Hookup Audio/ Video Mixing Composite & HDMI

[jpd52]

I have a question for any of you jaded pro/ or amateur installers out there. I am a sound engineer, but I find this home stereo wiring more of a conundrum than the full tilt recording studio we have here.
I have a
SonyKD-34XBR960 with 1 HDMI connector
Pioneeer VSX 56 TXI Receiver with Composite and Coax digital audio connectors
Oppo DV-960 I bought here at Audioholics with HDMI and Composite
and a Explorer 4250 HD Cable Box with HDMI connectors.

I have everything running fine. with Oppo going to the reciever via Composite and Coax audio. Cable box feeds the Sony TV via HDMI. However, how can I run the Oppo so it can bump up the resolution ( via HDMI) if I cannot run it via HDMI into the receiver as it has no HDMI?
Any ideas?

Picture is fine via composite on DVD, but as I understand it cannot go above 480i/480p with Composite, whereas HDMI I can convert DVD up to 1080.
I'd rather not unplug DVD and cable box for varied use. The Receiver and Oppo DVD are also about 15 feet away from the TV.

Maybe I should just live with Composite via DVD?
Appreciate any thoughts.
Thanks.

Jon Pousette-Dart

 

[Shock]

Hopefully i understood that correctly.

Since your receiver does not have HDMI inputs or outputs it cannot convert composite to HDMI. The only way for your tv to receive a higher resolution than 480, is if the DVD player itself can upconvert to 1080p.

However I cannot find the oppo DV-960 anywhere, so I do not know if it can upconvert or not. If it can, you'll have to enable it in some sort of video menu, and run your sound to the receiver someway.

 

[bandphan]

Run component in 480i out of the dvd to your display and let it scale the image try not to apply progressive scaning to the image.

 

[Midcow2]

three solutions

I have a question for any of you jaded pro/ or amateur installers out there. I am a sound engineer, but I find this home stereo wiring more of a conundrum than the full tilt recording studio we have here.
I have a
SonyKD-34XBR960 with 1 HDMI connector
Pioneeer VSX 56 TXI Receiver with Composite and Coax digital audio connectors
Oppo DV-960 I bought here at Audioholics with HDMI and Composite
and a Explorer 4250 HD Cable Box with HDMI connectors.

I have everything running fine. with Oppo going to the reciever via Composite and Coax audio. Cable box feeds the Sony TV via HDMI. However, how can I run the Oppo so it can bump up the resolution ( via HDMI) if I cannot run it via HDMI into the receiver as it has no HDMI?
Any ideas?

Picture is fine via composite on DVD, but as I understand it cannot go above 480i/480p with Composite, whereas HDMI I can convert DVD up to 1080.
I'd rather not unplug DVD and cable box for varied use. The Receiver and Oppo DVD are also about 15 feet away from the TV.

Maybe I should just live with Composite via DVD?
Appreciate any thoughts.
Thanks.

Jon Pousette-Dart

Option (1)

Your avr will convert composite video to component.
Connect oppo to AVR via composite and connect video to TV via component
This will not give as good of oppo resolution as option 2 or 3

option (2)

Connect oppo to TV via HDMI and connect cable box to TV via component.


Option (3)

Get a multi HDMI input and connect both Oppo and Cable to multi HDMI and connect output to TV via HDMI . here is a 5 into 1 for $139 SIMA VS-HD51 HDMI switcher 5 inputs 1 output
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/SIMAVSHD51/SIMA/VS-HD51-HDMI-switcher-5-inputs-1-output/1.html

here is another one from monoprice for $39
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=3029&seq=1&format=2

 

[jpd52]

HDMI hookup

Hey thanks to all of you. Lots of good ideas. I appreciate this. You guys are better than the Digidesign DUC.
Jon