I'm trying to find a receiver that outputs multiple HDMI simultaneously and links that functionality to zones (in other words, the HDMI outputs do not have to be watching the same source). I know this seems like a painfully obvious feature that would have started many years ago, but for some reason every time I dig deep on each of these receivers, the fine print notes that while they output multiple HDMI, they are not like zones and the receiver really only has one output and one zone. (Amusingly, even today's newest receivers feature "Zone 2" and "Zone 3" with composite or S-Video connectors as if anyone has those anymore. They might as well include a free VHS player.)
Meanwhile, I see companies like Atlona or Monoprice have reasonably priced multiplex HDMI boxes that simply take multiple inputs and multiplex them to multiple HDMI outputs, so it's not like the technology is some kind of Jetsons space vehicle.
I'm finding it difficult to excuse the major receiver manufacturers for not including this feature at least at the high end, but while I'm hoping I missed something, even the most expensive and latest models from Pioneer, Yamaha, Onkyo, and Denon still do not understand the concept that a "zone" is a different room and is likely to watch different sources than the main room just as the zone concept has always worked on receivers for decades.
Anyone have new information on when this tyranny will end and receivers will work the one way would expect them to work in a world that has been HDMI for many years now?
Meanwhile, I see companies like Atlona or Monoprice have reasonably priced multiplex HDMI boxes that simply take multiple inputs and multiplex them to multiple HDMI outputs, so it's not like the technology is some kind of Jetsons space vehicle.
I'm finding it difficult to excuse the major receiver manufacturers for not including this feature at least at the high end, but while I'm hoping I missed something, even the most expensive and latest models from Pioneer, Yamaha, Onkyo, and Denon still do not understand the concept that a "zone" is a different room and is likely to watch different sources than the main room just as the zone concept has always worked on receivers for decades.
Anyone have new information on when this tyranny will end and receivers will work the one way would expect them to work in a world that has been HDMI for many years now?
