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I have had my rec. hooked up now for about a week now. Paying attention to video resolution and noticing that only the 1080i signal from my cable box looks way better than any other signal.
So I go back through my manual and notice if using hdmi, whatever is input is also output. If I use component, then whatever is input would be upconverted to 1080i feels like a ripoff, I mean why have it if it is not going to perform with the hdmi. Just venting.
The TX-SR606’s HDMI inputs can receive pristine digital video from HDMI-enabled components for a single-cable output to a display device with an HDMI or DVI connection. 1080p video is processed as it is, but all other signals can be upscaled to 1080i via HDMI. Upscaling takes the video resolution to pure HD quality, and it better matches the native resolution of today’s high-definition displays.To further improve performance on high-definition displays, the TX-SR606 features a deinterlacing chip with Faroudja DCDi Edge technology, which effectively eliminates video

Just thinking, not sure if it would work. If I hook up my component cables for video and leave the hdmi, if I can still get the best audio and the best video.

So how do you know it works?

Not sure, but I was just speaking with my cable provider I can hook up component out for video and optical out for audio. question is will my audio be anywhere close to what it is thru hdmi.

Audio from cable is less than what you have on DVD, so yes it will be just as good with optical.

Hooked up the comp. cables, not impressed with outcome. Actual 1080i signal seems to be worse and 480p sig. is like decreasing screen size.

Audiodreamer,

You may have posted it before, but what is the native resolution of your display?

Dreamer, I've read your post three times and can't follow. What's a "ripoff"? Upscaling certainly doesn't take resolution to "pure HD quality". Assuming that your display has a 1080 native resolution everything will have to be displayed at 1080p, regardless of what it started at, by way of upscaling and/or deinterlacing in a player, the receiver or in the display itself if a previous device hasn't done it. What does "effectively eliminates video" mean?

I got this info off of Onkyos web site.TX-SR606 can upscale all video signals to 1080i, regardless of the connection, for output via HDMI. This is a limitation of the Faroudja DCDi chip used in the Onkyo receivers. Incoming 1080i signals via component connection can only be transmitted via HDMI in 720p. Incoming 1080i signals via an HDMI connection will be transmitted in 1080i.

The following hook up recommendations will allow you to display 1080i resolutions from your cable/satellite.

1. If the cable/satellite has the options of HDMI or DVI outputs, use those connections instead of the component video. The HDMI connection will allow audio and video signals to be sent thought a single connection. The DVI connection is for video only. You will need a DVI to HDMI adaptor plus a separate audio connection to go from the cable/satellite box the receiver for sound.

2. if your cable/satellite only supports component video then you can either go component video out along with the HDMI from the receiver to the TV. Or you can go from the cable/ satellite direct into the TV with the component video so you can get the 1080i signal from the broadcasts.

resolution is 1080i