HDCP Receiver with Repeater Architecture

[ChrisW123]

"Reconditioned" means that it is better than brand new, because it is up to date with the latest firmware, and it also means that it was inspected and 100% running in perfect condition, so the term "reconditioned".

Brand new, on the other end, means that there is no guaranty that the unit will be performing properly or that it's defective, plus it will not have the latest firmware update either.

LOL, OK thanks I'll keep all of this in mind.

 

[Lordoftherings]

Hey, no sweat. I thought that you might find it informative for future reference. Might sounds kind of weird at first, but it's also very true.

 

[ChrisW123]

Thanks Lord, and everyone... I bought the Onkyo SR507 at Fry's for $345. So far so good, going through the manual and setting things up. I'm using two junkly little 4ohm speakers from another system for now. I wasn't sure if they'd work but sure enough they do.

My next research will be for speakers!

 

[Lordoftherings]

Reading your manual for setting things up deserves two thumbs up.

That sounds excellent Chris, and going through your manual, wow! Great example for the community at large. Bravo!

 

[ChrisW123]

That sounds excellent Chris, and going through your manual, wow! Great example for the community at large. Bravo!

Thanks! Yes, I'm actually one of those "weird" people who actually enjoy reading the manual cover-to-cover and trying all the features! It's the only way to get the most out of your purchase. I've discovered that there are so many sound options (about 6 or 7 pages worth) that I probably won't really be able to use most of them until I get 5.1 speakers setup.

The other thing I discovered is that, although this receiver will pass an HMDI through, allowing you to watch TV without the receiver on, since my TV connection is Component (not HMDI) I will probably need to bypass the receiver with video connections and connect it directly to the TV. I'll leave the audio connection going through the receiver which allows listening to the TV even when the is TV off (but receiver ON) which is great little feature I discovered. Sometimes it's nice to listen to a channel as background sound but keep the TV itself off.

I think this is OK to bypass the receiver with the Component video because it doesn't need to be processed by the receiver (?). I was going to do a little research on this right now before I change it.

 

[Adam]

I think this is OK to bypass the receiver with the Component video because it doesn't need to be processed by the receiver (?). I was going to do a little research on this right now before I change it.

That is perfectly okay. Many people do it. I like routing the video through my receiver simply because I use the receiver to switch between sources. If the receiver isn't doing any valuable video conversion, then there's no other reason to route video through it.

 

[ChrisW123]

That is perfectly okay. Many people do it. I like routing the video through my receiver simply because I use the receiver to switch between sources. If the receiver isn't doing any valuable video conversion, then there's no other reason to route video through it.

That's what I figured, but, as I am reading an article on "connecting your home theater" on another site, I realized that in a perfect world, I should be able to connect the Component video and audio to the AVR and then setup the AVR so that it outputs the signal through the HMDA output to the TV! Right?

I just have to figure out how to do this. Hopefully it's a setting on the SR507 that does this.

 

[Lordoftherings]

Hmm... Seems complicated for nothing.

That's what I figured, but, as I am reading an article on "connecting your home theater" on another site, I realized that in a perfect world, I should be able to connect the Component video and audio to the AVR and then setup the AVR so that it outputs the signal through the HMDA output to the TV! Right?

I just have to figure out how to do this. Hopefully it's a setting on the SR507 that does this.

Somewhere in your manual, you should be able to find the answer.

Also, in a perfect world, you would connect the HDMI cable to your receiver, and then from your receiver to your TV display.

And if you want, plug the components outputs from your source directly to your TV, as well the analog audio stereo jacks. Right?

* But, in all of this, you have to make the proper settings and from your receiver, and from your source(s), and from your TV display.

Just a thought...

LOTR

 

[ChrisW123]

Somewhere in your manual, you should be able to find the answer.

I looked but I guess my receiver won't do this (route Component input to the HDMI out). That would be great if it could do this. So for now I'll have to bypass the receiver and connect my cable box directly to the TV.

 

[Lordoftherings]

LOL. Exchange it for the next model up, Chris. No problem with that my man.

