What do you use the component inputs on a receiver for?

[youppi]

so say i have a receiver that has only 2 component inputs, i put in a dvd player and my digital box. why wouldnt i just plug those into my tv that has the same inputs?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: youppi
so say i have a receiver that has only 2 component inputs, i put in a dvd player and my digital box. why wouldnt i just plug those into my tv that has the same inputs?

Because not all tvs have multiple component input.

 

[Zugzwang152]

if you have home theater speakers your receiver splits off the sound to y our speakers and the video to your TV.

 

[isasir]

My understanding of it is that it's really just a convenience thing to put it in the receiver, assuming you're running audio through there as well. You could put it though the TV directly if you wanted to and it'd be basically the same thing.

 

[youppi]

oh so say i had a receiver that had 5 component inputs and i had 5 things to plug in there, id just need one component input for my tv, therefore just using that 1 input for all 5 products

 

[arod]

yes... you can tie dvd to the dvd audio and component 1 input.... its just like the reason you get a receiver in the first place (have everything run through one box)

 

[JulesMaximus]

Because most home theater speakers are generally 50 times better than the crappy speakers most TVs have...well, except Bose of course.

Edit-Everything runs through my receiver...Directivo, DVD player, PS2, VCR...everything.

 

[youppi]

but component is video, i know that my ht speakers go into the receiver

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: youppi
oh so say i had a receiver that had 5 component inputs and i had 5 things to plug in there, id just need one component input for my tv, therefore just using that 1 input for all 5 products

Oh, for some reason I assumed you knew this much, so I didn't even bother mentioning it.

 

[ribbon13]

you never have to change the input on the TV. 1 remote solution.

 

[youppi]

do you lose quality going through the receiver?

 

[spacelord]

Theres always going to be some loss with each physical connection, but to most people its probably negligable. It depends on the quality of the receiver too.

I run my video components directly to my TV, skipping the receiver. I also use a Logitech Harmony remote to keep everything set up the way i need it. Even the wife can do it.

 

[youppi]

is this a good receiver? http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV450.htm#

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: youppi
do you lose quality going through the receiver?

not unless your reciever really blows

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: youppi
do you lose quality going through the receiver?

Yes. How much? Depends on the reciever.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: youppi
do you lose quality going through the receiver?

Unless it is a piece of junk, the ONLY quality loss that ANYONE should experience when using video switching (that is waht it is called) should be due to a lack of bandwidth.

The ONLY situation in which this comes to play is when yo uare routing HDTV via component video though a reciever that does not ahve the bandwidth to do so. That said, I believe 60mhz is what you need to route 1080p, and much of the good stuff has at least 30mhz which is just fine for basically, everything.*

*=If you will beusing it for cable/sat/DVD, ignore that

Originally posted by: youppi
is this a good receiver? http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/receivers/RXV450.htm#

High Picture Quality
HDTV (720p/1080i) Compatibility
2 Component Video Inputs
Wide-Range Video Bandwidth (60MHz -3 dB)

That is a nice reciever. I recommend that you lsiten to it before buying it. Yamaha's tend to be quite bright. ALso check out Pioneer. THey are frankly dirt cheap to buy but great too.

 

[youppi]

ya thats another thing, what does bright mean? ive heard that term used before to describe speakers

 

[youppi]

 

[youppi]

bright?

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: youppi
do you lose quality going through the receiver?

Yes. How much? Depends on the reciever.

All my stuff runs through my Pioneer Elite and it rocks...makes everything sound better plus I have gold banana jacks on my speakers I have minimal losses if anything at all

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: youppi
bright?

I'm pretty sure it means being overly loud, or higher pitched, in order to sound better, as opposed to the natural sound of the music.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: youppi
do you lose quality going through the receiver?

Yes. How much? Depends on the reciever.

All my stuff runs through my Pioneer Elite and it rocks...makes everything sound better plus I have gold banana jacks on my speakers I have minimal losses if anything at all

Gold is mainly for CORROSION issues and not conductivity. You would NEVER notice any difference between nickle and gold with HT connections unless corrosion is interfering.

ya thats another thing, what does bright mean? ive heard that term used before to describe speakers

Bright means that the high frequencies are emphasized. Turn the treble up more on your computer or use an equalizer and bring up the high frequencies and you are making the sound more "bright"