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jdaunton
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I am looking to upgrade the video quality of my system using a scaler. I have read lots (and lots and lots) over the past few weeks and am now more confused than ever about what I can/cant do and what works/doesnt work.
My current system is:
Pioneer 868AVi DVD player
Panasonic TH37PV500 Plasma
Pioneer AX10i Amp
Xbox
PS2
Sky+
I route both audio and video through the amp. The connections are:
DVD -> Amp : iLink + Component
XBox -> Amp : Optical + S-Video
PS2 -> Amp : Optical + S-Video
Sky+ -> Amp : Optical + Component (via Keene Aptus1 Scart to Component convertor)
Amp -> Plasma : Component
I have a Pioneer AX4AVi on the way which will support HDMI (as do the DVD and Plasma). I will use this to switch all audio and video.
As I would like to take advantage of the Plasma's 720p / 1080i support I am wondering which scaler would best meet my needs.
The questions:
Do I pass everything from the new amp as HDMI and scale that (and worry about HDCP conformity) or just stay with scaling the component signal which I pass to the plasma at the moment.
Which scaler would be recommended. I want to stick with the amp switcing everything (although this may not be the best solution).
My current system is:
Pioneer 868AVi DVD player
Panasonic TH37PV500 Plasma
Pioneer AX10i Amp
Xbox
PS2
Sky+
I route both audio and video through the amp. The connections are:
DVD -> Amp : iLink + Component
XBox -> Amp : Optical + S-Video
PS2 -> Amp : Optical + S-Video
Sky+ -> Amp : Optical + Component (via Keene Aptus1 Scart to Component convertor)
Amp -> Plasma : Component
I have a Pioneer AX4AVi on the way which will support HDMI (as do the DVD and Plasma). I will use this to switch all audio and video.
As I would like to take advantage of the Plasma's 720p / 1080i support I am wondering which scaler would best meet my needs.
The questions:
Do I pass everything from the new amp as HDMI and scale that (and worry about HDCP conformity) or just stay with scaling the component signal which I pass to the plasma at the moment.
Which scaler would be recommended. I want to stick with the amp switcing everything (although this may not be the best solution).