(Dont know if this belongs in the "steam room" or here!)
As we say in Texas, I was "fixin-t" upgrade my HT system. I was very proud of my components, considering what I paid for them, and how many years of enjoyment they gave me.
I was also proud of the value that my system represented. Because of careful research and smart buying, I felt that my components performed much better than the dollars that I spent on them (in other words, they sounded much more expensive than they actually were!)
Well. my house got hit by lightening, and my TV, and receiver got fried, and it will cost too much to repair them, considering that I was already in the market for new stuff.
(BTY, My "quick replacement" for my 36" Toshiba TV is a sweet deal, 697.00 bucks for a
32' Sanyo HDTV (not hdtv ready, but with receiver built in!) at Wal-mart! I will eventually get a plazma, and move this beauty into my bedroom. This Sanyo is very nice, and the price is great!)
OK, now why I am frustrated.
When I purchased my Last receiver, (Pioneer elite VSX-14) it had "everything" but DTS. Supposedly DTS was on it's way out. Well, turns out, that it was NOT on it's way out, and I was upset that I was missing out on DTS versions of DVD's.
I don't want to purchase another component that will be outdated so easily. (Don't laugh, I know it will happen eventually).
It seems that we are just on the verge of seeing a whole new set of receivers and pre-pros that will have either DVI and/or HDMI switching.
To make matters worse, I was going to make the jump to a high end receiver or (more likely) a pre-pro and seperate amp, spending more than I ever have for a component.
So, I can either do without a receiver for several months, (and have NO music, and NO HT etc), or buy one of the very few receivers or pre-pro's that has HDMI and or DVI.
Frustrated because I know that 6 months to a year from now, there will be a flood of new receivers and pre-pro's that will have all these new connections on it.
Actually, in typing this, I just thought of a third option, I could buy an expensive receiver, and that could get moved into my bedroom 6 months to a year from now, when this "flood" of new receivers hit the market!
And then, there is the whole issue of sending video through your receiver anyway. I have absolutely no issues with switching my monitor inputs, I only want the receiver to handle the vidoe because the possibility exists to increase the PQ of the picture.
I am going to post this anyway, to see what others think.
