richimlong
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Hi all,
I've got a video question that I hope you guys might be able to help me with
Firstly my kit:
Arcam AVR350
Arcam DV89
Sky+ / DVD recorder on same scart
Wii
Old CRT TV with just 2 scarts - one of which is RGB
At the moment I don't use the 350 for video at all. However I have more video devices than TV sockets and Im getting bored of going round the back to switch cables
So my question is, how can I make best use of the 350 for video switching? Or should I go down a different route?
I made one attempt at this by very stupidly buying a component to scart switcher so I could take compoent from the amp to the TV, and I have since learnt that this is utterly useless to me - the TV simply doesn't support component! Now my concern is that if I use the avr350 to switch video I will be limited to composite or s-video and this won't be getting the best out of the dv89 or sky+ (compared to RGB). Im also worried that passing the video will have a detrimental effect on the sound from the avr350, so ultimately I'd be getting the worst of all worlds...
So...are my fears justified, and how would you guys go about connecting in my situation? I should also add that I will, in about the next 6 months, upgrade the tv, so I don't want to spend a lot of money on cables that will soon become obsolete. Unfortunately, for a variety on reasons, upgrading TV now isn't really an option
Thanks in advance,
Rich
I've got a video question that I hope you guys might be able to help me with
Firstly my kit:
Arcam AVR350
Arcam DV89
Sky+ / DVD recorder on same scart
Wii
Old CRT TV with just 2 scarts - one of which is RGB
At the moment I don't use the 350 for video at all. However I have more video devices than TV sockets and Im getting bored of going round the back to switch cables
So my question is, how can I make best use of the 350 for video switching? Or should I go down a different route?
I made one attempt at this by very stupidly buying a component to scart switcher so I could take compoent from the amp to the TV, and I have since learnt that this is utterly useless to me - the TV simply doesn't support component! Now my concern is that if I use the avr350 to switch video I will be limited to composite or s-video and this won't be getting the best out of the dv89 or sky+ (compared to RGB). Im also worried that passing the video will have a detrimental effect on the sound from the avr350, so ultimately I'd be getting the worst of all worlds...
So...are my fears justified, and how would you guys go about connecting in my situation? I should also add that I will, in about the next 6 months, upgrade the tv, so I don't want to spend a lot of money on cables that will soon become obsolete. Unfortunately, for a variety on reasons, upgrading TV now isn't really an option
Thanks in advance,
Rich