Do I need HDMI scaling??

[drumbeater]

I am putting together my system piece by piece. I have a 50" 720p Panasonic Plasma, an HD Comcast Box, a non-HD Tivo (which I intend to use as my primary DVR), and I have not selected a receiver.

Would there be a benefit to me getting a receiver that does the scaling (Yamaha rx-v2600) or just stick with a non-scaling receiver? Several hundreds difference in prices it seems.

DB

 

[drumbeater]

Any opinions on this?

Thanks,
DB

 

[billy p]

I would simply say no! The scaling done by the receiver can be beneficial if you have multi components with hdmi. As for video IMO a direct connection to your tv is the way to go.

 

[drumbeater]

I have to run about 100' from the receiver to the TV, so the Gefen HDMI/Cat5 is my only option I've found. No Svideo or Component cable options are available for non-HD programming like will be coming out of my TIVO.

DB

 

[billy p]

That is an awfully long run! There may be some reliability issues using HDMI? Why aren't the other two an option?

 

[drumbeater]

Isn't 100' too far for standard cabling? The Gefen HDMI/Cat5 solution is supposed to be good up to 330'.

DB

 

[billy p]

They do get

expensive. Here is some information and why I said that 100 ft might be suspect most standards are rated at about 50 ft. http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/other/cable-benchmark/hdmi-cable-benchmark.html

Anyways, this is a bit off topic in relation to your original question!