[newone88]

Hi, from the currently available LCDs on the market, is the XBR2/3 the only one with 3 HDMI inputs?

I know that Sharp and couple of other manufactures are coming out with 3 HDMI LCD soon.


My dilemma is that I will have 3 devices with HDMI

Dishnetwork ViP622

up converting Panasonic DVD recorder (720p and 1080i via HDMI)

PS3


If I buy a TV with 2 HDMI inputs,

It is a given that I will connect the ps3 via one HDMI

if I connect the Vip or the DMR via component will I lose any picture quality?

Or if the TV converts to 1080 via component, then it will not be a problem?


Let me know..

Thanks

 

[RojasTKD]

You could always get an HDMI switcher and expand the number of HDMI devices you can connect.


Like this:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...d=10110&style=

 

[newone88]

Thanks. Are they auto switcher? I mean when you switch from one source the other, then the signal switch automatically without having to push a button on the device or use a remote?

Thanks

 

[hc2]

No auto switching HDMI switches unless you are willing to spend several hundreds of dollars on one. And I do not know if there is even one then.

I would hook the satallite receiver via component. I doubt if you are getting 1080P signals from the satellite feed. The DVD player may upconvert via component as well, I do not know. But I am sure you are not losing anything video or audio-wise when using the satellite via component cables and a digital optical or coaxial cable.

Another route would be an AV reciever with 3 HDMI inputs, but again you are talking about major bucks. And you would have to switch inputs.

But you could get a 2 in/ 1 out HDMI switch for around $100. Since you have to get up to put in a DVD in the player or a Blu-ray disk in the PS3, using a remote on a HDMI switch would not seem much of a chore. Check out monoprice.com for switches.

 

[phipp01]

Or get the 3 into 1 HDMI switcher which is remote controlled then get a logitech harmony remote and it will switch automatically when you want it to.

Just my 2 cents

 

[newone88]

Thanks guys. This is really helpfull.

Cheers