Need a HDMI Recevier.

[chikkutom]

I need some suggestion on a HDMI recevier under $500. What are the suggestion?(I also like the Onkyo's)

 

[bass addict]

Onkyo 605, nuff said.

 

[no. 5]

It depends on what you need; such as HDMI repeating, or just HDMI switching.

 

[chikkutom]

It depends on what you need; such as HDMI repeating, or just HDMI switching.

What is HDMI repeating and HDMI switching?

 

[no. 5]

What is HDMI repeating and HDMI switching?

The spec for HDMI allows for audio to be transmitted over HDMI, repeating allows the receiver to use that audio (if it's present), switching does not.

 

[chikkutom]

The spec for HDMI allows for audio to be transmitted over HDMI, repeating allows the receiver to use that audio (if it's present), switching does not.

Thanks for that!! I want HDMI repeating(with audio) Which would be good?

 

[Seth=L]

Are you set on getting an Onkyo?

A member here is selling an Onkyo TX-SR804, I would guess he will likely let it go for relatively cheap. The user's name is Elvis1977, I would send him a PM.

 

[MUDSHARK]

The HDMI 1.3 receivers have not been out for long. Right now the Onkyo would be the best bet at the specified price range if the need is urgent. Within a year choices will be plentiful.

When more HD movies utilizing the new sound formats become available I will consider a new receiver, myself.

 

[Seth=L]

HDMI 1.3 is not a need nor is it even useable at this stage in the game. Deep color is not yet encoded to discs and bitstream HD audio is not available via output on any of the current players.

 

[MUDSHARK]

I stand corrected

Q. Do I need v1.3 HDMI to hear the new Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master HD audio content on HD-DVD or Blu-ray players?

No. The Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD Master Audio can be decoded by the playback device into multi-channel Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) digital audio streams, which is an audio format standard that can be sent over any version of HDMI. In fact, all versions of HDMI can support up to 8 channels of PCM audio at 192kHz, 24 bits per sample.

To do this, consumers should ensure that their playback device (such as HD-DVD or Blu-ray player) is capable of decoding these new lossless Dolby & DTS audio formats into the PCM format on the HDMI output, and that the audio device (such as an A/V receiver) is capable of receiving multi-channel PCM audio over the HDMI inputs. Consult your user manual/product specification sheet to determine whether your device supports such PCM capabilities (we believe that nearly all HD-DVD and Blu-ray players will, but users should confirm this). Devices that support HDMI v1.3 and higher may also offer the option to transport the high definition audio formats as a compressed, encoded stream over HDMI so that the decoding function can be performed by the A/V receiver (whereas the above transport method has the playback device performing the decoding).