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On 3/7/2003 2:53:24 PM sseymour wrote:
Can anyone who uses a denon 3803 or 5803 receiver help me, please?
I am considering one of these and I have the following questions:
1.) How well does the video conversion work? This is the feature where it can take an S-Video source and send it out to the monitor as component.
2.) Is there a perceivable difference in the amount of bandwidth (50MHz for the 3803 & 100MHz for the 5803) that is usable for component video signal?
I would have consiered the 4802 but it doesn't do video conversion, and I would like to have only one video output going to the tv.
Anything else that can be contributed here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Scott
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Back in November when I was putting my home theater together, I got a chance to have a 5803 for a couple of days. I originally purchased Def Tech System BP2002's, CLR-3000 center, and BPX surrounds, along with a Pioneer Elite VSX-47 Receiver. The Pioneer sounded great but had a shut down problem at near reference volume level due to the Def Techs low impedance. I returned the Pioneer to my local dealer, paid the difference and (upgraded?) to the Denon 5803 due to it having a different type of power supply. The Denon functioned flawlessly and sounded incredible. The video conversion was great. (I run all my component video, composite and S video signals thru my receiver then to the TV)
However, it did lack some flexibility the Pioneer exhibited. The Pioneer allows you to listen to one source, for example DVD and select a different video source like satellite to view on the TV. This was an important feature for me due to the fact I like to listen to the radio and watch ESPN until they show something interesting enough to listen to. I had problems with the Def Techs a few times, (one of the fronts came with a bad tweeter the sub amp in the other front toasted itself while I was cranking the Denon (these Def Techs bad built in 12" powered subs the are also mirror images of each other and it took six tries to get the correct speaker to replace the one with the bad tweeter). I got fed up with the whole mess and returned it all. I traded the Denon for a Pioneer Elite VSX-49TXi and the Def Techs for the Klipsch RF-7 set. (The store has a 30-day satisfaction guaranty) I kept the Super Cube Sub because it just plain kicks butt. This new system is incredible and I couldn't be happier. The only good thing about all this was the opportunity to hear this caliber of equipment in my own home for a test drive.
