I have applied the new update. There are no obvious changes or new features
Streaming Radio possibly improved ?
Overly Info woorks as before.
David Isom
so no overlay on HDMI sources?
I have applied the new update. There are no obvious changes or new features
Streaming Radio possibly improved ?
Overly Info woorks as before.
David Isom
I can tell you for sure, I won't be trying the new firmware......Lets just say once bitten twice shy. Mine works atm and its staying working
As I gather David had got a few boxes....Less risk Don't you David Or are they all ebayed now
Shaz
so no overlay on HDMI sources?
I really don't think this is ever going to be addressed in any 2700 FW Update for several reasons:
1. This limitation is by design, not a mistake
2. The 2700 replacement (1800/3800) also have this same limitation
3. It may be a hardware limitation that FW cannot change
4. Yamaha has moved on to other products
Do the 800 series really not have it?! Shame, I thought it was a flaw with the 700 range. It really bores me that I have to stare at the small display on the receiver every time.
Hi, The only link I can see is for firmware not the manual ?
David
..........Strangely enough there was no service bulletin to go with the latest firmware post for the RX-V2700..........
The latest firmware I loaded yesterday works just fine. The network function, both for Internet radio and PC/MCX, indeed appears to be more responsive and Internet stations appear to load faster..........
Other than the (perceived?) responsiveness improvements I haven't found any differences yet...... .
Yeah, as I've said, it is quite strange there is no documentation to go with the posted FW Update.
I presume you loaded the 0044 FW? Or was it the 0038 FW?
Would this receiver make a good 2nd hand buy?
I've been looking at getting a new onkyo or denon but for a similar price I can get one of these 2nd hand.
Thanks
I can tell you for sure, I won't be trying the new firmware......Lets just say once bitten twice shy. Mine works atm and its staying working
As I gather David had got a few boxes....Less risk Don't you David Or are they all ebayed now
Shaz
Having purchased an Apple Airport Express to utilise as a wireless bridge, I sat back to listen to internet radio stations on my Yamaha RX-V2700 - and what a huge disappointment it was.
First, only MP3 streams could be received (which is not indicative of the user manual), so I missed-out on some of the radio streams that were important to me (WMA format). Moreover, the quality of the MP3 streams was appalling (such as smoothjazz.com, for example).
So, I've purchased a separate Squeezebox 3 from Amazon for £154. What a revelation compared to the on-board internet radio of the Yamaha. I can now receive all the radio stations that I want, and, quite frankly, the quality of the MP3 streams is near CD quality (to my ears, at least). Moreover, with added firmware, you can listen to all the archived BBC radio programmes.
A very sound investment.
I have seen one of these for £699, should I go for this or stump up for the 3800? I the difference that great between the two?
Thank you for the answer. I have a Yamaha DSPE800 Porocessor with a NAD amp at present. I think I will keep the NAD and use that for Stereo and whichever Yamaha I choose for Movies.
I thought I may get away with a reciever for all duties, but I cannot see the 3800 being better at Stereo than what I have. So I may not need to pay the extra and go for the 2700.
I have a Toshiba HD E! and Sony BDP 300. The latter does not have onboard decoding. However, it outputs PCM and DD+, it is also supposed to putput True HD. This over HDMI should be passed as LPCM to the 2700, correct me if I am wrong.
I am also thing of a PS3, which I believe outputs the new formats as LPCM.
I am now confused. I have talked to Sound and vision today who have a 2700 in, which I am interested in. However, I was told this amp will not receive the lossles formats via HDMI ie LPCM.
Now, this amp is v1.2a and should, if my research is correct receive LPCM. I know I have a Sony BDP 300 which does not have DTS HD or DTS HDmaster audio, but may have True HD after a firmware update, there is no offical line on this, however, a Sony insider on other forums says it will output True HD. I also have a Toshiba HD E1 that does put out True HD and DD+ and DTS HD core.
Please some clarification on this issue!