The Joy of HD

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Thanks to a REALLY good connection, I just ordered up this bad boy, Yamaha RX-A1000 AVENTAGE Series Home Theater Receiver. I am not paying anywhere near the MSRP shown (and the deep discount is the only reason I went so high up this food chain).

I've lived just fine without it, but now that it is a "go", I want it NOW!

And prey tell what speakers will you be powering with this bad boy?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

And prey tell what speakers will you be powering with this bad boy?

Wimpy little Inifiniti speakers for now - the Big-Ass TV® already takes up too much room in our tiny living room (seriously: why the hell did I get a 65" for an eight foot viewing distance?!? Sure, I justified it by saying we would need it when we moved into a bigger place, but that ain't happening any time soon). Also, living in a condo discourages being able to use much horsepower.

Basically, I was looking for a single point of control for everything and when the opportunity to get this unit so cheap, I decided to splurge.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

(seriously: why the hell did I get a 65" for an eight foot viewing distance?!?

I'd hope because a 75" physically wouldn't fit. That's the only good reason I can think of.


Technically 8.5 ft is the farthest you can sit from a 65" and still get the full benefit of HD so your 8' room is about right.

[Snowflake]

Thanks for the tip about Monoprice. Cables ordered and received.

Another rather stupid question. I have an older DVD-R that I still like to use. Silly me, there is not an output for S-video Red/White/Yellow jacks. Is there an adaptor I can use that will plug in the S-video and upconvert it to a HDMI to plug into the television?