Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] random question on audio/visual receivers...

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On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 12:35:28AM -0600, Jonathan King wrote:
> 
>    one 5-disc DVD player (Panasonic) that has optical audio 
>    and both component video and S-video outputs but is not a 
>    progressive scan unit.

A question in return. Do you find the multi-disc feature useful? I
currently am using my gaming console as a DVD player, but now that
I've graduated I might try to upgrade a bit.

> 
> Now, since all of these provide S-video out, I'm going to get a pretty
> good picture since I have an S-video set (this I've already witnessed).
> Composite video is alleged to provide an even better picture, but I
> can't use that right now; HDTV sets, however, will apparently make
> this a standard.  So does anybody out there have any tips here?  Is
> component (RGB) video so much better than S-video that I'll kick myself
> for not having it down the line?  Is there anything else I'm missing here
> or anything else I should be considering?

A friend of mine used to work at Circuit City and he said the only receiver
he would buy from there was Onkyo. This takes into account quality, longevity,
and realibility. But that was more his opinion than anything. Secondly, when
HDTVs finally are settled down into a standard they will be coming with a
DVI input. Now component is great, but probably will be nothing compared with
DVI. So maybe at that time, it will be worth it to upgrade the DVD player to
something with DVI. Therefore the component switching in the receiver wouldn't
be as big a deal.


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