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Yamaha YHT-497BL

Price range:

$429.95 - $429.99

Summary: A 5.1-channel home-theater-in-a-box system .

4 people have reviewed this model.

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Type: Systems without a video player

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By ljstartrek

from Highland, California

(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Bad Batch

1/19/2013

Pros

Easy To Set Up

Interfaces Well With TV

Intuitive Controls

Cons

Internal Problems

Best Uses

Living Room

Smaller Rooms

Surround Sound Solution

Comment:

When I looked at the ratings, I was impressed with the system and bought it. It took about 4 days before I began encountering problems with my Blu Ray/DVD playback on this unit. It would just unexpectedly shut down my video and audio. I downloaded the manual and followed their instructions on set up, I replaced my blu ray and HDMI cable. Problem continued. Very frustrating. I took it back to the store and ran into a customer that was returning the same unit because of problems with the sub-woofer. Two bad units equals a problem for buying a third. The tech said maybe they had a bad batch but I was disappointed and returned the unit.

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

By msmotown

from Johnson City, TN

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Worth thu money

12/31/2012

Pros

Clear Sound

Easy To Set Up

Energy Efficient

Good Remote

Interfaces Well With TV

Intuitive Controls

Thundering Bass

Cons

Best Uses

Larger Rooms

Living Room

Movies

Television Shows

Comment:

Ive had the Yamaha for over a month and love the sound for sports and movies. I dont have anything bad to say about the system, but I wish the sub-woofer would shut off when the system is shut down.

How long have you owned it:

One-to-three months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

By sportguy

from lancaster ca

(10 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

yamaha yht 497 5.1

10/12/2012

Pros

Clear Sound

Easy To Set Up

Energy Efficient

Good Remote

Interfaces Well With TV

Intuitive Controls

Thundering Bass

Cons

Best Uses

Living Room

Movies

Surround Sound Solution

Television Shows

Comment:

great sound system at practical price

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

The Yamaha YHT-497BL is part of the Home theater systems test program at Consumer Reports. The Yamaha YHT-497BL Home theater systems features and specs include Coaxial digital audio (in/out), Component-video (in/out), FM tuner, HDMI (in/out), Internet streaming access, Optical digital audio (in/out), Receiver OSD, Stereo analog audio (in/out), Ethernet connection, Plays 3D Blu-ray discs, WiFi connection, Wireless subwoofer, Wireless surround speaker amps, iPod dock, 3D capable HDMI switching, Video player disc capacity, Analog to HDMI video conversion, AM tuner, Active subwoofer, Auto speaker calibration. In our lab tests, Home theater systems models like the Yamaha YHT-497BL are reviewed on HD picture quality, 480i DVD picture quality, Number of channels, Number of speakers supplied, Overall score, Sound quality, Versatility, Ease of use, Upconverted DVD picture quality. Consumer Reports subscribers share reviews of the Yamaha YHT-497BL based on personal experience. The Consumer Reports user reviews of the Yamaha YHT-497BL include star ratings, pros, cons, best uses, and a bottom line review to help guide your purchasing decision of the Yamaha YHT-497BL.

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