Multiroom solution - options?

[Ivan]

I’m thinking about setting up a multiroom system using Rotel gear.

What I need is:
1. Main zone (5.1 with video);
2. Two more A/V zones (stereo sound with video);
3. One more audio zone (stereo).

What I have in mind is RSX-1058 + RMB-1066.
However I’m a little worried about video quality: as far as I understand, RSX-1058 supports only composite output for extra zones.
I’m afraid this would mean a noticeable quality drop even for not so big screens (about 32”).

Could you please confirm/dispel my concerns and/or suggest better options?
Thank you in advance.

[Kevin D]

Your bigger concern should be that the zone outputs are limited to the three composite inputs only. So you will have to pick which three sources you have to have video with.

Rotel shouldn't have added two more zone outputs (and all 3 with video) and not kept the standard 5 composite inputs.

Kevin D.

[Ivan]

Kevin, thanks for your comment.

However three inputs seem enough to me (can think of just two sources as now).
I assume it should be possible to hook the same source using HDMI (for main zone) and composite (for zones 2-3), let me know if I'm mistaken.

Still I'm not sure whether video quality over composite would be ok (well, if Rotel supports it, it shouldn't be that bad, right?).

In general, does anyone have several video zones? What is the best way to set it up using Rotel gear (or dare I say, something else)?

[kiwi2000]

Have a look at this link.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=850354

I followed this advice and am using the repeater with success!