EHX Expo 2008 Orlando - Day One

[admin]

Back from EHX Orlando another year and the verdict was in for the movie of the year; it was clearly Transformers. Many demonstrations were showing this movie either in the Demo rooms or out on the floor. If you’ve seen the movie you know why and if you haven’t you need to go rent it. After seeing a lot more audio products this year compared to recent past years tells me that the audio market is making a comeback from a backseat to the video market.

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[fredk]

Too many connectors indeed. I look at the back of these receivers and wonder if I must be a gizmo or two short of a full load.

When I am fully set up I will be using one HDMI from the htpc to the receiver, hdmi to the display and one set of audio out to my speakers (well maybe a second zone for the bedroom). The wii will be connected directly to the display. I can see needing more inputs if you are like some and have all three game consoles, but that still leaves those other 99 connectors that can't possibly have any use.

Fred

 

[birdonthebeach]

What cool, bold step that would be by a manufacturer. An AV receiver with nothing but HDMI, Component, Toslink & Digital Coax ins and outs. The money they save could be used to throw in a component and HDMI cable, as well as a toslink....

 

[majorloser]

My favorite product this year was the SI Black Diamond screen. Looked awesome in both bright and dark room lighting conditions. I know my Stewart Firehawk's days are numbered.

http://www.siscreens.com/

 

[kleinwl]

At least as an option for a couple of products increase the number of HDMI connections and delete the S-cable/component/etc.

That would be nice.. not really practical...but a nice option.

The real question is when will the standard cable/sat boxes have better options than composite? Even my Directv DVR (R-15) doesn't have HDMI, just S cable/composite.

Sure... I don't NEED HDMI to pass 480i... but it would be nice to reduce the cable mess and even better to start standardizing on HDMI across the board.