Do I really need to upgrade???

[ozz316]

Hello all. I have been searching and reading and can't really find an answer to my question so I figured I would post.

I am doing some upgrading after my Rear Projection TV shot out on me. I purchased a new Plasma screen and started looking at other parts of my A/V system. I currently have a Yamaha HTR-5550 receiver which I have no problems with. Since it doesn't have any HDMI connections I will have to rely on the Component and Optical connections. I never really setup a surround system with my system, just 2 floor speakers and a center channel. With the new TV, I am probably going to be changing speakers up also, but that is a topic for another thread . Anyway, any suggestions or thoughts would be helpfull.

Thank you in advance.

 

[gus6464]

Hello all. I have been searching and reading and can't really find an answer to my question so I figured I would post.

I am doing some upgrading after my Rear Projection TV shot out on me. I purchased a new Plasma screen and started looking at other parts of my A/V system. I currently have a Yamaha HTR-5550 receiver which I have no problems with. Since it doesn't have any HDMI connections I will have to rely on the Component and Optical connections. I never really setup a surround system with my system, just 2 floor speakers and a center channel. With the new TV, I am probably going to be changing speakers up also, but that is a topic for another thread . Anyway, any suggestions or thoughts would be helpfull.

Thank you in advance.

It would really depend if you would need another receiver. Unless you are planning on buying a Blu-ray or HD DVD player any time soon I don't see a point of upgrading the receiver. Work on new speakers first if that's the case.

 

[ozz316]

So why would I need to upgrade even with a Blu Ray or HD player? I have component hookups on the receiver and my understanding HDMI is subjectively better than component.

 

[gus6464]

So why would I need to upgrade even with a Blu Ray or HD player? I have component hookups on the receiver and my understanding HDMI is subjectively better than component.

Yes but you can only get high def sound from hdmi (TrueHD, DTS-HD/MA, Uncompressed PCM).

 

[mtrycrafts]

So why would I need to upgrade even with a Blu Ray or HD player? I have component hookups on the receiver and my understanding HDMI is subjectively better than component.

You may not get the full HD video on component, only on HDMI. But, you could go to the TV direct and use coax for audio DD+