hi guys i bought about 2 years ago a harman kardon AVR 240 , and the past month a bought a lcd 1080p TV with HDMI conections , my AVR dont have HDMI , im planing to buy the ps3 , my question is if i need to upgrade my AVR or just keepit and work with that ? i dont know much about AVR so if someone help me ! thanks !
If you're going to use the ps3 as a Blu ray player, and want to hear the new HD audio formats, you'll need a new receiver. The ps3 doesn't have 5.1 analog outputs, and you're receiver doesn't have HDMI inputs. You'll need something like the Onkyo TX-SR605, 705, 805, etc. They have HDMI inputs, that process the audio through the HDMI connection. The 605 is their cheapest one, that does this. If you don't get a new receiver, you'll have to use the optical or digital coax output of the ps3, and hear DD or DTS, like you're used to. Good luck!
thanks !! im looking the onkyo AVR like u say !! and see what they got that is what u recommend right ?onkyo
Yes.........Onkyo is a good brand, and they're one of the cheapest ones, that will do what you want. The 605 sells for around $400. May find it online a little cheaper.
the onkyo is a good one as it has HDMI v1.3a or upgrade to the AVr-745,but for the price the onkyo is good,but has not multi channel on it
Yes it DOES have Multi-Channel inputs on it! In fact, it has 7.1, instead of the usual 5.1 inputs. See for yourself here: http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR605&class=Receiver&p=f wcoakley........... why would you type something like that without checking? It only takes a minute. )
thanks jvc ! yes i want 7.1 couse i got 7 speakers and the sub , thanks bro i check that site u post here !! another question sorry about it what about the watts can u xplain to me in short terms if u can ?n say 90 watts per channel right but are real watts , couse i know the HK say real watts power per channel but i dont know too much , sorry about all this Question bro !! and thx certified what is that ?
I don't think any of the brands really put out the power they say, but it is enough, unless you're using it outside. THX certification is just that. A certification. It doesn't really DO anything. The manufacturer uses some parts, or something that LucasFilms approves of, and they can say it's THX certified. Allows them to charge more for it, in some cases.
The problem with watts is how you deliver them and into what ( static or dynamic resistance) load . An amp with say 90 watts per channel as mentioned above is good on at usually 8 ohms. But a speaker is not a static 8 ohms across the audio spectrum,but dips up and down. It is the lowering of the resistance that is important here and when the resistance goes to say 4 ohms (happens quite often ), then as the eqn goes of V=IR for V to stay the same (V for the voltage the power rail supplies the amp ) I, the current must double as the R, resistance is halfed. This a long way of saying that if you want an amp to sound good, then it must be a high current amp. The design and the price of the forementioned amp does NOT allow this. This means that on long playing of loud music or dynamic sound tracks of movies, invariably, the amp is going to run out of power and clip ( read distort ). To solve this, you need a bigger amp that is high current and that means more money. In the end, inexpensive amps tend to dissappoint.
