Need help choosing a receiver

[alfa147x]

Right now I have a Aiwa AV-D97 receiver, i dont have any video going into it.
I have these plugged into it:
Dish HD VIP211 (Optical)
Samsung DTBH260F (Optical)
Xbox 360 (Optical)

I don't want to put any money in for speakers as my dad said he will in a few months around $700
(5.1)

All of the above have HDMI, I would like to use HDMI on them all but can make do with just 2

thanks for the help!

 

[alfa147x]

Oh the reason i need a new receiver is due to that this Aiwa keeps switching from 5.1 to 2 - stereo downmix
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

 

[pennylane]

What is that Samsung player?

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
What is that Samsung player?

Samsung DTBH260F HDTV Terrestrial Receiver
for OTA stuff I got it for 30$

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

my tv has one dvi port
KP-46WT500

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

my tv has one dvi port
KP-46WT500

So your hope is to do video switching of all your sources through the receiver and then convert the HDMI output of the receiver to HDMI for the TV?

Do you have any plans to get a Blu-Ray player in the future? (or HD-DVD?)

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

my tv has one dvi port
KP-46WT500

So your hope is to do video switching of all your sources through the receiver and then convert the HDMI output of the receiver to DVI for the TV?

Do you have any plans to get a Blu-Ray player in the future? (or HD-DVD?)

Yes a BR player in 8 months ish

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

my tv has one dvi port
KP-46WT500

So your hope is to do video switching of all your sources through the receiver and then convert the HDMI output of the receiver to DVI for the TV?

Do you have any plans to get a Blu-Ray player in the future? (or HD-DVD?)

Yes a BR player in 8 months ish

Whoops, yeah, that's what I meant, DVI 😉

With a BR player in the plans, it would probably be a good idea to get a receiver that can handle the new audio formats over the HDMI input.

I don't know if things have changed very recently, but I think that means spending about $400 on the receiver to get the capabilities.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

my tv has one dvi port
KP-46WT500

So your hope is to do video switching of all your sources through the receiver and then convert the HDMI output of the receiver to DVI for the TV?

Do you have any plans to get a Blu-Ray player in the future? (or HD-DVD?)

Yes a BR player in 8 months ish

Whoops, yeah, that's what I meant, DVI 😉

With a BR player in the plans, it would probably be a good idea to get a receiver that can handle the new audio formats over the HDMI input.

I don't know if things have changed very recently, but I think that means spending about $400 on the receiver to get the capabilities.

well I dont plan on buying this receiver any time soon
I was looking at a min of 3 months
So may be 350$ ish?

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: alfa147x
and I was going to by an HDMI switch but I could use one of these as an alternative (correct?)

You mean you had 1-2 HDMI inputs on your TV itself so you needed another input to get yourself up to 3?

my tv has one dvi port
KP-46WT500

So your hope is to do video switching of all your sources through the receiver and then convert the HDMI output of the receiver to DVI for the TV?

Do you have any plans to get a Blu-Ray player in the future? (or HD-DVD?)

Yes a BR player in 8 months ish

Whoops, yeah, that's what I meant, DVI 😉

With a BR player in the plans, it would probably be a good idea to get a receiver that can handle the new audio formats over the HDMI input.

I don't know if things have changed very recently, but I think that means spending about $400 on the receiver to get the capabilities.

well I dont plan on buying this receiver any time soon
I was looking at a min of 3 months
So may be 350$ ish?

Keep checking Amazon for the Onkyo 605. I've seen it as low as $388 w/ free shipping. It will do everything you need. $400 is really the entry point for the features you want.

 

[erwos]

I agree, Onkyo TX-SR605 is the best bet for your price range, especially in three months.