When using an hd signal would it be best to have a hdmi receiver compatible receiver (with no scaling or de-interlacing) and run it through there or... to skip the receiver and plug it into the tv and have the receiver connected to the audio output of the tv?

12/28/2006 9:57:59 PM

i would just plug it straight in if you have the option to, but everyone else will probably disagree

12/28/2006 10:04:15 PM

I wouldn't disagree with that. The only reason I would use a receiver for a video signal would be if my TV didn't have enough inputs for however many devices I am trying to hook up. Running any video signal through needless electronic equipment can only degrade the quality of the picture.

In my setup, I have a projector, so my overall goal is to run as few wires to the ceiling as possible, so I have everything set up to run through my receiver, but in a normal TV setup if you have an open HDMI port and only one HDMI device, I don't see why you would go to the hassle of running the extra cables.

12/28/2006 10:09:51 PM

umm

1 main reason... my stereo can adjust the audio timing w/respect to video so if its slightly off i can fix it.

12/29/2006 7:22:16 AM

and why did you ask the question in the first place?

12/29/2006 3:06:14 PM

i don't know if its worth it or not

and when it comes to a 7.1 receiver its a difference of about 300 bucks in price

12/29/2006 3:24:58 PM

If you run optical or coax to the reciever instead of the HDMI, you will still be able to mess with timing. That has pretty much been around since pro-logic. The downside is more cables, but considering HDMI isn't cheap, why bother.

The other alternative is to go HDMI (convert) DVI - Reciever - DVI (convert) HDMI. That should work as well without passing the audio, which the reciever will handle anyhow. In either case the reciever shouldn't be doing jack to the picture with the exception of adding the menu type prompts on top.

12/29/2006 3:43:17 PM

how many hdmi inputs does your tv have? B/C that would suck to only be able to hook up one hdmi source at a time

12/30/2006 10:51:08 AM

I haven't checked recently, but I think virtually all hdmi compatible ht receivers don't support HD audio (hd-dts, hd-dolby, whatever else the hd audio tracks are). They'll still handle the regular audio tracks (dts, dolby, etc). I'm not sure if the receivers support HDMI 1.3 either, but then again... your tv probably doesn't support HDMI 1.3.

My vote, run it straight through to tv and get a new receiver when they support the hd audio.

12/30/2006 11:07:20 AM