hdmi receivers

[ronning]

He's not nuts at all. At 10 ft., with a panel that size, he probably wouldn't be able to distinguish 720p from 1080p.

wtih movies i would agree. But even at 8+ feet i can tell the difference between 720p and 1080p on this set given really crisp input (e.g. PC input and games). That's also why picking up a set w/ 1:1 pixel mapping was so critical to me. (since I also do graphic design and CAD modeling with this).

At 6ft, it's almost exactly the same as looking at my 21" lcd monitor from about 1 foot away (which is what I wanted)

[ronning]

A few new thoughts:

1) Are there any receivers out there with VGA input on them (with HDMI conversion/output)?

2) Are there any receivers that have a DVI input that handles an analog signal (DVI-A) and the converts that over to HDMI?

Obscure questions, I know, but I'm searching around...

[edtyct]

A few new thoughts:

1) Are there any receivers out there with VGA input on them (with HDMI conversion/output)?

2) Are there any receivers that have a DVI input that handles an analog signal (DVI-A) and the converts that over to HDMI?

Obscure questions, I know, but I'm searching around...

Transcoding from VGA to component, and vice versa, is possible, both them being analog signals, though not inexpensive, but VGA to HDMI is all but impossible, doubly so since analog VGA is not compatible with HDCP. Similarly, DVI-A is not easily transcoded to DVI-D or HDMI, but HDCP brings them even further apart.