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I had an STR-DB930 that I've been using and it's performed flawlessly. However, I needed more inputs and got a good deal on an STR-DA7ES so I went for it.
The first thing I notice that I do not like so far is that the volume knob doesn't have any sort of light on it and the Volume display shows settings in dB so going up in volume shows lower dB numbers. Very odd. Cute, but I want intuitive information. Why the heck would they not just give you volume numbers say from 1-50??? Plus this isn't as easy to see volume change as the red LED was on the DB-930.
But the big thing I need help with is with respect to inputs.
I have 2 Component Video inputs on the TV
2 DVI inputs (but no DVI devices yet)
And not sure how many S-Video ins I have yet. (TV gets here tomorrow)
I have a DirecTV with Tivo satellite receiver that has RCA or S-Video out (the current TV, a Sony, actually does worse with the S-Video than the RCA connections but it's being replaced by a Pioneer Elite RPTV tomorrow). Digital Out.
I have an XBox with component out. Digital Optical out.
I have a cable box with component out. Digital out.
I have my DVD player with component out. Digital out.
So, 3 component out devices and satellite receiver that, in the next incarnation will use DVI but now uses S-Video.
Can anyone familiar with my receiver recommend a setup that will allow me to get the best sound and video connections for each of these devices?
The first thing I notice that I do not like so far is that the volume knob doesn't have any sort of light on it and the Volume display shows settings in dB so going up in volume shows lower dB numbers. Very odd. Cute, but I want intuitive information. Why the heck would they not just give you volume numbers say from 1-50??? Plus this isn't as easy to see volume change as the red LED was on the DB-930.
But the big thing I need help with is with respect to inputs.
I have 2 Component Video inputs on the TV
2 DVI inputs (but no DVI devices yet)
And not sure how many S-Video ins I have yet. (TV gets here tomorrow)
I have a DirecTV with Tivo satellite receiver that has RCA or S-Video out (the current TV, a Sony, actually does worse with the S-Video than the RCA connections but it's being replaced by a Pioneer Elite RPTV tomorrow). Digital Out.
I have an XBox with component out. Digital Optical out.
I have a cable box with component out. Digital out.
I have my DVD player with component out. Digital out.
So, 3 component out devices and satellite receiver that, in the next incarnation will use DVI but now uses S-Video.
Can anyone familiar with my receiver recommend a setup that will allow me to get the best sound and video connections for each of these devices?