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<blockquote data-quote="Arnwyn" data-source="post: 3489995" data-attributes="member: 7701"><p>And my opinion, too.</p><p></p><p>Upconverting: Converts a signal from a lower 'resolution' cable to a higher one. (Somebody with a more technical vocabulary might be able to provide better wording.) If a receiver upconverts, you can plug in whatever type of video cable you want into the receiver, and only one video cable needs to go from the receiver to the TV. Without upconverting, you'll for every type of cable connected to the receiver, you'll need to connect the same type of cable to the TV - and then switch the TV between the different video inputs to get to the right input that the device you currently have on is using.</p><p></p><p>Types of video cables (from poorest resolution to best):</p><p>- Composite (yellow RCA video cables)</p><p>- S-Video ('circular' kind of video input cable)</p><p>- Component (red, blue, and green cables); supports everything above 480i (includes the HD resolutions of 720p and 1080i)</p><p>- HDMI (digital video input, as well as digital audio, all in one cable); supports all video resolutions up to 1080p and is also HDCP-compliant (HD-DVD and BD DRM-related)</p><p></p><p>For example, with an upconverting receiver, you can connect a PS1 (composite) cable to your receiver (or S-video, or whatever), and only the one output cable (component or HDMI if you get a nice receiver) will carry the signal to your TV. You avoid having a mess of cables from the receiver to the TV, and you never have to change your TVs video inputs to go to the right one (eg. "Input 1" = HDMI, "Input 2" = component, "Input 3" = S-video, "Input 4" = composite...)</p><p></p><p>Since it looks like you're actually interested in the Elite (which uses HDMI), I'd recommend getting a receiver that upconverts to HDMI if you plan to have other non-HDMI devices plugged into your receiver (and if you want to spend the money...).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Ack, that was long and convoluted, but I hope I explained it at least somewhat reasonably...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnwyn, post: 3489995, member: 7701"] And my opinion, too. Upconverting: Converts a signal from a lower 'resolution' cable to a higher one. (Somebody with a more technical vocabulary might be able to provide better wording.) If a receiver upconverts, you can plug in whatever type of video cable you want into the receiver, and only one video cable needs to go from the receiver to the TV. Without upconverting, you'll for every type of cable connected to the receiver, you'll need to connect the same type of cable to the TV - and then switch the TV between the different video inputs to get to the right input that the device you currently have on is using. Types of video cables (from poorest resolution to best): - Composite (yellow RCA video cables) - S-Video ('circular' kind of video input cable) - Component (red, blue, and green cables); supports everything above 480i (includes the HD resolutions of 720p and 1080i) - HDMI (digital video input, as well as digital audio, all in one cable); supports all video resolutions up to 1080p and is also HDCP-compliant (HD-DVD and BD DRM-related) For example, with an upconverting receiver, you can connect a PS1 (composite) cable to your receiver (or S-video, or whatever), and only the one output cable (component or HDMI if you get a nice receiver) will carry the signal to your TV. You avoid having a mess of cables from the receiver to the TV, and you never have to change your TVs video inputs to go to the right one (eg. "Input 1" = HDMI, "Input 2" = component, "Input 3" = S-video, "Input 4" = composite...) Since it looks like you're actually interested in the Elite (which uses HDMI), I'd recommend getting a receiver that upconverts to HDMI if you plan to have other non-HDMI devices plugged into your receiver (and if you want to spend the money...). (Ack, that was long and convoluted, but I hope I explained it at least somewhat reasonably...) [/QUOTE]
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