[Harry Lavo]

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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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.

If you have a high def cable box, then it can feed video and five channels
of sound into the receiver. Ditto an upconverting DVD player. Ditto a
BluRay or DVD-HD player. One cable, many channels. And then a HDMI cable
"out" of the receiver to the input of the TV. Maximum picture quality (in
theory) and maximum simplicity, with sources switched "all-at-once".

I forgot to mention that a goodly number of these HDMI-equipped receivers
also upconvert convention inputs such as S-Video, Component Video, even a
VCR's composite video output.