Just bought the stuff --- Advice on connecting

[Dudds]

Hi guys,

I just bought some home theatre equipment. I can connect it up, but
i'm no guru and wanted to get the best from each piece of kit so was
looking for some advice from you more experienced people out there.
The following is a list of what I need connected and the type of
connectors on each box:

1. Panasonic TX-76PW200A HD ready 76cm widescreen TV
- Component video input x 2
- Composite video input x 4
- S-VHS (SVIDEO??) x 1

2. TU-HDT104A High Definition Digital Receiver
- YPbPr (component??) output x 1 (available in mode A only)
- S-Video output x 1
- CVBS (composite?) output x 2 (in SD mode C only)
- Stereo audio output connectors x 2
- Digital audio output x 2 ie 1 coax and 1 optical. Not sure if both
can be used at the same time.

3. Samsung DVD-H40A DVD HDD Recorder
- Composite video input x 1
- S-Video input x 1
- Stereo audio input x 2
- composite video output x 1
- S-Video output x 1
- Stereo audio output x 2
- Digital audio output x 2 ie coax/optical

4. Foxtel Digital STB
- Composite video out x 1
- TV SCART?? x 1 (composite video out; RGB out; S-Video out)
- Video recorder SCART x 1 (composite video out; S-Video out)
- 3.5mm combined digital-optical and analogue stereo audio x 1

5. Pioneer VSX-D712 Audio/Video Multichannel Receiver
- Component video input x 2
- S-Video input x 4
- Composite video input x 4
- Component video output x 1
- S-Video output x 2
- Composite video output x 2
- Digital input x 2
- Multiple audio stereo inputs

I would like to connect this so that I can make best use of the
picture display quality of my TV set. I would also like to be able to
record TV and Foxtel so they would need to connect somehow to my DVD
HDD recorder.

The Foxtel box came with a cable that has SCART - video/audioL/audioR
and another that is SCART -
VideoIn/AudioInL/AudioInR/VideoOut/AudioOutL/AudioOutR.

Also if watching TV though A DVD recorder that has time slip function,
does this degrade the picture quality?? The reason I ask is that if I
am watching the same channel on two TV's, one of which is going
through the DVD recorder, the this picture and sound is delayed over
the other set. I assume this is because of the digitising and
buffering of the signal to the hard drive. If it then displays this to
the TV will the picture quality be reduced as it's been though some
sort of encoding process.

Hope this is enough info for someone to help out. I'm also looking for
another DVD recorder. So if anyone has any suggestions in regards to
current models that will fit in with the above please let me know.

Cheers,
David

[Silent Bob.]

basically

DVD via optical for audio and DVI, component, or SVideo (in that order of
preference) for video

the STB via scart will be fine,

"Dudds" <camelot007@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a1766513.0409231935.15ee2bb0@posting.google.c om...
> Hi guys,
>
> I just bought some home theatre equipment. I can connect it up, but
> i'm no guru and wanted to get the best from each piece of kit so was
> looking for some advice from you more experienced people out there.
> The following is a list of what I need connected and the type of
> connectors on each box:
>
> 1. Panasonic TX-76PW200A HD ready 76cm widescreen TV
> - Component video input x 2
> - Composite video input x 4
> - S-VHS (SVIDEO??) x 1
>
> 2. TU-HDT104A High Definition Digital Receiver
> - YPbPr (component??) output x 1 (available in mode A only)
> - S-Video output x 1
> - CVBS (composite?) output x 2 (in SD mode C only)
> - Stereo audio output connectors x 2
> - Digital audio output x 2 ie 1 coax and 1 optical. Not sure if both
> can be used at the same time.
>
> 3. Samsung DVD-H40A DVD HDD Recorder
> - Composite video input x 1
> - S-Video input x 1
> - Stereo audio input x 2
> - composite video output x 1
> - S-Video output x 1
> - Stereo audio output x 2
> - Digital audio output x 2 ie coax/optical
>
> 4. Foxtel Digital STB
> - Composite video out x 1
> - TV SCART?? x 1 (composite video out; RGB out; S-Video out)
> - Video recorder SCART x 1 (composite video out; S-Video out)
> - 3.5mm combined digital-optical and analogue stereo audio x 1
>
> 5. Pioneer VSX-D712 Audio/Video Multichannel Receiver
> - Component video input x 2
> - S-Video input x 4
> - Composite video input x 4
> - Component video output x 1
> - S-Video output x 2
> - Composite video output x 2
> - Digital input x 2
> - Multiple audio stereo inputs
>
> I would like to connect this so that I can make best use of the
> picture display quality of my TV set. I would also like to be able to
> record TV and Foxtel so they would need to connect somehow to my DVD
> HDD recorder.
>
> The Foxtel box came with a cable that has SCART - video/audioL/audioR
> and another that is SCART -
> VideoIn/AudioInL/AudioInR/VideoOut/AudioOutL/AudioOutR.
>
> Also if watching TV though A DVD recorder that has time slip function,
> does this degrade the picture quality?? The reason I ask is that if I
> am watching the same channel on two TV's, one of which is going
> through the DVD recorder, the this picture and sound is delayed over
> the other set. I assume this is because of the digitising and
> buffering of the signal to the hard drive. If it then displays this to
> the TV will the picture quality be reduced as it's been though some
> sort of encoding process.
>
> Hope this is enough info for someone to help out. I'm also looking for
> another DVD recorder. So if anyone has any suggestions in regards to
> current models that will fit in with the above please let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> David

