Refurbished Onkyo TX-SR505 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver

eCOST.com offers the refurbished Onkyo TX-SR505 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver in Black for $135. Even with $24.95 for shipping, that's a $14 drop from our July mention and $38 under the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit. Features include 75 watts per channel into seven channels, 1080p passthrough via two HDMI inputs and one HDMI output, Dolby Digital, Digital EX, Pro Logic, Pro Logic II, Pro Logic IIx, DTS, DTS Neo:6, and DTS-ES decoding, and component, S-Video, RCA, and coaxial video inputs. Separate expansion modules add XM, Sirius, and iPod docking.

Note that a 1-year warranty applies, although it's unclear who supports it.

• Posted October 2, 2008