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Old 9th June 2008, 12:09 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Thoughts on a new A/V Receiver

What about a HDMI switcher to provide multiple HDMI inputs? You can get them with remotes (great for Harmony users).

I haven't tried one but plan to with Foxtel IQ2 coming and having just switched from VGA to DVI/HDMI for the HTPC. The PC gets a direct connection to the TV and the Yamaha RX-V661 connects to the second HDMI.

The RX-V661 has two HDMI inputs but it has other limitations that make me loathe to use both HDMI inputs (or at least not to connect something that will be on semi-permanently like a HTPC).

When I bought the AV Receiver I thought I would be able to use all the inputs (it sure seemed to have a lot) but I found that there are not as many as I thought. For example one set of L/R inputs, one optical, one coaxial, one set of component, one composite/svideo and one HDMI are all tied to the DVD input selection. Therefore if more than one of those inputs are connected at the same time then you better make sure only one device is turned on at the same time!

Having multiple devices connected to one HDMI port via an external switcher hopefully will allow me to connect more audio sources to the Yamaha. My goal is to have no audio attached to the TV.
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