Runing component video thru my AV receiver (1 Viewer)

[Peter_Woo]

Hi all,

Just would like to know if I should run my component video cable from DVD player to AV receiver to TV, instead of running it directly from my DVD player to TV. Is there any benefit with option 1? I was told I should run the cable directly to the TV, Can I really tell the difference between the two? BTW, I have Denon AVR-3802 and DVD-900.
TIA

 

[SteveMc]

Most likely you won't really be able to tell a difference. Purists will obviously say run it straight to the TV. Unless you have a need for component switching, I'd run it straight to the television. I say try it both ways and see which works best for you. Another down side to running through the receiver is that you'd have to spend some more bucks on aonther good component cable.

 

[Neil Joseph]

Take a read through this post in the Beginners FAQ

Why receivers have video ins and outs

 

[Tommy_N]

I would run it to the TV directly.

I have the 3802 as well. The picture did not look the same when I ran it through the Denon. The colors were slighlty off - The blue on the welcome screen to my Sony DVD player was much different (deeper and darker) than usual.



Tom

 

[JakeMcM]

could those colors be adjusted with a calibration disk or was it a degradation of quality

 

[Tommy_N]

Jake,

I'm not sure. My thought was it looked better going straight to the TV so why bother trying to calibrate it. Unless the signal was being manipulated why would it look any different? And since I didn't want it to be manipulated I ran it directly to the TV.


It looked more like a degradation of quality.

HTH

Tom