Best HDMI switching solution?
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Best HDMI switching solution?
I have a Sony 50A10 and I am using the HDMI for my HD DVR cable box and I am thinking of getting a DVD player like the oppo or neu neo and I only have the one HDMI input. is there a reasonable solution for HDMI switching. I cant afford to upgrade my receiver at this point in time.
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Maybe something like this switchbox?
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is there that much of a difference between using an hdmi from the cable box to the tv, than using component wires? I'd just use the hdmi for the dvd player and component for the cable-tv
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my current DVD player is using component cables so I can just reverse it and use that for cable and use my HDMI for the new DVD player. is there a noticeable drop in quality between the two.
I will look around at some of the boxes to see if that might be an option also, but it seems the price is high and quality is low.
I will look around at some of the boxes to see if that might be an option also, but it seems the price is high and quality is low.
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Originally Posted by bluntman72
my current DVD player is using component cables so I can just reverse it and use that for cable and use my HDMI for the new DVD player. is there a noticeable drop in quality between the two.
I will look around at some of the boxes to see if that might be an option also, but it seems the price is high and quality is low.
I will look around at some of the boxes to see if that might be an option also, but it seems the price is high and quality is low.
I'd switch them for now and then if you notice a difference, then look into the switcher. The posts I've read from avsforum.com say there's no noticeable difference (although others say there is). I'd wait it out and compare it yourself (plus you don't have to spend anything)
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I work in electronics and I would say use HDMI for the PVR and Component for the DVD player. There's only so much a DVD player can do (even an upconverting one) so it's best to prioritize with the HD box.
You can also run it to a reciever that does HDMI switching. The Yamaha 5990 is one of the newest ones i've seen that does it.
You can also run it to a reciever that does HDMI switching. The Yamaha 5990 is one of the newest ones i've seen that does it.
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Theres a difference with HDMI when you have a HD FEED!!!!!!!This I can attest too.....
Other than also providing audio (and in a more compact manner), there should be no difference in the two cables (provided you are using high quality component and HDMI cables).
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Originally Posted by mbs
I've never noticed any difference at all between component and HDMI with HD sources. Component is perfectly capable of transmitting 1080i.
Other than also providing audio (and in a more compact manner), there should be no difference in the two cables (provided you are using high quality component and HDMI cables).
Other than also providing audio (and in a more compact manner), there should be no difference in the two cables (provided you are using high quality component and HDMI cables).
But if you have an analog TV, you won't see any gain in using HDMI.
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That really depends on your set-up. If you have a digital TV, the best source will be digital (HDMI). You don't want to take a digitial source, convert it to analog to send across component, and then convert back to digital.
But if you have an analog TV, you won't see any gain in using HDMI.
But if you have an analog TV, you won't see any gain in using HDMI.
Anyhow, like I've said, I've never personally noticed a difference between HDMI and component on my LCD. I've heard reasons why it should look better via HDMI, but my eyes cannot decipher any difference between the two.
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Anyhow, like I've said, I've never personally noticed a difference between HDMI and component on my LCD.
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Originally Posted by mbs
My understanding is that even digital sets convert a digital signal (from, say HDMI) to analog inside the set and then re-convert to digital. Although I don't understand why that is the case, I've read it a couple places, including some posts here.
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Yeah, that doesn't sound right. I'll look around and see if I can find anything.
I've seen it elsewhere and will try to track down more sources. It doesn't really make sense to me, but yeah, just what I've read in a couple places.
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I think this is true because I have read solutions to the no-hd-over-component thing where you can tap the analog output somewhere along the line. I remember it was very technical and seemed like a lot of bother. But it does sort of corroborate what is being said here.
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Ok. I did a little forum research and here is what I came up with. Some digital TVs have digital all the way to the display, and some don't. A Samsung DLP will actually use the digital signal to move the mirrors, but a DLP by another company may not. It depends on the company manufacturing the TV if they ever convert to analog or not.
