Will the Yamaha HTR-5660 pass HD video?

I've been searching online for the answer, the manual is of no help.

I'm getting a Toshiba HD-A1 tomorrow and need to decide whether to go straight to the HDTV (via Component Video) or if I can go through the Yamaha A/V Receiver, allowing easier use of the digital audio output. Of course I can "just try it" but it's a fair commitment of effort one way or the other, that if I knew the answer I could avoid doing twice.

Thanks for the help.

I was afraid of that . . . thanks for the help.


Did you see this specification written down somewhere, or . . . ? Just wondering how you arrived at 30MHz.

On the other Component Video input to my HDTV I have a 4:2 matrix switch, but it only supports analog stereo audio. I guess I could send a digital output from the HD-A1 to any spare input on the Yamaha and handle it that way. It's just nice to be able to just select the input on the A/V Receiver and have it switch both the audio and the video.

Sure enough, there it is.

Thank you adavis720.

When I plugged HTR-5660 into the Yamaha site's search box I got nothing.

That's interesting. Possibly the frequency response is still pretty flat past 30MHz.

Thanks for the additional data point. Right now I am going through a Component Video switch to the other input on the HDTV (the one not being fed by the receiver), with fine results. I may consider trying to go through the receiver at some point.

Odd that the link to some specifications above has a different number. Oh well. The proof is in just trying it. Although a borderline problem may be difficult to detect. Then again if you can't see a problem then perhaps there isn't one!

Thanks mpgxsvcd, yes I do see that now in my manual. Not sure why I missed it earlier.