HDMI/DVI Pre-Amp

[triedel]

First time poster here.....

I'm planning to upgrade my old Dennon AV receiver and move into the world of seperates. I'm considering this:

Rotel RSP-1098

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The one thing that's got me "spooked" is the lack of HDMI/DVI input. I have a Pioneer 50" HD plasma with DVI input. My set-top cable box is hi-def and has HDMI output. With the world seemingly moving away from component video cables towards HDMI, I think i might want to wait before sinking $3k into a pre-amp that doesn't offer HDMI/DVI connections. What do you think?

Anyone know of another preamp I should consider that offers HDMI video switching and upconversion?

 

[jaxvon]

Another option might be the Outlaw 990. It has HDMI and DVI switching (though no upconversion to the formats, only switching). However, I do believe it upconverts to component video (not 100% on this). It's not as pretty as Rotel, but Outlaw is known for making awesome performing products.

Another option might be purchasing a Denon AVR-4806 or Yamaha RX-V4600 reciever and using it as a premp. These are both in your budget and offer HDMI connectivity. I'm not sure about upconversion on these either...sorry. But, there are definitely lots of options out there.

 

[triedel]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I took a quick look into the Outlaw 990 & here's what I found:

• 2 DVI Inputs, 1 DVI output
• It does support DVI switching
• Composite & S-Video signals are upconverted to component
• component is NOT upconverted to the high-bandwith outputs

I'm going to spend a little more time looking into that one!

 

[jaxvon]

Glad I could help. Just so you know, the two recievers I mentioned support HDMI, if you wanted that as opposed to just DVI. Here are the links:

Denon AVR-4806
Yamaha RX-V4600