No upconversion?

[Cygnus]

Denon AVR-1705, VCR, and Computer.

Ok, I have this setup:

MONITOR OUT (Composite) from receiver to VIDEO IN on my VCR.
I also have my computer's video card (Gigabyte Radeon 9200SE) connected to my receiver via S-Video via DVD/VDP.


Now.... once i have the s-video enabled on the computer , I switch to VIDEO on the VCR, then I switch to DVD/VDP on the receiver...and nothing shows up on the VCR. Am i doing this wrong or does the denon AVR-1705 not upconvert?

 

[Cygnus]

Anyone? I remember hearing once that the 1705 doesnt upconvert...but the manual says it does, and so did the guy from Audio Ark (the place where i bought this receiver)..

 

[av-man]

Unless there has been a change I don't know about the 1705 does not up convert. but i will look into it and get back with you.

 

[av-man]

I just read your post again and you are actually trying to down convert the signal from s-vid to composit. I'm pretty sure that won't work but I've never tried it.

 

[Cygnus]

Oh...yeah thats what im trying to do... i guess that wont work huh?

 

[jimmit]

According to Denon's 2004 AVR Features Chart, the AVR-1705 will upconvert from "Composite to S-Video to Component".

 

[Cygnus]

so then it should work?

 

[Cygnus]

oh...wait...nevermind...

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

Denon AVR-1705, VCR, and Computer.

Ok, I have this setup:

MONITOR OUT (Composite) from receiver to VIDEO IN on my VCR.
I also have my computer's video card (Gigabyte Radeon 9200SE) connected to my receiver via S-Video via DVD/VDP.


Now.... once i have the s-video enabled on the computer , I switch to VIDEO on the VCR, then I switch to DVD/VDP on the receiver...and nothing shows up on the VCR. Am i doing this wrong or does the denon AVR-1705 not upconvert?

I think you have "upconvert" terminology wrong here. Everything should terminate to your tv set for video upconversion. If your tv set does not have component video in (red/green/blue rca ins), but has S-video in, then the best picture you will get is S-video. DVD to receiver via component is fine, but worthless without component ins on the tv. VCR to receiver via S-video is fine also, but if you don't use S-video to the tv, then you will only have a composite feed (red/white/yellow rca's - the worst out of the three). The monitor out on the receiver is meant for the OSD for your remote if you have that option. Why are you going from the receiver to the VCR? Did you read the manual yet? The setup on these receivers is not as easy as you think.

 

[Cygnus]

Monitor out is also for switching video.


example:

Monitor out from receiver to TV...
now..if you have a video camera hooked up to your receiver..lets say, to the v.aux terminals...now...set your TV to video (assuming that thats what you hooked monitor out to), then select the V.AUX input on the receiver and the audio and video will show up on the TV.

 

[Takeereasy]

Buckeye's right, that monitor out goes to your TV, those are inputs you are describing using the video cam.

 

[Cygnus]

I know, but i dont have composite, component, or S-video on my old TV...just coaxial...so i would use the VCR to switch as well.

 

[Takeereasy]

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