What can not be argued is the advantage of a digital input over an analog input. Even if your TV converts to an analog signal inside the set, the distance this analog signal needs to transfer is minimal. The main disadvantage to using analog is that the signal degrades over the length it is being transmitted. If its traveling an inch to the next board, the signal will not degrade nearly as much as the 8 feet it traveled from your DVD player to your TV.
So some TVs carry digital all the way to the display, others don't. By using HDMI (or another digital input) you are increasing the quality of the signal your TV receives, and thus, get a greater output. With analog, it will pick up interference and static. With digital, it is either working or it isn't. There is no middle ground.
What can not be argued is the advantage of a digital input over an analog input. Even if your TV converts to an analog signal inside the set, the distance this analog signal needs to transfer is minimal. The main disadvantage to using analog is that the signal degrades over the length it is being transmitted. If its traveling an inch to the next board, the signal will not degrade nearly as much as the 8 feet it traveled from your DVD player to your TV.
So some TVs carry digital all the way to the display, others don't. By using HDMI (or another digital input) you are increasing the quality of the signal your TV receives, and thus, get a greater output. With analog, it will pick up interference and static. With digital, it is either working or it isn't. There is no middle ground.
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Get a home theater reciever that has HDMI switching. I am almost positive the upper end Pioneer Elite and Onkyo Systems already have it. I bet others do as well. You can sell your current system to offset the price and get switching plus an upgrade. I will be doing so sometime later this year.
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Originally Posted by speedyray
Get a home theater reciever that has HDMI switching. I am almost positive the upper end Pioneer Elite and Onkyo Systems already have it. I bet others do as well. You can sell your current system to offset the price and get switching plus an upgrade. I will be doing so sometime later this year.
I am in this boat now. My receiver is shitting the bed, but I'll hobble along with it until these details are clarified.
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Get a home theater reciever that has HDMI switching. I am almost positive the upper end Pioneer Elite and Onkyo Systems already have it. I bet others do as well. You can sell your current system to offset the price and get switching plus an upgrade. I will be doing so sometime later this year.
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I would like to get a receiver that does HDMI switching, but I just recently bought my Sony 50a10 LCD TV, a XBOX360 w/9 games and a SVS PB-10 so I have blown my available entertainment money until mid summer. I will probably get a receiver that does HDMI switching when I get a Blue Ray or HD-DVD player or maybe even when I get the PS3 since it is supposed to use HDMI. I might just get one of the switch boxes for now or just live with one HDMI input.
anyone know if this box is any good. it is not cheap, but since it comes with 3 HDMI 6' cables and has a remote it sounds ok.
Link to HDMI Switch
anyone know if this box is any good. it is not cheap, but since it comes with 3 HDMI 6' cables and has a remote it sounds ok.
Link to HDMI Switch
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Those Gefen's seem to be one of the few players that put out these switches. I'm just curious as to why they don't make them look more like a traditional piece of consumer a/v equipment like JVC does with their switchers.
Yamaha now has HDMI switching/conversion on their midline receiver models and have been getting great reviews. You may want to keep an eye on those.
Yamaha now has HDMI switching/conversion on their midline receiver models and have been getting great reviews. You may want to keep an eye on those.
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yeah I wish it was atleast black so it would fit in with the rest of my equipment, but I guess I can try to hide it a bit so it isnt noticeable. I will look into the Yamaha receivers , but I wont be able to get a receiver till late summer. how are the Yamaha's for sound quality. I am currently running a Harman Kardon, I believe it is a avr525 and it does what I need minus the HDMI switching.
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http://www.markertek.com/SearchProdu...ff=4&sort=prod
If you want to spend less and are willing to physically push the button. There is a thread at AVS about it.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=569022
If you want to spend less and are willing to physically push the button. There is a thread at AVS about it.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=569022
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I work in electronics and I would say use HDMI for the PVR and Component for the DVD player. There's only so much a DVD player can do (even an upconverting one) so it's best to prioritize with the HD box.
Of course, the best advise, though, is to get an HDMI switch and get the most out of both sources.