I'm considering a 46XV645U or 40XV645U, (or possibly the 650 series, but probably not), and have a few questions about how they work that I'm hoping some people here can help me with!
My first and main question is whether any of you know if the various TV inputs (Video1, 2 etc) can be switched to discreetly. What I mean is that if I use something like a Harmony Remote can I jump straight from Video 1 to Video 4 or whatever, or do I have to cycle through them? I have a Samsung SDTV, that unfortunately requires you to cycle through inputs, which can cause problems with my Harmony Remote when the TV occasionally get's out of sync with where it's "supposed to be." Being able to jump straight to an input would be a lot more elegant of a solution, and would eliminate this problem.
My other question relates to the Audio out on the TV. If I hook something up to the TV via one of the HDMI ports, and hook the TV up to a receiver via the optical out, will I still be able to get full surround sound? I have an older receiver (Marantz SR7200), that I'm not quite ready to replace just yet, and it doesn't support HDMI, but may be getting some HDMI capable equipment and it might be easier to hook those up to the TV and have the sound go over to the receiver.
I'm sure I'll have a few other questions as I think about it and as I look more into it, but these are the two main ones I have right now that I haven't been able to find answers to just yet! Thanks!
My first and main question is whether any of you know if the various TV inputs (Video1, 2 etc) can be switched to discreetly. What I mean is that if I use something like a Harmony Remote can I jump straight from Video 1 to Video 4 or whatever, or do I have to cycle through them? I have a Samsung SDTV, that unfortunately requires you to cycle through inputs, which can cause problems with my Harmony Remote when the TV occasionally get's out of sync with where it's "supposed to be." Being able to jump straight to an input would be a lot more elegant of a solution, and would eliminate this problem.
My other question relates to the Audio out on the TV. If I hook something up to the TV via one of the HDMI ports, and hook the TV up to a receiver via the optical out, will I still be able to get full surround sound? I have an older receiver (Marantz SR7200), that I'm not quite ready to replace just yet, and it doesn't support HDMI, but may be getting some HDMI capable equipment and it might be easier to hook those up to the TV and have the sound go over to the receiver.
I'm sure I'll have a few other questions as I think about it and as I look more into it, but these are the two main ones I have right now that I haven't been able to find answers to just yet! Thanks!