[SA000584]

Hook the High Definition Digital Receiver and the DVD Recorder to your reciever using compenent cables so that you can use component video switching. Unfortunately you cannot hook up your foxtel box to component inputs unless you spend a little over $100 buying a RGB to component converter. So you are best to get a scart to svideo cable and either plug foxtel into the receiver or directly into your TV. Some receivers now include video upconversion from composite to svideo and then component. If you have some spare cash, I would recommend that you take back your pioneer receiver and get a receiver that has video upconversion to make the most of video switching.

[lhalha]

Hope this is enough info for someone to help out. I'm also looking for
another DVD recorder. So if anyone has any suggestions in regards to
current models that will fit in with the above please let me know.

Cheers,
David

LOL I think the reason you don't have too many responses is that this is a whole LOAD of information :-)

If I were you, I'd avoid splashing out a pile of cash on cables, and just take your time and play with the combinations... I agree with the previous poster in that getting a receiver that can accept your 3 incoming video signals, and output them to both the TV and the recorder... this could be the neatest solution. From the amp, you might end up with one set of component cables going into your TV, which will carry the signal from any video source plugged into the receiver, and another set going into your recorder. So your amp would need at least one S-video output to go INTO your recorder, and one component, or s-video output to go into your TV.

But then would you be able to record from your HD box whilst watching something else on foxtel, AND listening to the audio from foxtel through your receiver? God only knows ;-)

Monster Cable have a leaflet that might help you, entitled "home theater connections" - they have this at Harvey Norman in Alexandria, Sydney, and I've seen it in other stores too. There is a huge diagram in there about connecting up exactly the components you are trying to connect. All in the name of attempting to flog you a big pile of cables that probably cost more than the rest of your system.... but that's another story.

I imagine if you called up Convoy (the distributor) they would be able to send you one.

lhalha

[Dudds]

Thanks for the reply. I've been playing and everything works. I just
hope I'm getting the most from all the bits of kit.

Cheers,


lhalha <lhalha.1d84ec@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in message news:<lhalha.1d84ec@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au>...
> Dudds Wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hope this is enough info for someone to help out. I'm also looking for
> > another DVD recorder. So if anyone has any suggestions in regards to
> > current models that will fit in with the above please let me know.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > David
>
> LOL I think the reason you don't have too many responses is that this
> is a whole LOAD of information :-)
>
> If I were you, I'd avoid splashing out a pile of cash on cables, and
> just take your time and play with the combinations... I agree with the
> previous poster in that getting a receiver that can accept your 3
> incoming video signals, and output them to both the TV and the
> recorder... this could be the neatest solution. From the amp, you might
> end up with one set of component cables going into your TV, which will
> carry the signal from any video source plugged into the receiver, and
> another set going into your recorder. So your amp would need at least
> one S-video output to go INTO your recorder, and one component, or
> s-video output to go into your TV.
>
> But then would you be able to record from your HD box whilst watching
> something else on foxtel, AND listening to the audio from foxtel
> through your receiver? God only knows ;-)
>
> Monster Cable have a leaflet that might help you, entitled "home
> theater connections" - they have this at Harvey Norman in Alexandria,
> Sydney, and I've seen it in other stores too. There is a huge diagram
> in there about connecting up exactly the components you are trying to
> connect. All in the name of attempting to flog you a big pile of cables
> that probably cost more than the rest of your system.... but that's
> another story.
>
> I imagine if you called up Convoy (the distributor) they would be able
> to send you one.
>
> lhalha