Newest Home Theater on the block

[iWantAV]

I have this paired up with the SKS HT-540 speaker system. I am using 14 guage wire.
I have it going in to an Epson Pro Cinema 1080P projector on to a 110 inch screen.
Overall pretty happy. upconverts DVD component beautifully. I don't think it even tries to upconvert or smooth out the HDMI in from my 1080i cable box. very blocky. I hate that. I plugged my PS3 in to the game port and it is very blurry. Movies are beautiful so I am not going to try and refocus my projector for it. I will be contacting Onkyo support on Monday.
What is Pure Audio and why does it kill the screen when I change to it? Why do I only get 2 THX settings when watching through DVD component? I get a lot more from CBL/SAT input.
The only thing that really sounds good is all speaker stereo for movies. I went through the Audyssey setup and it finishes.
Does anyone have any input on how to get REALLY good surround sound for movies through this thing?

 

[Davemcc]

You have what paired up with the SKS HT-540???
You have what going in to an Epson Pro Cinema 1080P projector???

Is "it" upconverting your signal, or is the DVD player upconverting and sending out a 720p or 1080i signal?

Anyway, have you tried to run your cable box in 720P? A progressive scan feed may help smooth things out.

Pure Audio is just what it says. No video. No processing. Straight in, straight out pure audio.

Is your DVD audio menu set to stereo, Dolby digital 5.1, Bitstream, Raw or LPCM? Are you even using coax s/pdif or optical audio?

 

[Seth=L]

You have what paired up with the SKS HT-540???
You have what going in to an Epson Pro Cinema 1080P projector???

I am going to guess it is the Onkyo 800 series.

 

[Seth=L]

Found it, He has the Onkyo TX-SR875.

The PS3 is connected on the proprietary connector for playstation, or HDMI? That part of the post wasn't exactly clear. The PS3 should be outputing 1080p via HDMI for games and Blu-Ray movies.