​What's yogurt got to do with it?

I suppose you are the sort of person that buys latest cameras via the megapixel count.

Is this conversation going full circle? What more do you not seem to understand.

This is the latest tech, it is the usual big box shifters annual 'upgrade' from last years model, this Yamaha entry level model still is 5.1, even some mid range receivers that are 7.1 are not Dolby Atmos/DTS:X compatible, last years Sony's midrange £500 STR-DN1070 was not. The upgrade to this model the RX-V481 is still 5.1 yet has more features including DLNA FLAC streaming that this does not have...it is about giving consumers choice at differing price brackets, not everyone has a need or want for what you consider 'future proofing'.

To answer your question in relation to myself, no I do not 'need' all the current features, although within the price range of my receiver Pioneer do support DTS:X and Dolby Atmos as standards....but considering I intend (as I have done historically) a receiver for around 5 years this to me is not a problem or an issue, if my receiver borks in its 5 years Richer Sounds warranty and they replaced it with the latest model it would not make one iota of difference, I would not be utilising those codecs...

Firstly I do not have a 4K blu ray player, secondly I do not own or wish to own a 4K LCD TV..nothing has changed from the 1080p days...the resolution may be upped but the display still has to attempt to emulate deep blacks by zonal backlight switching at best which still cause blooming or at worst edge lit which causes edge of screen bleed.

Whilst 4K content is either horrendously compressed in broadcast mode and does not support even Dolby True HD (Dolby Digital 5.1 at most), and whilst the sparse array of true 4K content released on physical disc remains ridiculously expensive along with the cost of OLED I have no plans to want to change. As previously stated I am more than happy with a 5.1 setup in my size lounge, and more than happy with Dolby True HD/DTS Master Audio on current Blu Ray discs on the best technology television I can currently afford, I actually bought my plasma at the death of the format in knowledge that I wanted the best screen for my money going forward whilst awaiting the true successor to drop.

I am not ready for 4K yet, and that suits me fine, seems little in the industry currently is either...and when I am good and ready I will be happy that my current setup has given me years of quality viewing/audio pleasure. Unless I can see ourselves moving into a larger house even with a future possibility of owning an OLED then regardless Dolby Atmos or DTS:X would still not feature.

Nobody is at a disadvantage here in the world of AV Receivers, you pay your money and make your choice according to budget and features/sound quality you want. I wanted a receiver that played FLAC over my network, I wanted it to have a decent DAC, I wanted it to sound as good with music as it does home cinema, I wanted it to have at least 6 HDMI inputs and I wanted a 7.1 receiver to bi amp. The VSX-924 I have ticks all those boxes just fine, and two years later so does the replacement VSX-1131 with two codecs I still would not be utilising.

Why are you forcing your standards on everyone else?

Some people just want to replace the TV's speakers, and this is a good price to do that, unless your watching 4K Blurays, then you wont be getting much more than Dolby Digital 5.1 from any source.

if you have a budget then this amp if fine.

No ATMOS or DTS:X.

Well spotted

No Onkyo.

Looks like a sofa. Haven't read that in a while.

But still what? You can just get upward firing speakers, as you said?

It's even 249 at Richer Sounds!

How much is the postage?

Only 1 left!

Good deal.