Heat Issues on the S5100 ?? I&acute;m about to purchase this HTIB after some research, but i&acute;ve heard that the Onkyo receivers had some excessive heat issues, can anyone let me know if the same happens with the S5100?
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Mine just caught on fire... It had enough ventilation and an extra cooler...
1720662
Unfortunately the hdmi issues still plague Onkyo and as a result I cannot recommend this processor, it is,also quite outdated at this stage , look at the Marantz AV8801 or the Yamaha CX-A5000 which are both superior units with excellent reliability and warranty.
1765091
I would suggest checking with Onkyo Tech Support. Hope that helps! Good luck!
1780502
I had the same issue, and the problem was the HD board failed. After doing some research , I called Onkyo and they paid for the out of warranty fix because it's a known issue.Don't know whether or not your problem & solution is the same, but hope this helps.
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I think that many of us (Me!) would love to hear what others feel about Mr. Timofei's statement that the S700 has "CD Direct" which makes "a huge difference in the sound." If that's so,...I certainly want a 700 rather than a 500 or a 300. How do you 300 and 500 owners feel?!
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Have you called Onkyo to see if they have any suggestions? Or maybe go to one of the AVS forums, they may just have an answer for you. somewhere like digital home forums . com or avsforums dot com. they are pretty brilliant there and most are either dealers or beta testers for a lot of the gear. good luck
1780503
Most likely your HDMI board has went bad, which is a known issue with these models. I have the same model and had similar issues to yours. The good news is Onkyo is paying to have these fixed at no charge to the customer, as long as it is within 2 years of purchase I believe. You just need to email jose.torres@us.onko.com and he will set you up with the nearest Onkyo authorized repair center and get you taken care of. This problem is not just an Onkyo one, Denon, Panasonic, and others have it too, but Onkyo is the only one fixing them for free according to my repair facility guy. That says a lot about Onkyo in my opinion, and they have retained me as a customer because of it. Best of luck to you.
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Call Onkyo customer service. I had the same issue and they took care of the problem. My receiver was repaired and shipped back to me in about a week. I was very impressed. Hope you have the same experience.
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I bought the 876 on Amazon in Dec 09. A couple of things. The 876 weighs about about 60 lbs they say. Also if you plan on buying one of the three onkyos you might want to consider an av cooler. My 876 doesn't run warm, it runs hot. Everybody says that is normal. But you can't even put your hand in the rear left of this receiver. I wish I knew more about 807 & 3007 Video & Sound.
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Yes I had the same problem, I had mine for 23 months when mine went out. Mine was still under warranty so I went to Onkyo website and was able to send mine in for free repair. Got it back and have had no problems so far.
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When I do the comparison on Onkyo's site, it looks like it has all the features of some of the bigger systems that the average guy really wants. HDMI Switching, rather than pass thru as well as a couple component-ins for legacy gaming systems. Latest HDMI and good speakers. The price is right as well. What is everyone hearing for a date? I have heard late March to early April? I may pre-order as well.
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As of today's date, the HDMI issue has not been resolved by SONY. My recommendation is to look elsewhere for a receiver. I understand from research that ONKYO had a similar problem very early in 2013. However, the difference appears to be that ONKYO has resolved the problem. I returned my SONY 1040 and purchased ONKYO 626. A bit less power, however, I can watch TV without unplugging the receiver every few days just to get it to work.
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I called the manufacturer and they fixed it for free. It took 2 months to fix at the local repair joint that onkyo picked, but it still got fixed and hasn't malfunctioned again in the last 2 years.
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I recently bought Onkyo 5300 and today noticed that S6300 has come down in price. I think spending little extra to acquire HT-S6300 is well worth it. I absolutely love Ht-5300 but the speakers are huge! I like sleeker look of Ht-s6300, plus up conversion, aux mic features are worth spending little extra money. But if you don't care about that, HT-S5300 is very good system with excellent sound.Haven't checked out Yamaha, so can't comment on it.
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I wish I could help you but my receiver did not work long enough to answer that question. I was never able to get help for Onkyo or Amazon to get it fixed. It's been setting in my supply room over a year.
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Mine failed today. I found out Onkyo has issued a recall for loss of audio. They are giving me the option to have it repaired or a $125 rebate towards a new receiver. Going to get it repaired and be done with Onkyo if it fails again. This was my 2nd Onkyo receiver and both of them had issues with the HDMI board.
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I had a similar issue and eMailed ONKYO support with an explanation and request for an out of warranty repair. They approved my request because the problem was a bad HDMI board, which is a known issue. Good Luck.