Why recver hdmi's?

What is the benefit of using a reciever that takes HDMI?
I see lots of discussion and concern about this.

But I not clear on the benefits a receiver provides that has HDMI?

Im my case my TV already has two HDMI inputs for DVD and DVR.
I would plan on sending coax or fiber digital to the receiver for audio. In
that case its still only a single cable to the reciever as it would be with
HDMI.

Any ideas on what the fuss is about?

thanks in advance.

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What is the benefit of using a reciever that takes HDMI?
I see lots of discussion and concern about this.

But I not clear on the benefits a receiver provides that has HDMI?

Im my case my TV already has two HDMI inputs for DVD and DVR.
I would plan on sending coax or fiber digital to the receiver for audio.
In that case its still only a single cable to the reciever as it would be
with HDMI.

Any ideas on what the fuss is about?

thanks in advance.

Some of us like me only have one HDMI input on their TV's so looking for a
receiver that could do some kind of HDMI switching is quite relevant.

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"trs80" wrote in message
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What is the benefit of using a reciever that takes HDMI?
I see lots of discussion and concern about this.

But I not clear on the benefits a receiver provides that has HDMI?

Im my case my TV already has two HDMI inputs for DVD and DVR.
I would plan on sending coax or fiber digital to the receiver for audio.
In that case its still only a single cable to the reciever as it would be
with HDMI.

Any ideas on what the fuss is about?

thanks in advance.


Well the main reason you would want it for the future(1.3) is because of
it's ability to utilize the HD surround formats. This is my only interest
in it.

"trs80" wrote in message
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What is the benefit of using a reciever that takes HDMI?
I see lots of discussion and concern about this.

But I not clear on the benefits a receiver provides that has HDMI?

Im my case my TV already has two HDMI inputs for DVD and DVR.
I would plan on sending coax or fiber digital to the receiver for audio.
In that case its still only a single cable to the reciever as it would be
with HDMI.

Any ideas on what the fuss is about?

thanks in advance.


mainly DRM
in the future, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray have the capability to disallow (on a disc
by disc basis) the output of HD res to anything other than HDMI (with
trusted connections)

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"trs80" wrote in message
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What is the benefit of using a reciever that takes HDMI?
I see lots of discussion and concern about this.

But I not clear on the benefits a receiver provides that has HDMI?

Im my case my TV already has two HDMI inputs for DVD and DVR.
I would plan on sending coax or fiber digital to the receiver for audio.
In that case its still only a single cable to the reciever as it would be
with HDMI.

Any ideas on what the fuss is about?

thanks in advance.


mainly DRM
in the future, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray have the capability to disallow (on a
disc by disc basis) the output of HD res to anything other than HDMI (with
trusted connections)

The receiver acts as a switch, so that there is only a single cable to the
TV. It also makes the set up easier to operate - the TV only needs to be
powered off and on, the receiver is then set to the appropriate input for
both sound and vision. Without the receiver, you need to set both the TV and
the receiver to the appropriate inputs.

Two HDMI ports may seem like enough right now, but who knows what the future
will bring!

"Fred Bloggs" writes:

Two HDMI ports may seem like enough right now, but who knows what the future
will bring!

Ad-hoc wireless link-ups! Cables will soon be a thing of the past.
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can you get HD audio now by just sending the coax or optical digital line to
the receiver?
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"trs80" wrote in message
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What is the benefit of using a reciever that takes HDMI?
I see lots of discussion and concern about this.

But I not clear on the benefits a receiver provides that has HDMI?

Im my case my TV already has two HDMI inputs for DVD and DVR.
I would plan on sending coax or fiber digital to the receiver for audio.
In that case its still only a single cable to the reciever as it would be
with HDMI.

Any ideas on what the fuss is about?

thanks in advance.


Well the main reason you would want it for the future(1.3) is because of
it's ability to utilize the HD surround formats. This is my only interest
in it.

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can you get HD audio now by just sending the coax or optical digital line
to the receiver?

No. The optical spec now does not support lossless audio. Only the HDMI
does. In order to get HD audio now, it must be analog until the HDMI 1.3
comes out for digital.