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if a A.S.S.U.M.E. correctly , who are these AVR makers targeting to "upgrade" to their products with the HDMI in/out puts? especially when they don't appear to do a good job of it.
Easy. People with upgraditis. There are a lot of people that automatically think that newer = better. I don't buy into the hype of DVI and HDMI. I still think that component video is the best way to go (especially with front mounted projectors). If you have your DVD player sitting under your big-screen TV and the HDMI or DVI cable only has to travel a few feet then it will provide for a cleaner install but
I don't think it necessarily provides better quality.
I like the idea of those who say, let the receiver handle audio switching and let the video equipment handle video switching. I think it cleans up the signals and the electronic topologies.
