no-name receivers??

[AcuDefTechGuy]

M budget is $300 MAX.

How about a DENON 7.1 receiver w/ 7.1 analog input for $250?

Or a HARMAN KARDON 5.1 receiver w/5.1 analog input & 2 HDMI VIDEO Only inputs for $260?

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=32991

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=87276

Personally, I would get the Harman Kardon AVR-147. I had the AVR-247, and I thought it sounded great.

 

[Seth=L]

How about a DENON 7.1 receiver w/ 7.1 analog input for $250?

Or a HARMAN KARDON 5.1 receiver w/5.1 analog input & 2 HDMI VIDEO Only inputs for $260?

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=32991

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=87276

Personally, I would get the Harman Kardon AVR-147. I had the AVR-247, and I thought it sounded great.

The H/K only has HDMI switching, no repeater.

 

[EddieG]

The H/K only has HDMI switching, no repeater.

What does that mean?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

What does that mean?

"HDMI switching only" means that it cannot process HDMI signals for BOTH Video & Audio. It can only carry the Video signal. You need to hook up the audio signal separately--Optical, Coaxial, Analog 5.1 inputs, etc.

If all you want is DD or DTS, then Optical or Coaxial digital audio is great.
If you want Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD, you need to get a blu-ray or HD DVD player with internal TrueHD & DTS-HD decoders and send that PCM analog signal to the 5.1 analog input of the Harman Kardon AVR-147.

 

[Seth=L]

"HDMI switching only" means that it cannot process HDMI signals for BOTH Video & Audio. It can only carry the Video signal. You need to hook up the audio signal separately--Optical, Coaxial, Analog 5.1 inputs, etc.

If all you want is DD or DTS, then Optical or Coaxial digital audio is great.
If you want Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD, you need to get a blu-ray or HD DVD player with internal TrueHD & DTS-HD decoders and send that PCM analog signal to the 5.1 analog input of the Harman Kardon AVR-147.

In a nutshell.

 

[EddieG]

"HDMI switching only" means that it cannot process HDMI signals for BOTH Video & Audio. It can only carry the Video signal. You need to hook up the audio signal separately--Optical, Coaxial, Analog 5.1 inputs, etc.

If all you want is DD or DTS, then Optical or Coaxial digital audio is great.
If you want Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD, you need to get a blu-ray or HD DVD player with internal TrueHD & DTS-HD decoders and send that PCM analog signal to the 5.1 analog input of the Harman Kardon AVR-147.

To save money I don't care about running an optical audio cable in addition to the HDMI.

Thanks!