Has anyone gone from rotel 1056 to the new 1057?Has anyone pondered the thought? If you did was it worth it?Reason i ask is i'm thinking about it and cant decide if it's worth it just for the simplicity of HDMI.Getting the HD-A1 next week and hate the thought of switchers.
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The 1057 only adds HDMI switching. There's no OSD over hdmi, or can any audio be playing from HDMI. I would probable easier and cheaper just to get an external switcher.
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I would not do it just for HDMI. HDMI still has issues to be worked out and can be problematic. The picture is not always better, depending on your equipment.
Another thing to consider: some of the newer TV's make an even stronger case for not using your receiver as a switcher. Some of these TV's with multiple HDMI inputs allow custom picture settings for each HDMI input. Since DVD and HD for example have different color space information, you would lose the ability to have an optimised picture for each input, at least without going through additional menus.
To me if I am already looking to upgrade a pre/pro or receiver, HDMI is something to consider but by no means a deal maker or breaker. Besides, I like the idea of less noise going through my audio components, not more. For now, I'd let the receiver do the audio switching and let the TV or a switcher to the video switching. I'm just not love struck by HDMI yet.Comment
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Not worth it IMHO.Comment
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I'm in need of an HDMI switcher that works well with my RSX 1550.
I've got all my HDMI ports used up and need to share my xbox 360 and ps3 on the same port.
I tried a mono price switcher in the past and with the xbox I couldn't get the full resolution outputed and the ps3... -
Take a look... new info just popped up on the Parasound website for the new Zhd HDMI switcher and the Zbreeze cooling fan. Pictures, manuals, and brochures.
www.parasound.com (click on the Z Custom section)
Interesting that the Zpre2 still does not have any official pictures... -
Hi Everyone. I am not quite a noob, but know just enough to be dangerous, so am seeking your help...
I am looking for the best way to combine HDMI video with the best audio quality that I can using my older components. I have an RSX-1056 receiver which I love, despite its lack of HDMI... -
This comes from a Parasound official, and is good info about the approach Parasound is taking towards HDMI in past products. Sharing it with all with permission. Enjoy....
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Hi Everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone uses the HDMI switcher in the Rotel. I have my Cable box, PS3 and soon to be Blu-ray with Analog 7.1 going HDMI to my tv. The problem is I only have 2x HDMI's on my tv so just wondering how good the picture quality is using the HDMI passthrough...
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