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Yamaha RX-V3900BL 7.1-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black) | 
| Brand: Yamaha
Category: CE
List Price: $1,899.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1835
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 6
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 38.4
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 17.1 x 7.1
MPN: RX-V3900BL
Model: RX-V3900BL
UPC: 027108932088
EAN: 0027108932088
ASIN: B001E5CDRS
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| Features:
| • | 4 HDMI Input and 2 HDMI Simultaneous Output | | • | HDMI to HDMI Upscaling to 1080p | | • | Newly designed icon-based graphic user interface | | • | HD Radio with iTunes Tagging Function | | • | Network Receiver with Ethernet connector, Internet Radio, PC music streaming, USB port, Web Browser Control |
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Product Description
This network AV receiver offers unsurpassed versatility with access to today's most popular music sources including Internet Radio, Rhapsody online music service, music streaming from PC, HD Radio with iTunes tagging, XM and SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready, USB, iPod and Bluetooth compatibility, as well as extensive multi-zone custom installation and convenience features, plus a Web Browser Control
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Fantastic Audio and Video August 10, 2010
Smooth Audio
Pro's: Everything the RX-V3900 has to offer.
U won't find a better AVR at 50% off.
Con's: None here.
BEFORE YOU BUY August 6, 2010
G. Trovato (daytona fl)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yamaha just announced new line AVENTAGE Series Home Theater Receivers. For anyone looking to buy a receiver to use in a true home theater this is the way to go .RX-A2000 is the replacement with a msrp 400 lower than the rx-v3900.
The big improvement 3 yr warranty now up from 2yr becasse of better build quality hard to believe but true and
HQV Vida Video Processor
The IDT HQV® Vida(tm) processor enhances image detail and quality with four-field motion adaptive de-interlacing, multi cadence tracking, expanded 12-bit color processing and detail enhancement. The result transforms standard-definition sources to HD quality and makes HD look even more detailed. Moreover, the device also provides real-time clean up of highly compressed video, reducing compression artifacts of block and mosquito noise from lower-quality sources. I will Buy when they come out in a week or 2.
What great sound August 24, 2009
Daniel Pacheco Jr. (Lemon Grove, Ca)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this receiver a while ago and I have a few things to say about it. First, a word to the wise, read the manual first!
Pros:
+The sound is just beyond incredible (7.1) even with mismatched speakers. The automatic speaker setup is a must.
+The different sound choices are just unbelievable. Even "I Love Lucy" reruns sound great.
+Net radio has so many choices.
+FM sensitivity is amazing. I have an outdoor FM antenna and no matter where I point it, even distant, weak stations comes in clearly.
+FM HD Radio stations
+I can run my Sony HD TV, cable box, Sony Playstation 3 through it.
+Wireless, lighted, remote control
+USB set up
+You can control your internet music through your PC
+Great set up in back for hook-ups
+Front flip down panel with extra hook-ups and controls giving it a clean look
+Works with Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote Control
+Firmware updates available.
+Tons of extras.
CONS:
-FM HD radio. Stations here in the San Diego and Los Angeles, California area keep going in and out. Not enough transmitting power? Mountains? I don't know.
-Remote not friendly. Need the TV turned on to see which menu you are in.
-Receiver screen lettering too small. Slow to respond to menu change.
-Menu is convoluted. GUI menu tree on page 76 resembles a government bureaucracy.
-Manual can be a little bit more helpful.
-Setting up FM stations not fun.
-Way expensive
-Gets very warm
-Front flip down panel can get hit if you have a close cabinet door.
Other Thoughts:
*I wish that a direct, wired system can be made to use your PC for setups and upgrades. That would save a lot of squinting and tiny button pushing.
*Getting this for HD Radio is a disappointment but the sensitivity and station reception make up for it.
*Free internet radio is very nice. Maybe, some day, they can have an interacting interface with the internet to connect with your PC.
Now if I could only get my vinyl to download onto my flash drive. That would be a nice add on.
All in all, I love it, I would recommend it and I would do it over again in a heart beat. My wife and I use it constantly every day now for almost a year with hardly a problem. And believe me, when she is unhappy about something, she lets me know.
Great Receiver August 7, 2009
S. Johnson (Arizona)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have long been a Denon Fan and when it came time to replace my Harmon-Kardon receiver I had every intention of picking up a Denon as I had been pleased with other Denon products in the past. When I did a head to head comparison between the V3900 and the Denon 3808, I just prefered the sound of the Yamaha better. I had already made up my mind and wanted to like the Denon more, but the Yamaha sound just had more presence.
