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I see a lot of new receivers no longer include support for S-Video. I'm planning on using one as the main switcher which will then be connected through HDMI to a new TV- I have a Sega Saturn game system which I'd like to keep hooked up with S-Video, and have both S-VHS and Hi8 decks (though they're both busted right now) which I'd also like to hook up with S-Video, since on my old TV the picture is definitely better than through composite- biggest difference is less dot crawl. I know it doesn't make much difference for laserdisc, in fact most say composite is better for that.
I don't know a lot about how upconverting on new receivers and TVs works, so I'm wondering: with a receiver that upconverts through HDMI but has no S-Video inputs, would I be losing any picture quality on these devices hooked up to it using composite video or does it not make any difference once it's been upconverted?
Also annoying is the omission of multi-channel analog jacks which I already know I can't live without, but that's another story.
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Re: Do you still need S-Video inputs when you have HDMI?
It would make more sense to me to eliminate component switching than S-Video.
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Re: Do you still need S-Video inputs when you have HDMI?
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Composite doesn't have a means of doing so. It just doesn't break that way. Instead, it typically will letterbox the output.
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Something is amiss then, Svideo and composite video should be handled identically -- neither can do progressive, both should handle widescreen anamorphic and non anamorphic discs the same. I can't think of any reason they should act differently on a DVD output unless something is wrong with the setup.
Obviously component has different capabilities
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Re: Do you still need S-Video inputs when you have HDMI?
I concede the point. Now I need some help.
I've read and reread the segment on Wiki and I'm at a massive loss as to what I'm reading. How recent are they talking about?
What function does this provide? What exactly does this enabled S-video do that the older S-Video's and composite can't do when playing DVD's?
Man I thought I was past the stage of feeling like a complete newbie about what should be pretty basic AV 101. Sigh!
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Re: Do you still need S-Video inputs when you have HDMI?
So the question remains- If I get an upconverting receiver that lacks S-Video inputs, will my game systems still look as good if I have them connected with composite video then upconverted through HDMI to the TV, or would they still look better if the receiver did have S-Video?
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