I've got a brand new Sony STRDE995S coming today, and it has two component video inputs. These are also called "HD Pass" and support a bandwidth up to 80mhz. Is that enough to produce crystal-clear HD images? And even if it is, do you guys still recommend just connecting the TV directly as opposed to running it through the Sony? Thanks for your help.
Thanks, dirk. You have any thoughts about the possibility of signal degradation when connecting through an A/V receiver? I've read some older posts with folks on both sides of the fence, but I'm figuring the technology has improved in the last six months or so.
Thanks, Az Barber. What convenience will connecting via the A/V receiver actually give me? Does that mean I won't have to manually change the input on the receiver when I change sources?
The question isn't "Can 80Mhz pass perfect HDTV images?" so much as "What's the bandwidth of the HDTV images being received?" in most cases. For instance, DirecTV offers HDTV options, and there's absolutely no way they require 35Mhz to perfectly reproduce (they're compressed digitally to save bandwidth in transmission). For the near future, I think 80Mhz will be just fine for you.
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