Yamaha AV63

size, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

excellent value, setting up speaker parameters so easy with the mic supplied , no. of facilities on receiver excellent, sound absol. amazing and so powerful, and with the dolby dig. 2 setting even if tv reception is stereo it decodes to surround, still...

manual could have been more explanetary, especially diff. in dolby and dolby digital 2 but if you dont mind delving thats no problem

looks good very crisp sound effects and clear dialogue.

sound is seriously lacking warmth and presence, especially in the middle range.

Easy set up ,good quality speakers and amp, very good sound very good value for money. i did not want a surround system that comes with a dvd player built as i already have these things. This was ideal..

Small remote, not HD Digital, but i can't really tell anyway....

Set up difficult

Manual confusing, still cant get the HDMI to auto detect on my TV

Performance, compactness of the items and connectivity

The manual is not entirely clear about the range of offerings and how to achive them for the amateur

Super sound

Had not realised that the audio is not picked up from the HDMI cables but seperate optical cables no support for a Sony Playstation 3

Everything worked first time and the system has loads of features to keep even the most capable happy.

Some of the facilities may just not be needed by the amateur and thus the remote control is almost over engineered when you perhaps just need to press only a few buttons the majority of the time.

Super sound

Had not realised that the audio is not picked up from the HDMI cables but seperate optical cables ; no support for a Sony Playstation 3