HDMI, S-Video Questions

DonMichUP

Hello everyone. I have some questions regarding using HDMI, S-video and such, and I hope that someone knowledgeable can guide me in the right directions.

My receiver is a Onkyo TX-SR606. I have it set up with 2 front speakers, 2 rear for surround sound, and a center speaker. No sub. My Blu Ray is a Panasonic DMP BD60. I have an older 36" Mitsubishi tube TV that has RCA audio/video in/out as well as a S-video in.

What I'm looking for is best video quality. So now... my questions...

Can I go HDMI from DVD to receiver, and then S-video from receiver to TV? I tried that, and no picture. So wondering if that sort of set up won't work for some reason, or if I maybe have a bad S-video connection on my receiver or TV, or maybe even a bad HDMI connection on the receiver or DVD player. Right now I'm using the RCA connections. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks in advance .

Bigloww

Hmm, that is kinda backwards.. You can go S-video to the reciever and HDMI out to the TV for analog/digital conversion, but not the other way around I highly doubt. You would need to go S-video to the receiver and S-video out or just S-Video stait to the TV.. Plus going HDMI out and then S-video back into the TV would not improve things anyway PQ wise.. I assume S-video is you best option with the TV??? Time for a new HD TV to compliment that 606..

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I fully agree Bigloww.

JMS

So that old Mits is still workin'? Actually it is a 35 inch tube, not to split hairs. My old CK3514R lasted me the better part of 18 years, and she had some hours on her. Anyway, this is what you do:

1. Composite video directly to the TV. Unfortunately, your particular Panny BD player does not have an S-video output, so composite is not only the best way to hook it up, but it is the only way to get the video into the TV. (Well, you could use an RF converter and go into one of the antenna inputs, but you don't want to do that.) There is no really good reason to feed the player's composite video into the Onkyo.

2. HDMI from the player into the receiver. You want to reap the benefits of the high resolution audio on Blu-ray discs, and the only way is HDMI with this player. But this will work only if the player will output video on the composite when the HDMI output is being used simultaneously. If not, then you will have to run the optical output into the receiver, and you'll be stuck with good old legacy Dolby Digital and DTS.

The guys above me here are absolutely right...a new HDTV is what is needed to take full advantage of your BD player.

HDMann

[quote=JMS;858458]So that old Mits is still workin'? Actually it is a 35 inch tube, not to split hairs. My old CK3514R lasted me the better part of 18 years, and she had some hours on her. Anyway, this is what you do:


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Lee Stewart

Your TV is an NTSC TV (not an HDTV). It can't display anything higher than 480. That is why you were told to use the composite video out from the Bluray player to the TV.

The player will convert it's 1080P HD signal to a 480i SD signal that your TV can sync up to.

tipstir

Best to buy a HDTV with the right number of inputs you need for your home entertainment system..

Most HDTV now have 4 to 6 HDMI, 2 Component (red/blue/green)
1 or 2 S-Video and 1 Composite Video.

I would then use your amp for audio only and don't bother to pipe video feed into it. Prior years that was cool to do unless you had to do video dubbing.. I just use the amp for audio Digtal D, DTS an etc..

You can buy video switcher that can control all video formats and give you 8 inputs.. Some have Ethernet LAN support two.. You can find these cheaper in the stores that sells Games Systems like Wii/PS3 . That box will cost you around $100 bucks. It does come with wireless remote. I does have HDMI, Component Video, S-Video, Composite Video and RF (Coax) Plus Audio.

DonMichUP

Thank you all for your replies. The receiver and Blu Ray player are steps towards a future HD home theater that I'm building, so a HD TV is in the future. Highly considering a Mitsubishi 73". But for the moment, I just wanted the best possible picture as possible.

Lee... yep, even after going through two kids with countless hours of video games (I'm guilty too lol), a lightening strike, who knows how many hours of TV and movies, and countless times of moving, the old Mits is still working. I couldn't have asked for a more reliable and dependable TV.

I contacted Onkyo on two occassions regarding my questions; 2+ weeks ago, which I never got a reply, and again last week. Finally got a reply today from that last attempt. So much for their pledge of a reply in 24 hrs <grin>. But here's what they had to say:

"None of our receivers can send a HDMI signal out via any other connection type. If you go into the receiver with HDMI you must go out with HDMI.. If you need to use an S-VIDEO to the TV than you need to use S-VIDEO from the BLU-RAY and can use RCA or either of the DIGITAL audio connections the BLU-RAY supports to the receiver for audio. Bob E."

So, that too pretty much answers my questions. Thank you all again for your help. I'm lovin' this forum by the way. It's great!