Which receivers allow you to change HDMI sources in Standby?

The feature is called...


HDMI switching in standby(yeah, I know...not real obvious )


Yes more than Yamaha has it, most of the time it requires a power cycle of the sources connected to the receiver. Lots of Motorola C-STB don't allow "power cycle" style switching to work(the Motorola boxes don't completely power down). Some receivers actually require you to use the remote, yes you don't actually have to turn the receiver on...


So yes, you can find it.

Ok, just to make sure we are on the same page.


I'm watching TV on Dish Network and I want to change to a BLu-Ray Movie. The Receiver is in Standby mode.


I want: to push the power button on the LG Blu-Ray player and have the Receiver detect that new input and change to it. When I'm done with the movie and I shut off the LG, I want the Receiver to detect the 'off' input and search all the rest of the inputs for a signal. Then switch back to the Dish DVR automatically.


With Denon or Onkyo, you have to:


Turn on Blu-Ray

Turn on the AVR and switch the input

Put AVR into Standby mode

Watch the movie

Turn on the AVR and swtich back to Dish DVR

Put AVR back into Standby mode again


It's easy for me and my wife, but I have several 'electronically challenged' relatives and a 3 year old who just learned how to play and pause on the DVR

Supie, check that out for us and report back


It's still not ideal. But would this work on the Denon 2112ci?


AVR in Standby - "Auto"

Dish DVR on

TV on


I want to watch a Blu-Ray:


Turn Dish DVR 'OFF'

Turn Blu-Ray 'ON'

The Denon AVR2112CI will switch to Blu-Ray automatically?

Theoretically speaking...


The new Onkyo X09 "have" HDMI switching in standby. It is a backward approach though. With Yamaha, you still have to switch the inputs with the remote(meaning you pick up the remote, change it from CABLE/SAT to DVD/BD, you just don't have to actually turn it on).


With the Onkyo with AUTO turned on...


If you are watching the Dish Net and you turn it off, then turn on your BD player...the Onkyo will switch to the BD player...however...


It is a fickle approach. It does NOT always work. Some DVR(Dish/Directv/Comcast/Fios) don't have a true "powered down" state*, which puts a kibosh on the whole "switching in standby mode".


*the reason why DVR don't have a true "powered down" like a BD player or a NON DVR receiver is...they couldn't record anything if they were truly powered down. So, if you have a DVR, you might as well kiss goodbye the thought of "HDMI switching in standby", as it won't work.

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The standby switching was not working for me but:


I think JD hit on the key .... "as long as there are not multiple sources detected as ON" .... since I am using TIVO (which is always on) it was not working for me. In further testing I found that with the HDMI Through set to AUTO, if I turn on my BluRay or DVD it switches to that source but when I turn of BluRay or DVD and try to go back to Tivo it will not do that because it was already on.


So my conclusion is that if it was not for the TIVO always being on, it would work.


JD .... any suggestions to work around the Tivo???


Thanks

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Hi supie, not jd but a cheap HDMI switch between Tivo and receiver may do the trick.

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Sure. Take the TiVo out of the HDMI loop and connect it directly to your TV via HDMI with optical to the AVR. That way you can achieve the same result ... ie. watch TiVo with the AVR in standby using the TV speakers, and when you want to use the surround speakers, turn the AVR ON and select the optical input.

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Had not thought of that ... good idea .... Thanks