I'm looking to possibly get a new 50" Panasonic Plasma for my living room area. Since everything is pretty much going in the HDMI direction, I have noticed that manufacturers are (understandably) slowly phasing out older composite video connections on these TVs.
Last year's Panasonic Plasma's had totally separate component and composite inputs. I had wanted to get one of these, but didn't jump on one. I see that the 2012 line of Panasonic Plasmas pretty much now combine the two into one available input on the TV. I think Samsung has pretty much done the same thing as well. Actually, I have even seen some Samsung Plasmas that don't have ANY kind of composite video connection (HDMI & component only). LG seems to still be totally separating them for now, but I'm sure its just a matter of time before they follow suit. I'm still more interested in the Panasonic Plasmas though & would like the option to possibly hook up some older equipment if needed.
That being said, I had a the idea that I could possibly use a newer home theater receiver to help solve this issue if needed. I see that most newer home theater receivers have numerous HDMI, composite and component connections. If I hook up an older composite piece of hardware (like a VCR), do these home theater receivers then upconvert the analog signal to be displayed through its HDMI digital output (that would then be connected to a HDTV's HDMI input). Or is it not this simple or easy?
Last year's Panasonic Plasma's had totally separate component and composite inputs. I had wanted to get one of these, but didn't jump on one. I see that the 2012 line of Panasonic Plasmas pretty much now combine the two into one available input on the TV. I think Samsung has pretty much done the same thing as well. Actually, I have even seen some Samsung Plasmas that don't have ANY kind of composite video connection (HDMI & component only). LG seems to still be totally separating them for now, but I'm sure its just a matter of time before they follow suit. I'm still more interested in the Panasonic Plasmas though & would like the option to possibly hook up some older equipment if needed.
That being said, I had a the idea that I could possibly use a newer home theater receiver to help solve this issue if needed. I see that most newer home theater receivers have numerous HDMI, composite and component connections. If I hook up an older composite piece of hardware (like a VCR), do these home theater receivers then upconvert the analog signal to be displayed through its HDMI digital output (that would then be connected to a HDTV's HDMI input). Or is it not this simple or easy?
