Craig Sherman
Stunt Coordinator
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- Jul 10, 2002
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Hey,
I'm planning on upgrading my HT this summer, and I wanted some advice on which components I should get.
For starters, a little background. Here are the devices I'm currently running:
TV: Samsung TXL-2791F
DVD: Philips DVD727/17 (with region/PAL hack)
A/V Receiver: Sony STR-DE697 (with 7.1 JBL speakers)
PVR: TiVo TCD-648250B (TiVo Series 3 HD)
A/V Switch: Psyclone PSC-01
Game System 1: Microsoft XBox (Component Video, Optical Audio)
Game System 2: Nintendo Wii (Component Video, Stereo Audio)
Basically, I'd like to end up with a setup that uses my TiVo's HDMI output, and upscales DVDs to high-def quality (region-free is a must), and plays one (or both) of the next-gen disc formats. The likely display I'm going to get will be a 1080p DLP (I like Mitsubishi and Samsung's 50" models), but the rest is up for grabs. Is there a list somewhere out there with all the current (and upcoming) devices that use HDMI 1.3?
My dream scenario is everything all hooked up into my receiver, with a sole HDMI cable going from the receiver to my display. Do any of the receivers on the market convert component to HDMI? Otherwise, with this "dream hookup" in mind, I'm out of luck as far as my Wii and XBox are concerned.
Any and all recommendations are welcome.
Thanks in advance,
CS
I'm planning on upgrading my HT this summer, and I wanted some advice on which components I should get.
For starters, a little background. Here are the devices I'm currently running:
TV: Samsung TXL-2791F
DVD: Philips DVD727/17 (with region/PAL hack)
A/V Receiver: Sony STR-DE697 (with 7.1 JBL speakers)
PVR: TiVo TCD-648250B (TiVo Series 3 HD)
A/V Switch: Psyclone PSC-01
Game System 1: Microsoft XBox (Component Video, Optical Audio)
Game System 2: Nintendo Wii (Component Video, Stereo Audio)
Basically, I'd like to end up with a setup that uses my TiVo's HDMI output, and upscales DVDs to high-def quality (region-free is a must), and plays one (or both) of the next-gen disc formats. The likely display I'm going to get will be a 1080p DLP (I like Mitsubishi and Samsung's 50" models), but the rest is up for grabs. Is there a list somewhere out there with all the current (and upcoming) devices that use HDMI 1.3?
My dream scenario is everything all hooked up into my receiver, with a sole HDMI cable going from the receiver to my display. Do any of the receivers on the market convert component to HDMI? Otherwise, with this "dream hookup" in mind, I'm out of luck as far as my Wii and XBox are concerned.
Any and all recommendations are welcome.
Thanks in advance,
CS