Jeggamegges
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Hi everyone!
Needing a bit of help when it comes to wiring up my current setup...
I recently bought a new surround amp and am looking for opinions as to how the best way to set it all up.
So, I've got bought a Harman Kardon AVR255 to go with my Panasonic 42V10, Sony BDP-S350 and XBox.
There's a coupe of ways that I can see doing this:
Either use the amp as a true AV receiver and run HDMI video and audio into and through it and to the TV. This was what I initially tried but I don't know if my head is playing games with me in that the video seems to have degraded just a little amount, I did notice that I had to pop a little bit of brightness onto the amp's settings. Will running them this way drop the visual quality of the TV?
Or, run HDMIs into the TV and let the amp handle on the audio side of things through optical or digital coax. Will setting them up in this way loose out on any audio quality? If I were to go down this route is there any advantage or disadvantage with either optical or digital coax? If I keep the audio side separate to the video side is it best to link in each on their own line or run the audio out of the TV?
I'll be honest and say that I sometimes get a little lost with all the Dolby and DTS jargons so am not sure what way will give the optimal quality for all the gear that I have amassed.
I've got enough cabling to do either way so buying any more isn't going to be an issue - I'm just looking to see if anyone else has similar experiences in how they've set up their gear and the advantages / disadvantages of each so any pointers would be greatly appreciated!
Needing a bit of help when it comes to wiring up my current setup...
I recently bought a new surround amp and am looking for opinions as to how the best way to set it all up.
So, I've got bought a Harman Kardon AVR255 to go with my Panasonic 42V10, Sony BDP-S350 and XBox.
There's a coupe of ways that I can see doing this:
Either use the amp as a true AV receiver and run HDMI video and audio into and through it and to the TV. This was what I initially tried but I don't know if my head is playing games with me in that the video seems to have degraded just a little amount, I did notice that I had to pop a little bit of brightness onto the amp's settings. Will running them this way drop the visual quality of the TV?
Or, run HDMIs into the TV and let the amp handle on the audio side of things through optical or digital coax. Will setting them up in this way loose out on any audio quality? If I were to go down this route is there any advantage or disadvantage with either optical or digital coax? If I keep the audio side separate to the video side is it best to link in each on their own line or run the audio out of the TV?
I'll be honest and say that I sometimes get a little lost with all the Dolby and DTS jargons so am not sure what way will give the optimal quality for all the gear that I have amassed.
I've got enough cabling to do either way so buying any more isn't going to be an issue - I'm just looking to see if anyone else has similar experiences in how they've set up their gear and the advantages / disadvantages of each so any pointers would be greatly appreciated!