Hi, can anyone help with this one? I have an old DVD player with component connections on the back. I want to connect this to my receiver. The receiver manual says if I connect using component leads I will need to connect the receiver to the tv with component leads as well. For the audio I will use an optical connection. My question is can I also connect the receiver to the tv using the HDMI cable and choose between the two? Any answers gratefully received.
Help with conecting ONKYO with DVD player via component cable
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The 905 will take a component input and upscale and upconvert it to HDMI output, so you only need the one connection. See manual pp34 and 52.
Gerrardasnails
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Or you could invest in a new dvd player with hdmi connection that upscales. The reason I've mentioned this is that they are so cheap at the moment because of the HD dvd/Blue-ray thing going on. You can get a very decent machine for around £75 and then you have less cables to worry about.
Cheers Andrew. Hope you didn't think I was being lazy by NOT reading the manual (which I did...but missed the bit on page 52). I got confused because on page 37 it says under stage 1 that if you use connection A (which is component) then you must connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection-which I took to mean another component!
Mmmm you may have a point although I have to (with a bit of embaressment) have to admit that I bought a £75 component cable for the job...
Gerrardasnails
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We all make mistakes! I would take it back if you can. Buy the group winner from this months edition for £70 and get a £20 hdmi cable. New upscaler for an extra £15!
[quote user="michaelsaffron"]Hope you didn't think I was being lazy by NOT reading the manual[/quote]
Not at all - being sad enough to spend most of my life reading manuals online to solve problems here, I feel for anyone trying to set these things up from scratch, as the manuals are overly complex and confusing.
Not at all - being sad enough to spend most of my life reading manuals online to solve problems here, I feel for anyone trying to set these things up from scratch, as the manuals are overly complex and confusing.
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