I'm still enjoying my older Integra A/V processor (DHC 9.9) which serves my present-day needs fine (I use a 1080p Plasma T.V. and a 5.1 sound system). For the first 3 months that I owned the DHC 9.9, I couldn't successfully play the Integra through my T.V., but I got into a discussion on an internet forum with a home theater installer, who explained that my T.V. doesn't support "Deep Color", and he told me about one of the DHC 9.9's secret front panel procedures that would disable the DHC 9.9's support for Deep Color, so that I could start enjoying the DHC 9.9 . The procedure was to press and hold ":Aux 1", push the power button, then use the "Preset" button to toggle between "Enable" & "Disable". Integra intended that this and other secret front panel procedures be known only to installers.
Obviously, when my television reaches the end of its lifespan, I'll buy a set that supports 4K & 3-D, but until then, if I were to buy a DRC R 1.1, is there a way to disable the DRC R1.1's support for Deep Color, so that I could use it with my existing T.V.?
If I buy a DRC R1.1, I'd be buying it to hold as a spare a/V processor. The future of Onkyo/Integra briefly appeared to be in doubt, though it seems there was nothing to worry about, but I like Integra's products and it got me thinking about buying a newer Integra A/V processor to hold as a spare. I did something similar on the day that Oppo announced its impending demise. I already owned two Oppo disc players (BDP-105D and a broken down BDP-83),so I sent the BDP-83 to Oppo for repair, and bought a UDP-205. After verifying that the UDP-205 worked, I wrapped it up in a plastic bag to keep it dust-free and in "museum grade condition"(my ability to play my collection of SACD's & DVD-Audio discs will never be in doubt). I'd likely do the same thing with an Integra DRC R1.1 .One other reason would be to buy it before my state becomes able to coerce out of state merchants (with no store or warehouse in my state) to collect sales tax. I would save $175 by purchasing the DRC R 1.1 now, not next year.
But I don't want to buy a unit that would be a useless paperweight. Can the DRC R 1.1's support for "Deep Color" be disabled?