1st post... be nice ;-)
Is Yamaha the only receiver line that offers HDMI pass through when the AVR is off?
Or for that matter, is HDMI Pass-through vrs. HDMI Switching vrs. HDMI Repeating
the technology I need to get audio to my TV w/out turning on my AVR?
And, yes, I've been reading lots & lots here on this subject -- the more I read on it, the more confused I get.
I'd like to run HDMI from my ps3 & dishTV tuner to an AVR then out to my TV.
But, there will be plenty of time that the AVR isn't turned on.
My wife really prefers to watch tv w/out the AVR on.
No problem right now with my old Denon AVR-3300 as I run HDMI from the PS3 & the Dish DVR to the TV.
Also, I run optical to the AVR for audio; but this is gonna be replaced as soon as I can decide on a new AVR.
For my viewing, the AVR will be on all the time, I listen to music at least as much as watching movies.
Other parts of the system::
universal remote: Harmony One
sat receiver: Dish Network VIP-722
blu-ray player: PS3
TV: Mitsubishi WD-52631
The clincher is that I'm really limited in cash these days -- lets keep it to ~$325 delivered.
Refurb is OK?
Am looking at Yamaha, Onkyo, Marantz, Denon & Pioneer.
So, here's my 2-part question
1) What HDMI feature do I need to meet both my wife's & my desires?
2) What AVR model(s) are really good choices to deliver that, & clean loud sound?