richierich

I like the video conversion and I have not seen any picture degradation using svideo and component inputs and I'm tired of switching inputs even though I'm about ready to include a Phillips IPronto remote to handle video switching as I have an HD Tivo and still have to switch that to RGB1 on my plasma because of the DVI input. Anytime you feed thru a receiver there is a chance of slight loss of PQ but with the 100 MHz bandwidth there shouldn't be much. However, after looking at HD Tivo I hardly want to switch back and watch anything that is SD including stuff on my SD Tivo with 240 gigs of HD. I like the receiver and I use the surround back speakers for my outdoor speaker function. So I just select 5.1 in the setup and I can turn on and off my outdoor speakers and control the volume. Fantastic.It also has a video select feature so you can switch to monitor video other than the audio coming in for simulcast functions or if you want to watch Headline News but listen to music.

When I am watching TV and I switch channels the volume is different and I have to adjust the volume manually because one stations broadcast is louder than others. Also, if I switch to my Yamaha CDR-HD1300 CD Jukebox the volume has to be turned down. Does anyone know of a volume regulator that will regulate the volume of several different inputs both digital and analog? How do you guys handle this situation? Is turning down the volume manually the only way to effectively acheive the same amount of volume between stations?