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Re: Question for Pete W (and others)

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In Reply to: Re: Question for Pete W (and others) posted by petew on April 04, 2002 at 17:57:50:

Thanks Pete, I already checked into the input issue. I'm leaning towards the NEC because I never know what may happen in the future. I may end up hooking up my computer to it (nice to have that split screen feature) and possibly an X-Box, but it's not high on my priority list. I figure connections will be DVD via component, VHS via S-Video (if no Sat), Cable through VCR also out of the S-Video (or should I consider a better way to do this?) or Sat through S-Video (depending on which I end up with), Possibly computer, Possibly x-box (also thorugh component). The NEC has provisions to hook up 2 component signals, albeit one of them is BNC. Logical thinking, or no?

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two sets of component inputs is good - petew 03:21:01 04/05/02 (1)
that's the very issue that's making me crazy...i thought i could connect the HDTV tuner via the 15pin D-sub VGA input but the scaler freaks out, giving me a half-size image centered on the screen.
so i though i'd use a video processor to do the input switching, but the video guy got confused--we spent over an hour pouring over circuit diagrams...he had me up to ~$7000 just so i could switch between two signals...i had to get out of there.
what i know now: there's not a single person anywhere who understands this video stuff...
not a single one
- Re: two sets of component inputs is good - Rich H 19:06:15 04/07/02 (0)
  Pete,
  Maybe there is something I'm missing here, but aren't you going through a lot of trouble for something that (supposedly) has a fairly simple solution? That being a simple video component switching box - multiple component in -> single component out. Y'know... something like these:
  http://shop.store.yahoo.com/hometheaterworld/keydigtwocha.html
  http://209.248.228.2/aacconsumers/90a53.html
  While those models cost a few hundred bucks, that is still a heck of a lot cheaper than the scalers you've been looking at. I hear of people buying pretty cheap video switch boxes at Radio Shack that perform flawlessly (to the naked eye).
  As I mentioned in another thread, my plan is to use a Pioneer 49TX receiver to do my switching with the Panny (component an otherwise). However, if I notice any degradation of component signals I plan to simply by a switcher.
  Rich H.

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