I am still trying to figure all of this stuff out -- pardon my noobie questions...
I have HD cable service and a Panasonic LCD HDTV -- both have component and HDMI connectors. I have an older DVD player and a TiVo Series II (non-HD). My old Yamaha receiver just doesn't have the inputs and outputs to do anything with any of these signals. So I want a new receiver, I think.
My main goal is to get a system that works without jumping through hoops. In particular, I have at least three modes I need to support: TiVo, real HD, and DVD, and switching between them involves a number of steps that often fail, even with my Harmony remote. I blame this mostly on the bizarre setup I have now necessitated by my outdated receiver.
Most of our TV is via TiVo, so our main HD benefit today is just getting wide-screen. It seems like up-converting the TiVo signal would make things a little better until TiVo finally supports HD. Or am I dreaming?
The RX-V4600 looks like it will do everything I want and be ready for the future. Sound is only somewhat important to me (ok, ok, hold yourselves back -- I'm just a simple man :-}. But this box seems like overkill.
I looked at the YSP-1 and YSP-800 -- this option seems attractive to me because it eliminates my middle of the line speakers, and looks like it might be simple to use. But does it really eliminate my receiver, too?
And I am looking at the HTR-5860 and others in that line. For about $800 less, it seems like I am getting most of what I need.
Assuming I didn't care about the extra money, can anyone guide me to make a sensible choice?
