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dsbaker
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Hi everyone. I have been lurking on this forum for months now soaking up all the great advice and have decided to finally take the plunge and buy a Panasonic PV500 (37-inch model - didn't have the room for the 42!!). I think it was a HD demo which finally did it...
Anyway, I planned to set it up as follows and wondered if this would be suitable (this is my current equipment some of which may change in the future):
Panasonic DMR-E85H (HDD/DVDR) - connected to component and used for DVD playback also.
Pace Sky Box - connected via Scart to DMR-E85H above.
Optical out from DMR-E85H to Pioneer surround sound system - this may change in the future but for the moment is used just for audio. Can't remember model number!
POSSIBLE:
Denon 1910 (with HDMI adapter) or Toshiba SD350E for DVD playback via HDMI with optical connection to Pioneer.
My questions:
1. Does this seem like a suitable current/future setup?
2. Will the Sky box via the component connected DMR-E85H provide the best possible picture for Sky?
3. Should progressive be enabled on the DMR-E85H, the PV500 or both?
4. Are either of the HDMI DVD players above likely to provide better visuals than the DMR-E85H via component?
Sorry for the long post and all the questions but I just want to get it spot on. The PV500 should arrive today (fingers crossed). Thanks in advance.
Anyway, I planned to set it up as follows and wondered if this would be suitable (this is my current equipment some of which may change in the future):
Panasonic DMR-E85H (HDD/DVDR) - connected to component and used for DVD playback also.
Pace Sky Box - connected via Scart to DMR-E85H above.
Optical out from DMR-E85H to Pioneer surround sound system - this may change in the future but for the moment is used just for audio. Can't remember model number!
POSSIBLE:
Denon 1910 (with HDMI adapter) or Toshiba SD350E for DVD playback via HDMI with optical connection to Pioneer.
My questions:
1. Does this seem like a suitable current/future setup?
2. Will the Sky box via the component connected DMR-E85H provide the best possible picture for Sky?
3. Should progressive be enabled on the DMR-E85H, the PV500 or both?
4. Are either of the HDMI DVD players above likely to provide better visuals than the DMR-E85H via component?
Sorry for the long post and all the questions but I just want to get it spot on. The PV500 should arrive today (fingers crossed). Thanks in advance.