I have had the V3900 for 3 months now. The sound is great paired with my Pardigm speakers. The dialog for movies seems clearer than with my Harmon-Kardon unit. I have my own sound meter and have been disappointed with the auto setups in the past, but Yamaha EQ was almost spot on. I had to tweak the base a bit, but that is more personal preference. I think the effectiveness of the setup is somewhat room dependent as I set up a room for my neighbors house and it just did not work well.
The onscreen menus are a breeze and fairly intuitive. Firmware Updates can be done either over the network or via a USB key. It is a very simple process and Updates at this time are free.
Video upscaling is unexpectedly terrific. My wife has an old collection of Disney VCRs and the upscaling was near DVD quality. The same thing happened when I played my Ipod Videos on my 50 inch plasma. I was expecting dismal image quality as Ipod videos just are not designed for the big screen. Instead I got very good video quality--not DVD Blueray quality but non-high def cable TV quality images. Apparently the Anchor Bay chip is capable of doing alot. How much of that power is accessible to the user depends on the software implementation used by unit in which it finds its home. In the V3900 Yamaha chose not to unleash the full power of the chip. Want more features from the same chip? Then you have to go up to higher Yamaha models.
The Ipod interface is also good, but has a few quirks. When the Ipod is connected the menus for the Ipod don't come up automatically. You need to hit the display or menu button. The IPOD onscreen menus in my opinion work better than the Menus using just the unit itself. Perhaps future firmware updates will clean that up a bit.
The only real downside--and it is a minor annoyance is the slow switching. For example when I turn on the TV cable box and receiver, the receiver takes a noticible time to find the right inputs. I would have liked to see the dynamic volume implemented by Yamaha as well. I really hate having the volume cranked by commercials. It is a feature I really liked on the Denon. But the Yamaha sound pushed me over to the dark side.
Aesthetics: Well it's a big black box. My wife misses the sleek look of the Harmon-Kardon with its glowing blue dial. But this is a problem for Denon as well.
Overall Great Receiver.
 Don't buy Yamaha! July 23, 2009
Donald B. Spear (Tucson, AZ USA)
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Yamaha RX-V3900BL 7.1-Channel Network Home Theater Receiver (Black) I have bought at least 2 Yamaha Receivers and have never had a problem until now. I bought the Yamaha RX-3900BL 7.1 receiver because of all the features and because of Yamaha reliability. When I got the receiver in October 2008, I noticed that the HDMI port for Cable/Sat did not transmit audio. The video was fine. I did a work around and continued using the receiver. The HDMI jacks for DVD and BluRay worked fine but the unit would start to cut out after 2 to 3 hours of operation and I would have to shut it off for awhile until the problem resolved itself. I figured there was a heat problem or maybe a short in the audio portion. Eventually, all of the HDMI ports quit transmitting audio. The video was fine. I e-mailed Yamaha about the problem and waited for two weeks without getting a response. I made the long distance phone call to Yamaha at my expense (there is no toll free number) and was told to take the unit to a warranty service shop. The nearest service shop was in Phoenix, AZ and I live in Tucson which is 120 miles away. Apparently, Yamaha doesn't see fit to have a service shop in a metro area of over 1,000,000 people. I phoned the shop and took the unit up to Phoenix to have the problem of HDMI ports that transmitted video but no audio and also the problem of the unit cutting out after 2 to 3 hours of operation.(UPS wanted too much). I got the unit back in about 2 weeks. The HDMI ports now transmitted audio as well as video but the unit still locked up after 2 to 3 hours of operation. I called the service shop once again and described what was going on and the technician said he knew what the problem was and he would order the part and call me when it got in so that I could get the unit and have it fixed right away. After not hearing from the technician for a week or so, I called and was told that the part was a $500 part and he had to get authorization from someone up the chain of command to get the part sent to them. In a subsequent phone call he told me that the part would arrive in 5 to 10 working days and he would give me a call as soon as it came in. Well I have waited more than the required time and the part is still not in. I was just told that Yamaha doesn't have the part. This is a nightmare. Yamaha has obviously lost any care it had for its customers or making a badly built unit right. Oh, after I first got my receiver back I got an e-mail back from Yamaha. They told me I should check to see if my cables had gone bad!
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