Agreed. So there's this thing called High Definition MULTIMEDIA Interface that was designed with the specific intention of using one cable to transmit audio and video, yet for some reason, Onkyo has managed to bypass the entire concept of this interface. It's as if they are taking the engineers who worked so hard on this medium, lined them up and pissed on them while shouting obscenities about their families. The only reason this is done, is to force people into buying their more expensive counterparts. I would assume that they had to pay the licensing fee to use HDMI or it wouldn't be on there in the first place. The audio data is already in the receiver, all they have to do is get the data to decoder, which is already there as well. One connection. No cost. What Losers.
I think for the most part they're recycling old designs, doing little but upgrading firmware and putting the designs in a new box. I think this is how virtually all of the receiver manufacturers are doing it. The obsession with "HDMI switching" on low end receivers is because you can make minimal changes to the design, grafting on an off-the-shelf HDMI switch.
Who's fault is this? Combination of the manufacturers and whatever the HDMI trade group is called. If it doesn't do HDMI properly, it shouldn't be allowed to carry an HDMI logo. At the very least, something with an HDMI out should output all video to that port, digitizing analog streams if necessary, and any HDMI inputs should be used as sources, if only for bare PCM audio.
The difference between a low end, medium end, and high end receiver should be based upon wattage, number of speakers, quality, and high end codecs supported, not whether the people sticking HDMI labels on it are actually telling the truth.
TX-SR607 DOES support HDMI audio "repeater" functionality, meaning the HDMI inputs in the receiver transmits HD audio signals to the speakers without having the need for secondary digital connections like TOSLink or Coaxial cables.
I was excited at the launch of this model, but when I read the post regarding 'no HDMI audio capabilities' I was quite disappointed, until I checked out the Operations Manual and Speaker hookup Manual.
“That iconic Klipsch sound is here in full force, with crisp highs, delicate mids (which can easily have a bit more meat added with an EQ tweak) and tight, booming bass.”
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
Aww, I'm sad. Your post made me think that Onkyo's low-end model would finally do HDMI audio processing...but sadly this is still not the case.
This is my biggest problem, what the hell is the point of HDMI when the audio passes through?
Agreed. So there's this thing called High Definition MULTIMEDIA Interface that was designed with the specific intention of using one cable to transmit audio and video, yet for some reason, Onkyo has managed to bypass the entire concept of this interface. It's as if they are taking the engineers who worked so hard on this medium, lined them up and pissed on them while shouting obscenities about their families. The only reason this is done, is to force people into buying their more expensive counterparts. I would assume that they had to pay the licensing fee to use HDMI or it wouldn't be on there in the first place. The audio data is already in the receiver, all they have to do is get the data to decoder, which is already there as well. One connection. No cost. What Losers.
I think for the most part they're recycling old designs, doing little but upgrading firmware and putting the designs in a new box. I think this is how virtually all of the receiver manufacturers are doing it. The obsession with "HDMI switching" on low end receivers is because you can make minimal changes to the design, grafting on an off-the-shelf HDMI switch.
Who's fault is this? Combination of the manufacturers and whatever the HDMI trade group is called. If it doesn't do HDMI properly, it shouldn't be allowed to carry an HDMI logo. At the very least, something with an HDMI out should output all video to that port, digitizing analog streams if necessary, and any HDMI inputs should be used as sources, if only for bare PCM audio.
The difference between a low end, medium end, and high end receiver should be based upon wattage, number of speakers, quality, and high end codecs supported, not whether the people sticking HDMI labels on it are actually telling the truth.
TX-SR607 DOES support HDMI audio "repeater" functionality, meaning the HDMI inputs in the receiver transmits HD audio signals to the speakers without having the need for secondary digital connections like TOSLink or Coaxial cables.
I was excited at the launch of this model, but when I read the post regarding 'no HDMI audio capabilities' I was quite disappointed, until I checked out the Operations Manual and Speaker hookup Manual.
http://www.onkyousa.com/quickhookup.cfm?m=TX-SR607