Originally Posted by
MCD
You dont necessarily need an amp with HDMI inputs if your running sky HD! We recently upgraded from Virgin to SKY and i was loathed to get rid of my Marantz SR7200 which cost close on £1000 at the time, and can still kick it with the best!
Anyway, ive sent the HDMI lead direct to my Plasma, and optic fibre lead direct to the AMP. This way, i ahve normal TV sound on TV speaker. Or, turn that down, flick on the amp, full surround sound. HD channels give full 5:1 output too. ( or happily, 7:1 dont sound bad on it atall)
My current Plasma is brand new, prior to this, the last plasma had no HDMI input, but!! You can still run SKY HD on it. I used a scart lead to component from the SKY HD box straight into the screen. As the screen was still a 1080, it ran the HD channels OK, not fully HD, but better than SD channels!
You could do the same wit h the PS3 as well, HDMI to the screen, and optic fibre to the amp etc!
Depends what you really want? To behonest if your buying from new, then a HDMI input amp is a good idea, but you might find a better powered non-HDMI amp for less money!
And.. if you run out of HDMI plugs... you can always get a decent HDMI switcher from Maplins or the like.
Lastly, if your gonna upgrade the cables, dont bother with the HDMI ones, SKY ones are as good as any out there, unless you a total obssessed AV nut, and stand 3inches from the screen, you wont see any difference! However, sound cabling, now thats worth investing in! You can, and will hear the difference!
Mike
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