920 HDMI to component? It looks like this unit will upgrade analog to digital but I have different question. My TV is about 5 yrs old and does not support HDMI while several of my newer components(PS3, Sat) do. If I hook them up with HDMI in can I use the component out to hook to my TV? 920 HDMI to component? It looks like this unit will upgrade analog to digital but I have different question. My TV is about 5 yrs old and does not support HDMI while several of my newer... » Read More 920 HDMI to component? It looks like this unit will upgrade analog to digital but I have different question. My TV is about 5 yrs old and does not support HDMI while several of my newer components(PS3, Sat) do. If I hook them up with HDMI in can I use the component out to hook to my TV? « Show Less
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I have nearly the same setup. Here's what you do. Run HDMI from your components to your STR-DG920 for the best sound; but also run component video from your components to your STR-DG920 for the picture. Then run component video to your analog TV. Walla!, you get the best picture your TV can handle, and the best sound your STR-DG920 can handle.The problem is that your STR-DG920 (and virtually every other A/V receiver) don't cross the Digital/Analog divide. Your HDMI Digital input signal will not exit via any analog output.
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No.From looking at the STR-DG920 documentation (downloaded from the support section of www.sonystyle.com), the receiver upconverts everything to HDMI and also upconverts composite video sources to component, but HDMI sources are *not* downconverted to component or composite.(I've yet to see any A/V receivers that downconvert from HDMI to component.)
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Hi There J. Dwinell !!!!Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'll Try That :-) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO Much !!What I Bought The B/R Player Was For The Sound Of The Uncompressed Audio, The Pic Is Secondary To Me ...I Want It For Mostly For Concerts :-) I Have Gone Thru All The Mediums DVD-Audio-Has The Compression Algorithm, MVI Also, But SACD No Compression But Limited Titles...So Thanks Again So Very Much !!YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !!I REALLY Appreciate Your Help !!Happy New Year 2009 To You And Your Family !![[[[ Wild Wizard ]]]]YAY YAY YAY !!I'll LYK How It Goes :-) Hi There J. Dwinell !!!!Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'll Try That :-) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO Much !!What I Bought The B/R Player Was For The Sound Of The Uncompressed Audio, The Pic Is Secondary To Me ...I Want It For Mostly For Concerts :-) I Have Gone Thru All The Mediums DVD-Audio-Has The Compression Algorithm, MVI Also, But SACD No Compression But Limited Titles...So Thanks Again So Very Much !!YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !!I REALLY Appreciate Your Help !!Happy New Year 2009 To You And Your Family !![[[[ Wild Wizard ]]]]YAY YAY YAY !!I'll LYK How It... » Read More Hi There J. Dwinell !!!!Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'll Try That :-) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO Much !!What I Bought The B/R Player Was For The Sound Of The Uncompressed Audio, The Pic Is Secondary To Me ...I Want It For Mostly For Concerts :-) I Have Gone Thru All The Mediums DVD-Audio-Has The Compression Algorithm, MVI Also, But SACD No Compression But Limited Titles...So Thanks Again So Very Much !!YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY !!I REALLY Appreciate Your Help !!Happy New Year 2009 To You And Your Family !![[[[ Wild Wizard ]]]]YAY YAY YAY !!I'll LYK How It Goes :-) « Show Less
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Hi, The DVD player Support just support the Analog TV, but not digital TV. Hope you can install the antenna and the channel search. Hope this helps.
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Can I use this as a regular TV with the analog to digital convertor I bought in order to get my local antenna TV stations? Do I need special cables or a cable or satellite input? If this is widescreen (?) do I have to adapt (including wife's possible comments!!) to a different picture configuration that we are used to? Thanks a lot for any help and comments.
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Is it possible to pass through component video such as a Wii to HDMI on this unit. I know the VSX-919AH-K can do it. I would put these 2 in the same class. I just need a pass through from Component to HDMI, do not need the up-conversion. I really like the Onkyos ability to regulate sound such as TV commercials to normal levels, I really really hate this when watching TV. I have 2 old Kenwood THX receivers that cant do anything about it and only support Component video.
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It states it has S-Video out. That would mean Analog capable. I hope so as if I get one for my 36" analog. I have no interest to go HDTV until they work out lots of bugs...and set some standards they plan on sticking with.
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Alicia, if your TV is HD, a better solution is to use a HDMI to COMPONENT converter. If your TV is an analog HDTV, it will have an input for this:http://www.amazon.com/Fosmon-Component-video-Output-Converter/dp/B005WZMSVM/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1383307418&sr;=1-2&keywords;=hdmi+to+componentYou get full HD, but don't need the digital HDMI input for your analog HDTV.
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So, "Analog to HDMI upconversion" basically means its going to take the old analog signal (or picture/audio quality) and convert it into a digital signal, (480i to 480p) which means that you will have a much better video/audio quality. Everything will look and sound better, basically. I hope this helps answer your question. Happy Holidays!!!
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S. Dvorkin - Check out this link - I don't know much about PS3's but I read in this link that if you switch one of your settings in the PS3 to "Bitstream" you will send digital to the STR-DG920 - once the 920 receives the digital signal it will upscale it in the process. I have a Sony BDP550 connected to my 920 and it does amazing things with 480P DVD's - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/index.php/t-1013635.html
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This is to convert component video to HDMI via an HDMI cable. This will not work on a TV that has no HDMI inputs. The component video side is an input. Not an output. I originally got this to enable me to hook a Nintendo Wii to my Hi-Def television with component video cables. Hope this helps.
