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From what I've heard Panasonic players and tv's generally do a very good job of up-converting. I run my video straight to the tv's and the audio to my receiver.
Also, from what I've read, the Onkyo 876/976 do an excellent job with video but they have a high-end video chip. The 607 on the other hand was said to be "less than stellar" with up-converting. I'm not sure how the 706 and 806 perform with video.
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I really shouldn't be answering these questions because I'm far from an expert in video but what the....
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but is a "BD player" a Blu-Ray player?
Yes, he means a BluRay Player but I'm sure he also means true 1080P is "staggering" compared to regular dvd (480P).
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So I could run the audio for my DVD player to the Onkyo receiver. And the video for the DVD player to my Panasonic Plasma G10?
Yes you can. You can also set the dvd player to output 1080p and the receiver will just "pass thru" the video signal to the display. And I think you can get the receiver to pass thru a non up-converted signal (480P) (via HDMI) without doing any processing and let the display convert it to 1080P. In other words, you can have the dvd player or the receiver or the display convert the signal to 1080P if you set them up properly. It all depends on which device does a better job of it. Generally the display does a better job unless you have a receiver with a really good up-scaler in it, like the Onkyo 876/906 or a really good dvd player like an OPPO or most BR players (there it is again)
. More than likely you should send the video (and audio) of all your components into your new receiver via HDMI and setup the receiver to output those signals to the display in their native format (480P for dvd, 1080P for BR, 480i for regular tv and 1080i for HD tv) and let the display up-convert and up-scale everything to 1O80p.
But the best thing to do is to try each component individually and see which ones are better, if any, then your display. It takes some time and effort but you might just as well get the most out of your HT.
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"Movie/Music room": Toshiba 65HM167 RPTV, Pioneer Elite 59txi, Elite DV59avi, Elite CD-59, Pioneer PD-51FD BR, Dish-DVR, Swan Diva...
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I wouldn't worry about the subpar scaler because if your HDTV has a good scaler I would just defeat the internal scaler in the receiver. Onkyo does offer alot for the price point so in that respect the Onkyos are generally a good buy, except the HTIB IMHO.
Onkyo 706:
Component Video Frequency Response 5 Hz–50 MHz (-3 dB)
I don't think it uses Burr Brown DAC's, that was a big thing with the 806 when it came out.
only has 2 component inputs
But at least it has multi-channel inputs and preouts
I am looking at receivers for some time now and the lack of Burr Brown DAC's and the 50MHz component video is enough for me to pass up the 706. And I would like to have something with a better amplifier sections in it if possible. The 706 is on the super settle list if money is a problem and I can not get what I want to replace my Yamaha RX-V995.
Heck Onkyo must be killing off the 806 already because the 807 is out and I see the 806 can be had online for $600, which is not worth it IMHO at least not for my needs ROFL. And the 876 is being closed out for around $999 and I could have sworn there was a $100 rebate at Fry's dropping the 876 to $899. If you have a Fry's around you and it the 876 is going for $899 I would go for that as it is a huge upgrade for not alot of money. And you get a way better scaler, Burr Brown DAC's, multiple power supplys, better amplifier section, 100MHz component video, ect.......
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