Another 1015 TX question

[crazytiger]

I was looking at the thread below and it has only confused me more than I was before. My question is simple: Why would I want to connect my DVD player to my receiver and then to my LCD? (using component video cables) Why wouldn't I just connect directly to the LCD? (which is what I currently am doing) Does the receiver somehow make the signal better??

I'm lost.......

TIA!

 

[wafflebird]

For switching mainly

Most of us do this so that we can switch the receiver only to get what we want. Look at it this way, I have my Hi-Def cable box, my DVD player, and my Xbox 360 all running video and audio to my receiver, when I go from watching cable to the 360 I only have to switch the input on the receiver. If you have it set up the way you are talking you have to switch the receiver and the input on the TV both. The receiver should be used as an audio/video switch.

You more than likely will not see any difference in picture quality (unless you have a receiver with a built in video processor/scaler/up-convertor) so it is mainly for convenience.

 

[Nick250]

I was looking at the thread below and it has only confused me more than I was before. My question is simple: Why would I want to connect my DVD player to my receiver and then to my LCD? (using component video cables) Why wouldn't I just connect directly to the LCD? (which is what I currently am doing) Does the receiver somehow make the signal better??I'm lost.......
TIA!

As the other poster mentioned, it's for simplified switching. That being said, I prefer sending audio to the receiver and video directly to the TV. I also don't use the whole system to watch regular TV. I use a Harmony remote for one button switching and more. It's a personal preference issue. Do what works best for you.

Nick

 

[crazytiger]

Ahhhh gotcha

I really had no idea. Sad, isn't it?

You learn something new every day! I do prefer the "direct connect" option from the DVD to the t.v.. Maybe it's just me but I can't help but think that you have to be losing at least a little quality every time you process a signal. Unless of course you are truly "up-converting".......

I do appreciate your help!

 

[speakerman39]

I really had no idea. Sad, isn't it?

You learn something new every day! I do prefer the "direct connect" option from the DVD to the t.v.. Maybe it's just me but I can't help but think that you have to be losing at least a little quality every time you process a signal. Unless of course you are truly "up-converting".......

I do appreciate your help!

Not sure if the op was referring to my post regarding my Pioneer 1015 dilemma BUT did not mean to confuse anyone. I am a bit of a tight-wad so to speak when it comes to money. Therefore, allow me to explain my situation a bit better. My local cable company allows for the old co-axial cable RF connection or I can upgrade to what they call "digital cable box". However, there is a slight bit of improvement with picture quality but it is NOT digital at all. The good thing is it only cost me $5 more per month. There is another way to upgrage and that is what they(local cable company) refer to as the "DVR" or digital video recorder. You know the ability to pause live tv and or for recording shows. Still yet, the DVR also supposedly upconverts the signal to 1080i. I believe a better and more accurate term would be "near 1080i" as opposed to the contrary. A while back when I had a crt tv which was a 27" Panasonic Tau I upgraded to the digital box. Hence, I was able to take my rf cable coming from the wall an hook into the digital box. Then, I ran composite cables-red, white, and yellow in to my Pioneer 1015. From the 1015 I would then run component-red, blue, and green into my crt tc. The result was a much better picture. Was hoping to be able to do the same thing with my new 40"LCD but to no avail. Heck, I even tried the DVR and still got a crappy looking picture while running hdmi. Tried it via component and got the same result. It is possible, however, that the DVR was bad and I will know in the morning because the cable company is coming back with a much more experienced installer. Dont think my LCD is bad because when I play dvd using my Toshiba A-1 HD DVD player the picture is stunning to say the least. If the DVR is NOT the problem then there must be a problem with the LCD and back it will go. That was the ONLY reason as to why I was considering running composite into my 1015 and component to my LCD-to save some money because my local cable company charges $14 p/month more just for the DVR alone. I could care less about recording tv or pausing live tv. The only reason I decided on the DVR was for the picture quality. Just hate to pay $14 a month for something I am NOT buying. Guess for right now I may not have much of a choice. I could get Direct TV or Dish Network BUT it will cost me even more and right now can't afford it. May just have to live with cable tv looking crappy as I believe all hd sets (excluding crt hdtv's) will yield similiar results. In other words, my local cable company sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They use a Motorola DVR not sure of the model. Has anybody here expereinced this as well???? Is this common to LCD's or is it common among Plasmas as well? Videophiles out there please helpif you can.

 

[speakerman39]

Looks to have been a bad DVR as the one installed today seems to do a decent job. But, there are still some artifacts in the display on some channels. Guess that is just the way it is.

 

[Nick250]

I get artifacts too sometimes, but only on pay per view HD content. The "regular" HD channles that come with the Comcast digital package (ABC,CBS, NBC, TNT, ESPN, Fox, PBS etc) almost always have a very stable picture. Pretty odd.

Nick

 

[speakerman39]

I get artifacts too sometimes, but only on pay per view HD content. The "regular" HD channles that come with the Comcast digital package (ABC,CBS, NBC, TNT, ESPN, Fox, PBS etc) almost always have a very stable picture. Pretty odd.

Nick

Yeah it is odd -kinda like that here too. Hopefully, things will get better in the future as more and more networks are moving away from analog and towards digital. Until then, we just have to deal with the imperfections.

 

[wafflebird]

Check the menu on the box and make sure it is 480P overide

If you turn your cable box off and then hit the "Menu" button on the remote it will bring up the cable box menu. Make sure that the 480 over-ride is on 480P and make sure it is set to a 16:9 setting and then make your choice on 1080i or 720P. See if this will help you out.

 

[speakerman39]

If you turn your cable box off and then hit the "Menu" button on the remote it will bring up the cable box menu. Make sure that the 480 over-ride is on 480P and make sure it is set to a 16:9 setting and then make your choice on 1080i or 720P. See if this will help you out.

Okay I will try this and let you all know. Thanks for the advice. The DVR is a Motorola model. Are you familiar with them? Or, how do you know how to do this? Just curious so no pun intended. The cable installer sure did not know as he claimed they are NOT trained how to program the boxes.

 

[wafflebird]

I think I learned to do it here

I have Comcast as well and I am pretty sure I learned how to do this here. Just power down the cable box (mine is a Motorola as well) and then hit menu. The menu will come up onscreen and you can use the arrows to select each setting. When you put it on 480P it does make quite a difference than the standard 480i. Let us know if it helped.

 

[speakerman39]

I have Comcast as well and I am pretty sure I learned how to do this here. Just power down the cable box (mine is a Motorola as well) and then hit menu. The menu will come up onscreen and you can use the arrows to select each setting. When you put it on 480P it does make quite a difference than the standard 480i. Let us know if it helped.

Okay but it will be late next week because I took the LCD back and got a different one. It wont be in until Wednesday or so of next week. I will try it and let you know. Thanks once again for all your help. Have a Happy and Safe New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!