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I own one of those as well, and have no complaints.
The only thing I've noticed is that if I lose power, I sometimes have to
unplug the unit and plug it back in to get it to recognize (switch to) some
of my devices again.
-- M. Shane Sturgeon
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Larry, thanks for your suggestion, I realized that I will have to switch
the audio as well, so this unit works.
Howard in South Bend
On Tue, 2005-08-16 at 11:31 -0500, Larry Baumann wrote:
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>
> I just ordered an Audio Authority 1154A from copperbox.com for $159.
> Bandwidth on the component video is 120Mhz -3db. It switches 4 inputs
> including audio coax and toslink and autoselects active input with
> ability to prioritize which input to check first (I figure to have it
> check DVD first and HR10-250 second so if dvd is on it will select it
> otherwise the HR10-250 so my wife can stop complaining about all the
> remotes and having to turn on 3 things to watch tv...)
> .--Larry
>
> Rodolfo La Maestra wrote:
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> >Howard,
> >
> >On the Sony website the product is not available any longer but I was
able to download the pdf of
> >the user manual
> >
> >http://esupport.sony.com/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=STRV444ES
> >
> >The first page shows a date of 2000, which is about the time when many
people showed concern with
> >their receivers because only a few were able to support the high
bandwidth required by HDTV over
> >component analog, at that time the spec that was tossed around was
minimum 30 MHz.
> >
> >With time the requirements were raised to 100 MHz with +- 3 dB variance,
in other words, with such
> >variance I would not want anything lower than 60 MHz, remember we are
talking about specs of 5 years
> >ago, now there are switchers that go to 300 MHz to make sure every drop
of that signal is passed.
> >
> >Additionally, the specs on page 59 of your manual are not specific
regarding the bandwidth (other
> >than the 75 ohm of YPbPr).
> >
> >Also, looking at the picture of the back of your unit, I could tell that
the two component analog
> >inputs were labeled for lower bandwidth connections (DVD/LD, etc).
> >
> >Based upon the 3 items above I find very unlikely that the receiver
would be able to pass a HDTV
> >signal to its fullest, so I suggest a good switcher (or upgrade the
receiver with the money of the
> >switcher).
> >
> >There are many out there that could do a decent job, check the Model
1154A for $219
> >https://www.audioauthority.com/indexh.php it has high bandwidth for HD,
although I am sure there are
> >quite a few tipsters that would suggest other brands and cheaper prices,
make sure you check the
> >specs before buying a low price product.
> >
> >
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >
> >Rodolfo La Maestra
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
> >Howard A. Blackstead
> >Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:53 PM
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> >Subject: Sony STR V444Es and switcher
> >
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> >Hi:
> >
> >It appears that I will need to add Comcast to my Dish installation, in
> >large part just to receive ABC HD, which will be offered to cable subs
> >but not OTA!
> >
> >As a result, I will need a way to switch the component video signals of
> >the Comcast box and my DVD to share a component input on my Hitachi
> >plasma. (My DISH 6000 output is connected with a 15 pin cable.)
> >
> >I could use the switching capability of my Sony STR V444ES receiver, but
> >I suspect that the Sony has insufficient bandwidth to do the job (I have
> >not tried it, and Sony won't tell me what it is).
> >
> >Q1. Does anyone know if the Sony has sufficient bandwidth so that the PQ
> >will not suffer?
> >
> >Q2. Can someone suggest a switcher appropriate to switching component
> >video (the audio will be handled by the SONY).
> >
> >Howard in South Bend, "Go Fighting Non-Indigenous Persons!" (formerly
> >known as the Fighting Irish)
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