Palmz
01-13-2007, 01:42 AM
Forgive me if this has been explicitly layed out in the recent past in another thread. I looked around a bit for info before deciding to post.
I know that for virtually all of you this is an elementary question, but what is the difference between HDMI "switching," "passthrough," and "upconversion?" I'm hunting for a receiver right now and some of the ones I'm considering advertise to have one of these features. I searched google and just found basic info about HDMI itself.
Additionally...
Can some receivers that have HDMI out but NOT HMDI upconversion still just pass the lower-quality signal through the cable without upconverting it (thus taking advantage of the one-cable convenience of HDMI, but not actually enhancing the image)?
I would like to know this when considering, for example, the Pioneer VSX-1016TX that has HDMI video in/out (I'm not sure if it's switching or passthrough, but it's not upconversion). And also the Onkyo TX-SA604 which appears to have the same HDMI in/out though it may do audio input through the HDMI cable as well (not sure on that). I'm also considering the Denon-787 which has no HDMI in/out at all.
Thanks in advance.
I know that for virtually all of you this is an elementary question, but what is the difference between HDMI "switching," "passthrough," and "upconversion?" I'm hunting for a receiver right now and some of the ones I'm considering advertise to have one of these features. I searched google and just found basic info about HDMI itself.
Additionally...
Can some receivers that have HDMI out but NOT HMDI upconversion still just pass the lower-quality signal through the cable without upconverting it (thus taking advantage of the one-cable convenience of HDMI, but not actually enhancing the image)?
I would like to know this when considering, for example, the Pioneer VSX-1016TX that has HDMI video in/out (I'm not sure if it's switching or passthrough, but it's not upconversion). And also the Onkyo TX-SA604 which appears to have the same HDMI in/out though it may do audio input through the HDMI cable as well (not sure on that). I'm also considering the Denon-787 which has no HDMI in/out at all.
Thanks in advance.