directly to projector or through receiver?
 

I have recently bought a BenQ PB6100 projector and an Onkyo HT-S760 home
theatre system. I have a cable box that uses S-video, a old VCR that will
only use composite video and a progressive scan DVD player that uses
component video.

Should I:

1) connect all three devices, (using the video switching capabilities) to
the Onkyo receiver and run one video cable to the projector (using the
projector's VGA/HD15 port)? Will I loose any video quality? Will this
work?

or:

2) Run all three devices directly to the projector (composite, S-video and
component)??? The projector has auto-source detection... Will I get a big
jump in video quality doing it this way?

What should I do?

Cory

I would try number 1 first, and then determine if the switching capabilities
includes format conversion. You may only be able to switch inputs and not
convert them all to VGA. In that case you will end up running composite, and
S-video as well as component or RGB to the projector. The switching
shouldn't impact the image in a noticeable way, plus you will not have to
power down the devices not being used in order to switch. (That way you
could still record something while watching something else.) You will have
to switch anyway for the audio, better to have to only switch once.

Brad Houser

"Cory Lechner" wrote in message
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I have recently bought a BenQ PB6100 projector and an Onkyo HT-S760 home
theatre system. I have a cable box that uses S-video, a old VCR that will
only use composite video and a progressive scan DVD player that uses
component video.

Should I:

1) connect all three devices, (using the video switching capabilities) to
the Onkyo receiver and run one video cable to the projector (using the
projector's VGA/HD15 port)? Will I loose any video quality? Will this
work?

or:

2) Run all three devices directly to the projector (composite, S-video
and
component)??? The projector has auto-source detection... Will I get a
big
jump in video quality doing it this way?

What should I do?

Cory

hook them up both ways and see if you can tell the difference. i bet you
cannot. when you cannot, hook it up the way which makes it easiest to
control. i.e. lessens the amount of remote control button pushes required
to do things. if all else is equal runn it straight to the projector.

randy

"Cory Lechner" wrote in message
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I have recently bought a BenQ PB6100 projector and an Onkyo HT-S760 home
theatre system. I have a cable box that uses S-video, a old VCR that will
only use composite video and a progressive scan DVD player that uses
component video.

Should I:

1) connect all three devices, (using the video switching capabilities) to
the Onkyo receiver and run one video cable to the projector (using the
projector's VGA/HD15 port)? Will I loose any video quality? Will this
work?

or:

2) Run all three devices directly to the projector (composite, S-video
and
component)??? The projector has auto-source detection... Will I get a
big
jump in video quality doing it this way?

What should I do?

Cory