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Onkyo TX-SR308 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver ( Black) | 
| Brand: Onkyo
Category: CE
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as of 9/10/2010 21:57 CDT details
New (6) Used (1) from $224.50
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 1255
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17.6
Dimensions (in): 12.9 x 17.1 x 5.3
MPN: TX-SR308
Model: TX-SR308
UPC: 051398009229
EAN: 0751398009228
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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| Features:
| • | 65 Watts per Channel at 8 Ohms, 20 Hz¿20 kHz, 0.7%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC | | • | HDMI Version 1.4 to Support 3D Video Formats, Audio Return Channel, Deep Color , x.v.Color , LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio | | • | Audio and 1080p Video Processing via HDMI (3 Inputs and 1 Output) | | • | Universal Port for Single-Cable Connection of Optional Onkyo Dock for iPod or HD Radio Tuner | | • | Overlaid On-Screen Display (OSD) via HDMI |
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Product Description
Unity for your 3D home theater system - the TX-SR308 from Onkyo. Sporting HDMI v1.4 connectivity, this Onkyo receiver is ideal for integrating all your 3D-capable components into a seamless home theater system. Further, the TX-SR308's HDMI v1.4 output supports an audio return channel, allowing you to send audio received directly by your TV back to the receiver without additional cabling. Then, combining Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD MA decoding with 65W x 5 channels of output power, this receiver equips you to take advantage of the studio-quality surround sound found on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 17
 good staff September 10, 2010
Jeff
This is a good receiver from Onkyo except the FM radio effect had a little downside,
 Just what the doctor ordered September 7, 2010
Richard B. Drake (Southern Maryland, USA)
I replaced a 10 year old Sony receiver with the Onkyo TX-SR308. The old Sony lost it's right channel amp about a year ago. At that time I looked for a new receiver but not being a die hard audio freak I only wanted to spend around $200 and everything I looked at was $500.00 and more. However, I recently bought a new HDTV and it became time to do something about my crippled receiver. The fairly recently released TX-SR308 jumped right off the page at me as being just what the doctor ordered and now having bought it I am thrilled with the result. The sound through my Bose speakers is wonderful, It does everything I wanted including the HDMI switching and it didn't cost an arm and a leg.
The one thing I might add is more complete on-screen menus. It currently only shows the set up menu and volume slider but there are many more functions that could benefit from an on-screen menu. But, for the performance and the price I can live without that, I got lots of bang for my buck!
as usual, onkyo rules September 6, 2010
Jeffrey mr. video (hopwood pa. usa)
[...] bucks for this unit, come on, my other onkyos cost 500 and 600 hundred, i already of course had the speakers and subwoofer, after updating my old tv for a 60 in samsung led i had to buy an onkyo with the hdmi hookups, only needed the 5.1 mode for i only want 5 speakers, so just had to unhook the numerous wires in my old one and replaced it with the lovely hdmi cables, sound stills fills up my living room better then before, at 208 dollars for the unit only, my other onkyos were obsolete before the units went, still have both in my closet, one is analog, the other digital units, both work fine but are now obsolete, onkyo rules and hopefully the quality stayed the same even with a bit price drop, had it for around 4 months now with no problems, for once did not buy the extended warranty, my experience with onkyo is they work until obsolete so hoping this holds up, sound modes are all about the same as my old ones, love the on screen menu it has now, just cannot complain..........
Great entry level reciever September 5, 2010
Mary K. Wilson
This is just what I wanted, it does what I want and I do not need to be an audio engineer to get it to do what I want. Turn it on , select what to do , and it is done.
Great for the price. I would purchase again.
Great Receiver. With a few issues, but I got a lemon. August 27, 2010
Adam Burns
Well, I bought this receiver since I needed a 3d capable receiver. I had a yamaha 663. Believe it or not, this little receiver beat it in terms of volume quality. Yeah this baby has less watts, but the sound is crisp. I did have to run the volume at around 50% of the maximum, but don't be fooled by that. Barely turning it up to 60-65% will come close to filling a whole side of your house. The on-screen menu is amazing. I love being able to see the menu on the screen, but still being able to see what you are watching in the background. This little guy does not have the auto-configure mic like the 508 and up, but the speaker settings are easy. Increase the db on the speakers if you want a little more power going to your sides, center, or rear speakers. Then just tell the receiver if you have small/large speakers for each type and about how many feet they are away. This receiver does work with the ps3 and samsung 6900 3d blu-ray player. However, I had to send it out pcm. PCM is where the dvd/blu-ray player translates the audio. Bitstream is where this receiver converts the audio. It is minor, you get the same audio, but you don't get that nice little logo saying you are playing dts m.a. Which kind of stinks since I want to know my receiver is really playing hd audio rather than just saying pcm all the time. My ps3 is the fat launch model and my 6900 does have the latest firmware. Bitstream does not work at all with the 6900. I have a 46" 8000 series 3d tv. Yeah this receiver supports arc. ARC is where you have all your devices go to your tv and then one hdmi cable will send all the audio to the receiver so you never have to even use the remote. You can adjust the volume and even power it up from the tv remote. However, in my case the audio did not transfer correctly. It was muffled and I lost the center channel which most movies use for dialog. I just had everything go through the receiver. It is minor. This receiver easily plays 3d ps3 games, 3d movies (not blu-ray as of this posting, but downloaded ps3 3d videos like their sizzle video), and 3d blu-rays on my samsung 6900.
My lemon receiver.
The following may not happen to you. I would lose video about every third boot. I am using expensive 1.4 cables and yes I tried other cables and verified connections. I would turn it on and no video whatsoever. Come to find out this receiver is sensitive to static. I would have to physically unplug and reconnect the receiver to get video again. Seemed to happen about every 1/3 time I would turn on the receiver. Yes, the sources on tv and receiver were correct. I even tried a factory reset which a forum member recommended. You do this by turning on the receiver then holding down tv/vcr and hitting power. For a split second before it turns off it will say clear. I probably have a bad receiver. When I setup the tv remote control options it makes the problem happen every other boot or more. I am sending it back and buying a 508 which has a few extra features like the room mic to setup the receiver with a few buttons, a tiny bit more watts per channel, an extra hdmi port for my 360, and I read someone made the leap to the 508 after having the same 308 issue as myself and fixed it. Another poster said a better hdmi cable, but since this problem only appears for me when I turn it on rather than changing sources I don't think it is the cable. If it was the cable, it would probably go crazy on a 3d movie since during that playback you are sending two 1080p pictures and full hd audio which is an insane amount of data over a cable. I don't think this is common at all since on the audio forum many people were praising the amazing sound quality and how much value you get from an in-expensive receiver. Very few negatives expect a perfectionist saying a $1000 receiver is better. For your typical living room or bed room this is perfect if you don't have my issues. I am still using a launch 360, but the next time it red rings on me I am buying a slim and will connect it via hdmi. I am currently using vga which offers an amazing picture that beats component video hands down. Please don't judge my lemon as being common. It probably is not a common issue, but if you start having this video issue, make sure to let Amazon know since it won't go away no matter where you move the receiver or even if you plug the receiver into the wall and bypass a surge protector.
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