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Quick Question HDTV-Ready?
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What does "HDTV-Ready component switching" mean/entail?
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Ayien
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Without going into a long winded dialog about this topic go to www.google.com and type in "component video switching" and perform a search. This will return numerous topics and definitions that you can read through.
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Hi Ayien,
HDTV-Ready component-video switching means that the component-video inputs are wideband, which means they will accept a progressive-scan DVD player's output as well as the signals in several formats from an outboard High-Definition TV tuner or HDTV cable decoder. These include 480p, 720p, or 1080i signals. A progressive-scan DVD player outputs a 480p video signal. The "p" stands for progressive-scan, the "i" for interlaced video.
Standard component-video inputs will accept only NTSC video. The wideband outputs are needed so the HDTV and progressive-scan signals can be switched by the receiver without picture degradation.
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Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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Unless i'm mistaken the tx-sr600 by onkyo, can handle the hdtv picture. Is this correct?
What is says on onkyo's web site:
The TX-SR600 has 50 MHz component video switching, which allows the high definition video signal to use the receiver's source switching without degrading video quality.
http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?class=receivers&m=TX-SR600&p=i
Thanks in advance, and thanks Alan for your useful knowledge (:
Ayien
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Yes you are correct, the 50MHz bandwith is sufficient for HDTV signals.
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Does anyone know of an article or thread that may exist for an a/b test of using/not using the receiver for video signals?
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Hi,
No, I do not, but you can do those tests yourself if you get an A/V receiver and a compatible TV display that has component video inputs. If you want HDTV, the TV display must be progressive-scan compatible. You could plug the component-video outputs of your DVD player directly into the TV display, bypassing your AV receiver's component-video switching, then use the receiver to switch the component-video output of your DVD, comparing the two to check for any picture degradation.
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Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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I knew you were gonna say that. It's not that I'm lazy, but it is very hard to do the plugging and unplugging with my receiver in the current entertainment center I have it housed in. You'll see what I mean when I send my pics in for the wall of fame. Has anyone else been able to do the comparison?
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