[mythtv-users] DVI to A/V Receiver HDMI?

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Sat Dec 22 00:11:13 UTC 2007


On Dec 20, 2007 12:19 PM, Willy Boyd <willyboyd at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 15, 2007 7:38 AM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > does your Onkyo let you enable/disable the upconversion by input? my
> > Denon does so i have it upconvert the Wii/PS2/Xbox but leave the HD
> > sources (and my Oppo) untouched.
> >
>
> No, I'm fairly certain it doesn't.  That, along with the cheaper
> scaler, are the two shortcomings with this unit's upconversion.  I
> have no doubt the Denon has a better implementation.
>
> I have it set to output 720p I believe, since I'm using a 42" LCD with
> a native res of 1368x768.  If I'm not mistaken, it doesn't do any
> scaling all all for sources that match that resolution, so I have my
> cable box to output the same along with my Myth box.  If I could have
> it NOT upscale the Wii (480p), but still pass it out through the HDMI,
> that would be ideal.  Otherwise I would just deal with the extra
> component cable going up the wall and only use it as an HDMI switcher.
>
> For that matter, and this is veering more off-topic, I have noticed
> that my Comcast cable box has a downright terrible scaler.  I have it
> set to output 720p over component and the digital basic channels looks
> like crap (lots of blockiness).  The output from Myth of same channel
> recordings, using XV and the new fancy GreedyH deinterlacer in SVN,
> looks much improved.  Too bad the wife insists on watching anything
> live through the cablebox :)

yea, another reason I went with Denon over Onkyo.

but yes, the cablebox output sucks, and if its the motorola you can't
have it output 720p at 720p and 1080i at 1080i so its going to scale
one or the other.

-- 
Steve
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