Hi All,
Firstly apologies if any of the questions below fall into the 'stupid' category, my naivety may well shine through here! Secondly, thanks in advance to those who kindly share their knowledge and advice!
Current components:
TV - 3D LG 47LW650T
Blu-Ray- 3D BD660
Sky+ HD
XBox 360
Receiver - Yamaha RX-V590RDS
Speakers - Centre and Fronts = Mordaunt Short MS302
Speakers - Rears = Mission 771
I recently purchased the TV and Blu-Ray player mentioned above and am happy with these (thankfully the TV is a good one, apparently there are a few dogs out there suffering from poor build quality and light bleed). The one issue I have is the lag I'm encountering with the sound...
The Yamaha receiver and speakers are hand downs, hence the mixed speaker sets. The receiver must be getting on for 10 years old and due to this doesn't have the ideal connectivity nor the delay functionality to correct the lag im experiencing.
I'm therefore looking to replace the Receiver and trying to do so for £200 - £300. Before I ask for suggestions I would like to add one point...
The LG 650T forum posts strongly suggest that Xbox's should be connected with an Input labelled as PC and that the AV mode be set as 'Game'. My concern is that if all my components are connected to the Receiver via HDMI and the one HDMI out goes to the TV, then I will have to amend the settings each time I switch from Sky/Blu Ray to the Xbox. Am I correct in this assumption?
Would the above be worked around by HDMI from the XBox to the TV and Optical cable from the TV to the Receiver, allowing for a dedicated HDMI TV input? Will the sound be taken to the receiver?
I also understand that it would be best to HDMI the Sky box straight to the TV and Optical Out from Sky to the Receiver (Apparently HDMI from the SKY Box will not carry 5.1/HD sound).
One receiver that seems to fit my requirements is the Onkyo TXNR 509 (Onkyo TXNR509 Black | AV Receiver | Richer Sounds) as it has two optical inputs. Are there any suggestions that fit the criteria and are within budget. I'm happy to settle with 5.1 for the foreseeable future.
Finally - speakers: I need to purchase a Sub! The question is, is it worth buying a speaker package and replacing the speakers I'm currently using? If so I'll have to find some money from somewhere but I don't think it'll be mcuh at all!
Sorry for the length of this! Any advice will be gratefully recieved!
Thanks
James
Firstly apologies if any of the questions below fall into the 'stupid' category, my naivety may well shine through here! Secondly, thanks in advance to those who kindly share their knowledge and advice!
Current components:
TV - 3D LG 47LW650T
Blu-Ray- 3D BD660
Sky+ HD
XBox 360
Receiver - Yamaha RX-V590RDS
Speakers - Centre and Fronts = Mordaunt Short MS302
Speakers - Rears = Mission 771
I recently purchased the TV and Blu-Ray player mentioned above and am happy with these (thankfully the TV is a good one, apparently there are a few dogs out there suffering from poor build quality and light bleed). The one issue I have is the lag I'm encountering with the sound...
The Yamaha receiver and speakers are hand downs, hence the mixed speaker sets. The receiver must be getting on for 10 years old and due to this doesn't have the ideal connectivity nor the delay functionality to correct the lag im experiencing.
I'm therefore looking to replace the Receiver and trying to do so for £200 - £300. Before I ask for suggestions I would like to add one point...
The LG 650T forum posts strongly suggest that Xbox's should be connected with an Input labelled as PC and that the AV mode be set as 'Game'. My concern is that if all my components are connected to the Receiver via HDMI and the one HDMI out goes to the TV, then I will have to amend the settings each time I switch from Sky/Blu Ray to the Xbox. Am I correct in this assumption?
Would the above be worked around by HDMI from the XBox to the TV and Optical cable from the TV to the Receiver, allowing for a dedicated HDMI TV input? Will the sound be taken to the receiver?
I also understand that it would be best to HDMI the Sky box straight to the TV and Optical Out from Sky to the Receiver (Apparently HDMI from the SKY Box will not carry 5.1/HD sound).
One receiver that seems to fit my requirements is the Onkyo TXNR 509 (Onkyo TXNR509 Black | AV Receiver | Richer Sounds) as it has two optical inputs. Are there any suggestions that fit the criteria and are within budget. I'm happy to settle with 5.1 for the foreseeable future.
Finally - speakers: I need to purchase a Sub! The question is, is it worth buying a speaker package and replacing the speakers I'm currently using? If so I'll have to find some money from somewhere but I don't think it'll be mcuh at all!
Sorry for the length of this! Any advice will be gratefully recieved!
Thanks
James