQUOS, Viera and REGZA HDMI control schemes

by Darren Murph posted Mar 25th 2008 at 3:33PM

Here at Engadget HD, we have a special place in our hearts for HDMI-CEC, but things can get sticky when buying components from different manufacturers. Fret not, as Onkyo's latest AV receiver manages to play nice with Panasonic's Viera Link, Toshiba's REGZA Link and Sharp's AQUOS Link all the same. The TX-SA606X, which is available in silver or a Mr. T-approved gold finish, also boasts HDMI 1.3 connectors, Dolby TrueHD / DTS-MA decoders, a 185-watt x 7 internal amplifier, optical / coaxial audio inputs and a smorgasbord of other video ports. Unsurprisingly, such a multifaceted unit won't run you cheap, as interested consumers will be asked to hand over ¥84,000 ($839) when it lands on April 29th.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

Gallery: Onkyo's TX-SA606X receiver handles AQUOS, VIERA and REGZA HDMI control schemes

Filed under: Receivers, Others, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba

Tags: AQUOS, AQUOS link, AquosLink, cec, hdmi, hdmi 1.3, hdmi control, hdmi-cec, Hdmi1.3, HdmiControl, onkyo, regza, regza link, RegzaLink, sharp, toshiba, Viera

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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cclaunch @ Mar 25th 2008 3:39PM

Please tell me this gold finish is not some new trend in CE... Last thing we need is some Onkyo receiver, 50 Cent edition.

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locke6854 @ Mar 25th 2008 3:50PM

Can I get it in muave?

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Jonathan @ Mar 25th 2008 4:43PM

methinks 839 aint all that bad for that much power, latest audio formats and HDMI control

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Aaron Smith @ Mar 25th 2008 5:08PM

Jonathan I agree, it's either a typo or a sign that these things are getting cheaper by the minute. I've seen some crazy deals on Onkyo receivers lately which made me wonder if a new version is coming out. But 185 watts x 7? For less than $1k? I haven't heard of anything like that in a receiver.

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ThatGuy @ Mar 25th 2008 5:17PM

That's the Japanese version. Onkyo releases Champagne/Gold overseas but not the US. I don't think that it's really 185 watts running into 8 ohms...those specs are probably based on 6 or 4 ohms...

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Aaron Smith @ Mar 25th 2008 5:49PM

You're probably right, 6 or 4 ohms is 185 watts.

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Erwos @ Mar 25th 2008 7:04PM

If it has 1080p upscaling, that's a pretty excellent price.

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lou @ Mar 25th 2008 10:06PM

It looks like 3CPO

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Allen @ Mar 25th 2008 10:27PM

You know, here is my perfect Home Theater Receiver.

7.1 Channel Analogue inputs, one digital coaxial input and a fiber optic input.

Then give the receiver .04% THD, 150 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and the ability to play the whole sound range a human can hear. Which isn't really asking that much at all, that last one, how many receivers already do that? Just about all of them.

And give it nothing else.

Why? Well, all I need then is a profile 2.0 BD player with 7.1 Channel analog outputs and the ability to internally decode Dolby TruHD and DTS-MA. And component outputs. Then add my satellite or cable box on the digital coaxial input. My Xbox 360 can use the fiber input.

Plug all said components into the TV using component video. Why? so my Xbox 360 and BD player can be halfway around the room very close to in front of me, HDMI doesn't have good length support yet.

Then hook it all together with a Harmony Universal Remote. Don't need CEC when there is Harmony. Thats why I went for a BD player and not the PS3: active IR port (and I really play nothing on the PS3).

My one problem is lip-synch. I've never seen a problem with it before, but it'd be great if there was a way (maybe a disc, like the THX optimizer or an HD Essentials disc) to just make sure its all synched in well. Give my cable or satellite a channel which has a color setup menu so I can set the color like I would for my other ports on my Xbox 360 and BD Player (I'm sure that the xvYcc colorspace can be sent through component as well as HDMI 1.3). Then sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Well that got long winded, but I guess you guys now know what my perfect receiver would be, along with perfect HD setup.

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Aaron Smith @ Mar 26th 2008 10:31AM

Allen, I'm sure you can find plenty of those receivers slightly used on audiogon or ebay. A high-end 3 or 4-year old yamaha/denon/onkyo will have 7.1 inputs with lip-synch, coaxial and optical inputs with 150 watts/channel.

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