HK AVR-247, Quintet III, Synergy 12, PS3 HELP!!!! PLEASE!!!

[smokinit]

I recently purchased an HK AVR-247 along with the Klipsch Quintet III and Synergy Sub 12 along with a PS3. I am a little confused on the whole HDMI thing. I have a Toshiba 34" HD Flat screen TV that can go 540p or 1080i. Originally I was going to run the PS3 to the AVR-247 with a HDMI cable but I dont want the signal down scaled to 540p. So should I just run the PS3 to my tv via HDMI cable? How do I connect the PS3 to the AVR-247 to get the surround effects? Man its been to many years since I have played around with A/V. I bought the PS3 mainlly because of the B/R DVD capabilities. I really thought this was the reciever I wanted but am now wondering if should have bought the Denon AVR-1908 instead. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also would you guys recommend running the Quintets from the sub or the reciever? This system will be used for both home theatre and music listening so I need to wire the sub accordingly so should I use the LFE or use L/R pre-outs, or can both be used? Thanks!!

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I recently purchased an HK AVR-247 along with the Klipsch Quintet III and Synergy Sub 12 along with a PS3. I am a little confused on the whole HDMI thing. I have a Toshiba 34" HD Flat screen TV that can go 540p or 1080i. Originally I was going to run the PS3 to the AVR-247 with a HDMI cable but I dont want the signal down scaled to 540p. So should I just run the PS3 to my tv via HDMI cable? How do I connect the PS3 to the AVR-247 to get the surround effects? Man its been to many years since I have played around with A/V. I bought the PS3 mainlly because of the B/R DVD capabilities. I really thought this was the reciever I wanted but am now wondering if should have bought the Denon AVR-1908 instead. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also would you guys recommend running the Quintets from the sub or the reciever? This system will be used for both home theatre and music listening so I need to wire the sub accordingly so should I use the LFE or use L/R pre-outs, or can both be used? Thanks!!

I dont know anything about the HK AVR but you can always run the PS3 directly to the TV via HDMI and then run audio to the AVR with the optical connection.

Run the sub through the AVR pre-out.

 

[jimnorthrop]

Just got the HK AVR 247 myself, and although the manual seems a bit contradictory, it seems the HDMI connection should pass the video un-scaled as long as it's 720p or higher. It might "touch" the video however with some processing. Still waiting for cables and construction touch-ups for the final connections. I'll try to post back when I get a better feel.

Jim

 

[gus6464]

Just got the HK AVR 247 myself, and although the manual seems a bit contradictory, it seems the HDMI connection should pass the video un-scaled as long as it's 720p or higher. It might "touch" the video however with some processing. Still waiting for cables and construction touch-ups for the final connections. I'll try to post back when I get a better feel.

Jim

I think the 247 will just upscale to 720p through HDMI only if you tell it to. The receiver can do MPCM over hdmi so it should also work as pass through. That way you can enjoy TrueHD and Uncompressed PCM sound with your BDs.

 

[Audiofreak6969]

xbox 360

i jus bought a surround sound system and i hooked my xbox up to it using an optical cable through the hd av cables it plays through the surround sound system wen i first turn on the xbox but then the sound jus stops once im in the main menu i dont kno wat to do.. if nebody has suggestions wat i should do please dont hesitate