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Clump is right. This TV, as with most other current ones, has a coaxial input. That's an interesting question because most non-HD cable boxes, including digital ones, have coax in/out connectors anyway - input from the wall and output to the TV.As a side note, what I like to do before I even think about making a major purchase like this is to go to the manufacturer website and download the user manual for the model, which is usually in .pdf (Adobe Reader) form. Just about all of my questions have been answered just by reviewing the manual first. Time consuming, yes, but it beats having to wait for answers on forums that are not guaranteed to be correct. Clump is right. This TV, as with most other current ones, has a coaxial input. That's an interesting question because most non-HD cable boxes, including digital ones, have coax in/out connectors anyway - input from the wall and output to the TV.As a side note, what I like to do before I even think about making a major purchase like this is to go to the manufacturer website and download the user manual for the model, which is usually in .pdf (Adobe Reader) form. Just about all of my questions have been answered just by reviewing the manual first. Time consuming, yes, but it beats... » Read More Clump is right. This TV, as with most other current ones, has a coaxial input. That's an interesting question because most non-HD cable boxes, including digital ones, have coax in/out connectors anyway - input from the wall and output to the TV.As a side note, what I like to do before I even think about making a major purchase like this is to go to the manufacturer website and download the user manual for the model, which is usually in .pdf (Adobe Reader) form. Just about all of my questions have been answered just by reviewing the manual first. Time consuming, yes, but it beats having to wait for answers on forums that are not guaranteed to be correct. « Show Less
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If your TV is so old that it needs a converter box, just get a new flat screen one. The picture on any HDTV is 1000x better than old analog. Besides, you know, being flat.
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I use component cables for my Wii. Its a slight upgrade from the regular av cables but my pictures looks pretty decent, maabe adjust your tv setting? I haven't gotten it yet, but I'm eyeing this as a solution http://www.microcenter.com/product/385577/Component_Video_and_Audio_to_HDMI_ConverterMy Wii looks ok as I stated, the reason I looked into the Portta was for my PS2, and it is the reason I'm going to get the SIIG. I know it is a bit pricey, but for me it will be worth it, instead of constantly switching cables in and out - keep in mind I have 3 HDMI ports and 2 HDMI splitters, bit I just have a lot of components and the SGIII would save me a headache anytime I wanna play with my PS2. I use component cables for my Wii. Its a slight upgrade from the regular av cables but my pictures looks pretty decent, maabe adjust your tv setting? I haven't gotten it yet, but I'm eyeing this as a solution http://www.microcenter.com/product/385577/Component_Video_and_Audio_to_HDMI_ConverterMy Wii looks ok as I stated, the reason I looked into the Portta was for my PS2, and it is the reason I'm going to get the SIIG. I know it is a bit pricey, but for me it will be worth it, instead of constantly switching cables in and out - keep in mind I have 3 HDMI... » Read More I use component cables for my Wii. Its a slight upgrade from the regular av cables but my pictures looks pretty decent, maabe adjust your tv setting? I haven't gotten it yet, but I'm eyeing this as a solution http://www.microcenter.com/product/385577/Component_Video_and_Audio_to_HDMI_ConverterMy Wii looks ok as I stated, the reason I looked into the Portta was for my PS2, and it is the reason I'm going to get the SIIG. I know it is a bit pricey, but for me it will be worth it, instead of constantly switching cables in and out - keep in mind I have 3 HDMI ports and 2 HDMI splitters, bit I just have a lot of components and the SGIII would save me a headache anytime I wanna play with my PS2. « Show Less
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Well, there are two choices. There is no HDMI hook up available, so the choices are either an RCA hookup or an optical/digital hookup. I am currently using the RCA hook up, only because I am looping it through a graphic equalizer. Were it not for that fact, I would use a digital optical cable.
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This product is a cruel joke and a ripoff. You need a converter box to change an HDMI output to an analog signal, in order to have EITHER 1stGen HD red/green/blue (aka "YPbPr") OR non-HD red/white/yellow RCA connectors as inputs on the other end. It's not just a matter of having the right connectors on the ends of the cable. So there are basically three solutions to your specific problem, Letitia: 1) Get an HDMI-to-RCA (red/white/yellow) converter box for around $50-80. Make sure the product description says "digital-to-analog converter," otherwise you will likely get another ripoff item. (I found a KanexPro HDMI box for $60 that should work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815820045&cm_re=hdmi_to_rca_converter-_-15-820-045-_-Product) 2) Put that money toward an HD TV (with HDMI inputs). Really, the purpose of the BluRay system is an HD-quality viewing experience. 3) Get a regular DVD player with RCA outputs. If you mostly rent videos and don't have a large collection of BluRay discs, and don't care all that much about HD, that's probably what I would do.
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Okay, I just connected it via HDMI. Big improvement. I don't understand why. I have a 720P TV and I thought component gives 720. But the HDMI really made a difference.Thanks
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I'm interested in this also. I have an older Generation Samsung LNS4095 and it doesn't allow PIP if either source is HDMI. I called up Samsung after a long time and found out PIP is not available if either of the sources is via HDMI. Its in the manual, as it was pointed out to me, also. I'm looking to buy a new TV and would be curious to know if the 650 can handle it. I have a cablebox and PS3 connected via HDMI.
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Good advice W. Smith, except for one thing...Why do you suggest using component video cables from teh acble box to the tv with the 920? Run them to the 920, along with the optical audio. The 920 will upscale for you, and make your regular channels look better.