RE: Is HDMI input an important feature for an AV receiver?

Yes, because HDMI will allow lossless decoding of some of the newer audio outputs like TrueHD and HD Master Audio. If your disk player can decode these streams, you can use a receiver with any version of HDMI since they all support uncompressed video (for example, Accessories4less is selling refurbs of Marantz SR4001 for a bargain basement price, the aforementioned Yamaha 663 is also a good bet). If your players doesn't decode these streams, you will need a receiver with HDMI 1.3 input. The other advantage of HDMI 1.3 is support for deep color video but you will likely not need this as most TVs don't support deep color.

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Topic - Is HDMI input an important feature for an AV receiver? - artemus 17:12:53 05/15/08 (13)

RE: Is HDMI input an important feature for an AV receiver? - illini_skn 11:02:41 05/16/08 (0)

Yes, it is important and you should go with an HDMI 1.3-compliant receiver NT - Jazz Inmate 09:47:32 05/16/08 (6)

So far it looks like this one may be the winner in its class - artemus 10:14:07 05/16/08 (5)

If you're looking to go cheap, I'd go with one of the new Onkyos...but I'm sure the Yamaha is a decent choice - Jazz Inmate 14:22:54 05/16/08 (4)

RE: If you're looking to go cheap, I'd go with one of the new Onkyos...but I'm sure the Yamaha is a decent choice - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 13:24:05 05/17/08 (0)

Onkyo's run hot which causes some problems according to some over at AVS - artemus 17:59:49 05/16/08 (2)

I think the consensus is they run hot if they do video processing - Jazz Inmate 18:52:25 05/16/08 (1)

RE: I think the consensus is they run hot if they do video processing - artemus 07:45:43 05/17/08 (0)

artemus, email me directly. - Bruce Kendall 19:06:46 05/15/08 (3)

Why take your discussion offline? Many people will have similar questions NT - Jazz Inmate 09:45:36 05/16/08 (1)

Because sometimes I am compelled to - Bruce Kendall 18:57:17 05/18/08 (0)

You have mail** - artemus 04:43:49 05/16/08 (0)

pay 'em now or pay 'em later - Joe Murphy Jr 17:54:03 05/15/08 (0)

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