[mythtv-users] A/V Receivers & MythTv

[DaveD]

That salesman would have to produce some pretty thorough  documentation 
of technical specifications that I could verify on my own before I'd buy 
a receiver for its video switching/scaling capabilities.  As other 
replies have implied, Myth (and other playback sources) are playing on 
(preferably) a near state-or-the-art technology.  Taking that technology 
and directly driving the individual pixels of a 1920x1080(p) display 
produces phenomenal performance.  That said, I presume new AVRs are 
designed to handle BlueRay resolutions.  Which are..., 1920x1080p!

So, presuming the AVR can really handle the video and your video card 
can output to it without degrading its 1920x1080 resolution in the 
process and it can pass it faithfully via DVI/HDMI, it probably boils 
down to your logistics, preferences and SOF (significant other factors), 
like how many remotes will be needed to switch between this and 
that.....  I obviously know nothing but have opinions, anyway....

I drive my 1920x1080 LCD TV directly but my AVR doesn't pass through 
digital video.  I would not trust anything that didn't just pass it 
through to the display.  It handles the scaling quite nicely.  That's 
how I handle my sound; send digital to the AVR, no matter what the 
source.  I believe the display should be done the same way.  The 
computer just becomes one more input device for the TV as it is for the 
AVR.  Keeps the middle man from gumming up the works.  With a 
programmable remote, just set up some macros to switch the audio and 
video with one button selection of DVD, HTPC, or any other input device(s).

DaveD

Andrew Close wrote:
> with the recent release of MythTv .21 and in an effort to help our
> flagging economy ;)  i'm in the process of upgrading my entire
> 'entertainment center'.  one of the big components i'll be upgrading
> is my A/V Receiver.  at the moment, the Denon 3808CI is the front
> runner.  i'm just curious to see what other Mythers use and why.  i
> haven't found a receiver yet that will take input/commands via any
> input aside from the remote.  the Denon has an RJ45 ethernet jack on
> it, as do other receivers; has anyone been able to get their receiver
> to change sound fields, presets, volume, etc. via RJ45?  it would be
> quite cool to use LIRC/Myth to control the whole ball of wax.
>
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