Onkyo HT-RC260 Home Theater

Right out of the box this appears to be a well-designed, quality receiver. It will work best if you have updated, state of the art equipment. Unfortunately, I don't so we ran into a few glitches. If all your equipment is already connected via hdmir, the hookup will be easy. Because we had older equipment without hdmi connections, we struggled and found some frustration.

For example, believe it or not, we still have a turntable. Even stranger, we still occasionally use it. There is no phono hookup on this receiver. I had to email Onkyo and ask how to hook up an old school turntable. It took more than a week to receive a reply. Finally, I received an answer--and an apology for the delay--and was told I needed a phono pre-amp. That will cost an extra $20 or so.

Another thing you need to be aware of is the IPOD dock is sold separately. It appears in the product specifications that it's ready to go, but that is not the case.

All in all, it's a nice unit at a great price. Just be aware that if you have outdated equipment you're in for some frustration.