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In Reply to: Typically posted by Jon L on December 1, 2004 at 17:32:08:

Hey Jon - thanks for the reply - it makes sense.
Yes - I am an audio guy & would see no reason to connect the dvd/recorder/satellite audio to the monitor (in this case a projector that probably doesn't even offer audio). However I worry about connecting these different sources to a reciever or pre/pro - is there any concern about signal degregation? Wouldn't it be better to connect the source directly to the monitor if at all possible?
By the way, aren't HDMI connectors smaller in size than DVI? That would provide some advantage, especially if running cable through a conduit.

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Re: Typically - Jon L 21:33:56 12/01/04 (2)
There's definitely the possibility that receiver may degrade the video signal and/or do odd things. I would definitely connect all the video sources to the monitor directly for video, DVI or HDMI. Then connect toslink/coax digital audio from source to receiver.
There may be receivers in future that have multiple DVI/HDMI inputs and can act as "switcher" and do it well, but I haven't seen one yet. The new Panny XR70 was supposed to have that ability, but I see that it only has one HDMI input.
I have a 60" Sony GWIII(DVI only), Zenith DVB318(DVI), and DISH 811(DVI), so HDMI wouldn't be good for me.
But if you are buying gear now, then I don't see why you Shouldn't get everything with HDMI.
- Re: Typically - Bob C 09:27:14 12/02/04 (1)
  Great info. I'll look for sources that have HDMI when I get to that stage. But let's take a theoritical situation. Let's say I have a monitor with HDMI and several sources that offer HDMI. Now my receiver or pre/pro only has 1 HDMI input so I would not be able to have multiple sources use that receiver. My question is - are there other switches that allow multiple HDMI input & (at least) 1 output? While I don't like using switches, digital to digital shouldn't cause too much degregation (if any).
  - Not that simple - Jon L 13:15:03 12/03/04 (0)
    DVI or HDMI switcher is not a simple matter. For DVI switcher, several companies made/make one, but pretty much all of them had some problems or another, such as simply not working with certain brands/gear. It's not simple to get it right like a analogue switcher as it involves very high video frequency and digital circuits. And they all cost an arm.
    Which is why I would have automatically bought the Panny receiver or something similar IF it had good DVI/HDMI switcher. But no luck..
    - HDMI switcher (Open in New Window)

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