Hi, Guest
10-02-2007, 03:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-02-2007, 04:16 AM by OAC_Sparky.)
A couple of comments/suggestions.
-HDMI is great/convenient -- but unless you use the receiver as a switcher (ie it has HDMI switching), the TV does not send the digital signal to the receiver. So you'll have to run a separate optical/digital coax to the receiver to get full decoding. So don't get hung up on the HDMI for anything that doesn't broadcast in 1080P. Which will include HD cable. Component video is good enough for 1080i. The only 2 things I'm using HDMI for is the PS3 (because it outputs 1080P and has BluRay) and the upscalling DVD player. But I still have to run optical to the receiver. Both satellite and HD cable runs to the TV via composite.
-Sayal Electronics (south side of Harvester bet. Guelph line and Appleby) has good cables cheap. 12' RCA component cable with optical audio for $22. They have all the sorts of cables you'll need.
-HDMI is great/convenient -- but unless you use the receiver as a switcher (ie it has HDMI switching), the TV does not send the digital signal to the receiver. So you'll have to run a separate optical/digital coax to the receiver to get full decoding. So don't get hung up on the HDMI for anything that doesn't broadcast in 1080P. Which will include HD cable. Component video is good enough for 1080i. The only 2 things I'm using HDMI for is the PS3 (because it outputs 1080P and has BluRay) and the upscalling DVD player. But I still have to run optical to the receiver. Both satellite and HD cable runs to the TV via composite.
-Sayal Electronics (south side of Harvester bet. Guelph line and Appleby) has good cables cheap. 12' RCA component cable with optical audio for $22. They have all the sorts of cables you'll need.
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