Nevermind all that. Help me talk myself through my home A/V setup and decide on a receiver or new tv.
Posted by
Max
Sep 2 '11, 10:15
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I either want a receiver or replacement tv to deal with both HDMI and legacy connections.
I have:
1) an older tube 1080i 50" HDTV with component, svideo, and composite a/v connections (no HDMI) that is working fine. The tv is currently my audio output for all devices.
2) an Xbox currently connected to it by component video and composite audio. The Xbox has an HDMI output.
3) a Comcast tuner, currently connected to the tv by component video and composite audio. It has an HDMI output.
4) a tivo DVR with Svideo and composite output, does not have HDMI
5) a dvd player with front USB connection and HDMI
6) wired 5.1 speaker set
7) wifi networked desktop computer, iPhone, and DLSR camera with HDMI
My goals are:
1) have a display of no smaller than 46". I don't care about 3D.
2) take advantage of the improved quality of available HDMI sources and reduced wires
3) easy access (wifi or front connection) to quickly plug music or images from my other devices into the setup
4) keep extended cable hdtv lineup and record shows
5) spend less than $900 if it's a tv, less than $400 if it's a receiver
I see my options as:
1) get a receiver to serve as an HDMI hub and output via component/svideo/or composite to the current tv to display images, and the speaker set for audio output, using the dvd player with front usb access. The receiver would need to accept the legacy connection from the tivo and spit out the HDMI inputs in legacy format out to the tv.
1a) dump tivo service and upgrade to a comcast dvr.
1b) upgrade the tivo device
1c) some dvr/tuner device in lieu of the tuner, capable of using comcast service?
2) get a replacement tv in lieu of a receiver, connecting all the inputs directly to it and using it for audio out as well as display. The tv would need to have those legacy connections if I keep the current tivo.
3) something I'm not considering? I will research my tivo options while you all solve my problem for me.
I like the idea of Yamaha receivers (hi mandy!) but the only non-hdmi video outputs they have are composite. Denon has svideo but far fewer connections.
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