why do these companies keep screwing with us. for this price we should have 6 or more hdmi inputs. oh well hopefully when i upgrade again this issue will be fixed.
Sorry to be so blunt, but you are both idiots. You're not going to find better equipment for the money. Why would you need 6 HDMI inputs? You would be using a matrix if you actually needed that many inputs/outputs. If your budget is a litter smaller look at the Marantz SR700x series.
My only issue with the equipment is that the 2 HDMI outputs are only a mirror of each other; they should be independent for a multi-room situation.
Joseph, I'm using all six of my HDMI inputs right now:
1) PS/3 [gaming, Blueray] 2) DVR/Satellite receiver 3) OTA HD television receiver 4) XBox 360 [gaming, HD DVD - yes, I bought quite a few] 5) Mac mini [media librarian) 6) Upconverting DVD player
I'm also using several component inputs, and even SVHS for the house security system's aux output. Here's the system:
...In the future, I expect to add a standalone Blueray player, for one, and I'd also like a front panel input for an HD camcorder on any system I upgrade to.
...so I'm quite familiar with the fidelity; but frankly, if I have to go to fooling with switchers, I'm not interested. The job of audio gear is *both* to make the experience pleasant and provide good fidelity. And while Sony doesn't have the high-end cache' that Marantz does, the fidelity is nothing to sneer at.
By the way, I also own a Denon from the previous generation, it has 3 component inputs, and if you want to talk about frustrating, try dealing with not *one* component switcher, but two. It brings inconvenience to entirely new levels; no one in the house could run the system but me. That's no good. Fidelity or not, I chucked that into the family room where it handles 720p for the kids.
What the both of you need to understand is that your view of how audio gear is used is not definitive of how everyone uses it. When someone says four inputs is not enough, derision is a poor response; if you don't understand why they might want them, just ask.
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why do these companies keep screwing with us. for this price we should have 6 or more hdmi inputs. oh well hopefully when i upgrade again this issue will be fixed.
Yes, exactly. 4 HDMI inputs rules this out for me, and I would have *loved* to have a separate head so I could set up all discrete amps.
My Sony has six HDMI inputs. Check it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyngyrz/2531688467/
Well you may have gained 2 more HDMI with you receiver, it is a Sony so you sacrificed quality and performance.
The Denon, Onkyo, HK, Pioneer or Marantz in the price range and possibly Rotel, Arcam, B&K or Adcom
Sorry to be so blunt, but you are both idiots. You're not going to find better equipment for the money. Why would you need 6 HDMI inputs? You would be using a matrix if you actually needed that many inputs/outputs. If your budget is a litter smaller look at the Marantz SR700x series.
My only issue with the equipment is that the 2 HDMI outputs are only a mirror of each other; they should be independent for a multi-room situation.
Joseph, I'm using all six of my HDMI inputs right now:
1) PS/3 [gaming, Blueray]
2) DVR/Satellite receiver
3) OTA HD television receiver
4) XBox 360 [gaming, HD DVD - yes, I bought quite a few]
5) Mac mini [media librarian)
6) Upconverting DVD player
I'm also using several component inputs, and even SVHS for the house security system's aux output. Here's the system:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyngyrz/2531688467/
...In the future, I expect to add a standalone Blueray player, for one, and I'd also like a front panel input for an HD camcorder on any system I upgrade to.
Zargon, I own plenty of Marantz gear:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fyngyrz/sets/72157600798126397/
...so I'm quite familiar with the fidelity; but frankly, if I have to go to fooling with switchers, I'm not interested. The job of audio gear is *both* to make the experience pleasant and provide good fidelity. And while Sony doesn't have the high-end cache' that Marantz does, the fidelity is nothing to sneer at.
By the way, I also own a Denon from the previous generation, it has 3 component inputs, and if you want to talk about frustrating, try dealing with not *one* component switcher, but two. It brings inconvenience to entirely new levels; no one in the house could run the system but me. That's no good. Fidelity or not, I chucked that into the family room where it handles 720p for the kids.
What the both of you need to understand is that your view of how audio gear is used is not definitive of how everyone uses it. When someone says four inputs is not enough, derision is a poor response; if you don't understand why they might want them, just ask.