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post #1 of 4
2/10/10 at 7:51am
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So my name is Tyler and I'm new to the home theater style and I have a couple of questions if y'all would be willing to answer.  So my set up is a basic budget college dorm setup,  I just ordered the TV and received the blu-ray player already and my current receiver system and speakers are old and about to bite the dust.  here's my equipment as of now

Receiver system: RCA RT2280
TV: Sharp 42-inch LC-42SB45UT 1080p LCD HDTV
blu-ray: Samsung BD-P1600
Nintendo Wii
Desktop Computer will be hooked up to use the LCD as a monitor as well. 

So I've noticed that the left speakers are shot and the receiver is ancient and so I'm in the business of getting a new receiver.  here's the catch, I'm a college student and being frugal is a goal.  

So first question is this,  I'm looking at a ONKYO HT-S3200, it looks decent and its within my price range, 300$.
Is this a good buy?  

Second, On the description it shows that it has 3 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output with 1.3 pass through.  I believe that I understood the HDMI 1.3 pass through to be that the audio is just pass through and not processed by the receiver.  So is that only on the output HDMI?  That's fine cause the TV speakers wont be in use.  but will the blu-ray player send the audio through the HDMI input at HDMI 1.3 receiver?  I hope that I am understanding this correctly.

Third, would you recommend that I change anything or go a separate way in my setup?  Keep in mind that I am a poor college student and I like to be frugal :)
Edited by Tyler Hardy - 2/10/10 at 8:01am
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post #2 of 4
2/10/10 at 9:18am
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So I've been thinking about this.  Instead of the HTIB i go for the sr507 www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx which solves this problem and also its around my price range and I could just use the old speakers until I get money to replace them,  Would this be a good idea?
 
Also, will this receiver upconvert all inputs into or close to 1080p so that I don't have to have two separate video connections to the TV (ex. nintindo wii component video)?
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post #3 of 4
2/10/10 at 1:08pm
To get the upconversion, so you have only one cable going to the tv, you'll need to step up to the TX-SR607. The 607 also only upscales to 1080i, not 1080p. The 507 doesn't upconvert or upscale.

Amazon has the 607 right now for $419.72. Don't know if Newegg is any cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR607-7-2-Channel-Surround-Receiver/dp/B001VEI2KO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=aht&qid=1265835913&sr=1-1
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post #4 of 4
2/12/10 at 7:13am
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Originally Posted by Tyler Hardy View Post

Second, On the description it shows that it has 3 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output with 1.3 pass through.  I believe that I understood the HDMI 1.3 pass through to be that the audio is just pass through and not processed by the receiver.  So is that only on the output HDMI?  That's fine cause the TV speakers wont be in use.  but will the blu-ray player send the audio through the HDMI input at HDMI 1.3 receiver?  I hope that I am understanding this correctly.

 

To answer your question on this, you are correct: HDMI "pass-through" requires a separate audio connection for each device.  The audio carried via HDMI is not processed by the receiver.

HDMI "repeater" is preferred, as it allows you to use only a single HDMI cable for audio and video.

A major drawback to HDMI pass-through, is that using digital coax or digital optical cables does not allow you to benefit from the HD audio formats of Blu-Ray.  Aside from HDMI (which requires HDMI repeater to realize) the only way to get the HD audio formats is through multichannel analog connections.
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