Hmmm... Buy or not

[MaxDepth]

Harman Kardon DPR2005 Digital Path Receiver

I see the same thing on sale for $420 on OneCall.


But I've got the glazed-over look in my eyes from trying to understand what I need for HDTV (TV, audio, DVD, etc.)

So I have an older A/V receiver that is pretty goodbut is it enough? It has one TOS link input and no output and only s-video in/out no component.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It depends on how many things you want to attach to the HD TV.

HD cable box - usually HDMI connection
Upconverting DVD player - HDMI or component
Game consoles - HDMI, VGA, component, or S-video
older DVD, VCR - S-video or composite
PC - VGA, component (some cards), S-video

Most HD TVs will have at least 1 HDMI and 2+ component/s-video. If it has enough connectors for your stuff you only need the receiver for switching audio signals.

Most HD TVs have an optical out, but it is only PCM stereo so you can't use the TV as a switchbox for 5.1 signals.

You can get a nice Onkyo 5xx series receiver for around $250, so you don't need to spend $400.