Connecting my TV to my AVR 2805 Receiver

[martinbus]

Hi, I bought a Denon AVR 2805 receiver (mainly for its audio capabilities) and would like to connect my TV to it. I think I would like to use the 2805 as the main node for all my audio and video streams.

The question is, How do I connect my TV to the 2805? Apparently, the 2805 can receive radio signals but not TV signals (which I find a bit surprising). I guess that means I will need to use my TV as the TV receiver. If that is correct, how do I get the TV signals into the 2805 (e.g., to forward them to a VCR or so)? Do I need to buy an extra TV receiver? If yes, which kind?

Note, my TV is a cheap Panasonic with a coax input (for the antenna or cable), and a front panel for AV input, plus a headphone connector. I currently use the TV as a 'monitor' for the video coming from the 2805, and that works fine, but how do I use it as a source?

Thank you for your help,

--Martin

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

First off, do you have a cable box?

Approx. what model year is your tv and vcr?

I think you are making this too hard on yourself. Take the cable from the wall, plug it into your vcr "in." Take your rca cables "out" from the vcr, plug it to the "in" on the Denon. Now you can go from the Denon "out" to the tv "in" assuming your tv has rca's in the back, or not as pretty, the rca's on the front. Your vcr has a tuner, and you can use the remote from the Denon to act as the remote to the vcr and change the channels if the vcr isn't ancient. If that doesn't work, time to upgrade the tv and vcr.

 

[martinbus]

Thank you for the reply Buckeyefan. My TV is about 4 years old, and my vcr is very old, actually it is in the basement and I consider living without a vcr for a while. If I do not go the vcr route, what is the next best alternative? Getting an other external TV receiver? Like what kind? Sorry for all my silly questions, but I am really a latecomer to video stuff.

By the way, I wonder why VCRs have TV receivers built in, and most DVD players and AVRs not. Any AV historians on this forum? Just wondering.

Thanks,

--Martin

 

[martinbus]

Oh, I forgot to mention: No, I do not have a cable box.

--Martin

 

[markw]

Sorry, but you can't use your current TV as a source.

You need a TV with at least audio outputs to use it as an audio source.

Then, you could feed them into the AVR's inputs so it's sound would be fed through the system.

But, as a stopgap measure. you might be able to use your VCR as the tuner, the TV as the monitor and the 2805 as the audio processor.

If your VCR has video/audio outputs (most do), you can feed both of them into your AVR and continue to use your TV as a monitor. This allows you to If your VCR is mono, a simply "Y" adapter will let you feed the audio to both channels but it won't be stereo.

You might want to consider upgrading your TV in the near future and make sure they have the needed I/O. Most modern TV's offer significant I/O options once you get above the baseline units.

Prices have dropped considerably in the past few years. I picked up a Toshiba 27A34 27" with two inputs (+ component) on the back and one on the front for $188. It isn't the most gizmo laden set in the world but it handles the basics quite well.

You might want to explore the Sunday papers big box store ads and invest in a new TV and perhaps a DVD/VCR combo. You can probably get off for less than $300 for both with savvy shopping. Your nice AVR deserves better in order to show off it's abilities. Heck, even VHS movies sound amazingly nice in DPLII. FWIW, I have a Denon 2802 and it works for me.

Oh, the answer to your question lies in the names of the devices. The VCR, or Video Cassette Recorder is designed to record material from TV stations. The DVD player is just that.. .a player. There is no need for a tuner as it isn't designed to record.

And, no AVR receives video signals off the air. Never did... probably never will. They just route video and audio signals (in various formats) from the source units.

 

[martinbus]

Thanks for the advice marcw. I guess I will dust off my old vcr or buy a new one.

On the issue of integrating TV tuners, I think what you are saying makes sense, especially for DVD players. Still, I could imagine AVRs with TV reception capability.

Thanks,

--Martin

 

[markw]

You're welcome. You're almost there. Look at it this way...

Assuming you have nice speakers already, you've just made the biggest purchase you NEED to for a HT system by getting a dang nice AVR*, one that offers a heckuva lot of quality and bang for the buck.

With judicious shopping, for about another $300 you can get a nice 27" CRT TV and a DVD/Stereo Hi Fi VHS machine. Well, maybe $400 if you want a 32" set. This should set you up for a few years of audio/visual enjoyment.

Believe me, it will be worth it for the years of enjoyment you'll get out of them.

...enjoy...

*I know. I've got the same receiver, but two years and two generations older.

 

[suzanneh]

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