Quote Originally Posted by Worf101 View Post
The joy that is NEW GEAR!!! Besides HDMI and the new codecs and all that what else are you gaining? More power? More versatility? Better auto calibration? Enquiring minds want to know. Also, ahemp, I expect pics of the new gear AND the cute little lumpkin.. it's been a while you know. I'm happy fer ya's.

Worf
Thanks Worf,

It's not really much of an audio upgrade. It's going from 130wpc 7.1 to 140wpc 7.2. Although the HDMI will let me access the HD audio formats as well as SACD from the PS3. It's mostly for the video switching this time around. I have a projector and an LCD display in the main HT room. I have trouble switching from one source to another right now because my AVR doesn't have HDMI. I have my sources connected directly to the two displays via HDMI and component cables. Some of the sources will not let me output via both cables at the same time. One example is, that if I want to have TV on the LCD while playing a video game on the projector, I can't. Once the projector is turned on, the cable box will default to the HDMI running there, and the LCD looses it's signal.
This new AVR will let me run all the HDMI through it and send video to either or both displays from one or more sources at the same time. I will have to set up a Zone 2 and 3, but it will work.

BUT! Then the old AVR will move to the bedroom to replace an old 95wpc 6.1 AVR, and that 6.1 will move to the little girl's room. Those two rooms will get nice upgrades out of this.