I looked but I guess my receiver won't do this (route Component input to the HDMI out). That would be great if it could do this. So for now I'll have to bypass the receiver and connect my cable box directly to the TV.

Oh well Chris, it almost sounds like the beginning of the end of the world.

What else is new?

Hey, you can always trade your receiver for another one, now that you know that it doesn't work. Just tell the seller, he will let you exchange it for the next model up, no sweat. See, the end is not so near after all.

Bobby

 

[Lordoftherings]

^ Hmm...

 

[ChrisW123]

Hey, you can always trade your receiver for another one, now that you know that it doesn't work. Just tell the seller, he will let you exchange it for the next model up, no sweat. See, the end is not so near after all.

LOL, well, I haven't heard of a feature called "Component pass through" on any of these receivers, just "HDMI pass through" so instead of trying to look for one that has that feature (which probably doesn't exist), I'll probably just upgrade my HD Cable to HMDI. Probably makes the most sense anyway, and why AVRs only have pass through for HDMI? I'm assuming that's the case.

But thanks for the advice!

-Chris.

 

[Lordoftherings]

Check this out.

... so instead of trying to look for one that has that feature (which probably doesn't exist), I'll probably just upgrade my HD Cable to HMDI. Probably makes the most sense anyway, and why AVRs only have pass through for HDMI? I'm assuming that's the case.

But thanks for the advice!

-Chris.

Hey Chris, you're right, that is what makes most sense.

* But, if you set the "HDMI Monitor Setting to No", which you should use if you connect the AV receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to your TV, the composite video, S-Video, and COMPONENT video "pass through" their respective input signals as they are.

** And, if you set the "HDMI Monitor Setting to Yes", which you should use if you connect the AV receiver's HDMI OUT to your TV, the composite, S-Video, and COMPONENT video outputs also "pass through" their respective input signals as they are.

*** So, this is from my Onkyo TX-SR805, which by the way, has a quite poor video processor that only upscale to 720p.
Then, if we're talking about the same thing here, you should be able to do just that with your receiver too.

What do you think? Can that helps?

Bob

 

[ChrisW123]

Bob,

So is your TV hooked up with Component cables going through your SR805? If so, can you watch your TV with the receiver off? And is there a setting you had to use to enable that?

Below you said that the Component signal should pass through the receiver with the "HMDI Monitor Setting" set to NO. But I think it was like that to start with, and the signal was not getting to the TV unless the receiver was on. But I'll check again, maybe I missed it!

Thanks!

 

[Lordoftherings]

Components is for the museum of antiques.

Bob,

So is your TV hooked up with Component cables going through your SR805? If so, can you watch your TV with the receiver off? And is there a setting you had to use to enable that?

Below you said that the Component signal should pass through the receiver with the "HMDI Monitor Setting" set to NO. But I think it was like that to start with, and the signal was not getting to the TV unless the receiver was on. But I'll check again, maybe I missed it!

Thanks!

Hi Chris,

No, my 805 is connected with HDMI cables. I don't have cable TV at home, I don't need that crap, I got enough movies to get entertained (about 5,000 or so). If I want the latest news, well, right here at my finger tips on my keyboard.

The Components signal pass as is (Pass Through), through it's own Components output, regardless of the HDMI setting.
*And YES, the receiver has to be ON*, duh. Same as with all receivers.
If you want your receiver OFF, and still watch TV, just connect the Components outputs of your source(s), directly to your TV display.
And of course the 2-channel stereo analog RCA jacks for the audio.

Scoo-be-doo,

Bob

 

[ChrisW123]

OK thanks Bob, I'll do that. Wow, 5000 movies!!! Whoohooo, you're quite the movie collector aren't you! You could probably open a rental shop and compete with NetFlix.

 

[Lordoftherings]

OK thanks Bob, I'll do that. Wow, 5000 movies!!! Whoohooo, you're quite the movie collector aren't you! You could probably open a rental shop and compete with NetFlix.

Hey Chris,
I know people that own over 15,000 titles on DVD and Blu-Ray together.

I know people that own over 20,000 LPs (albums).

And these are only the ones that I know of; so if people know someone that own more, please shoot it right here, I'd love to know, just for numbers sake.

Bob