Pioneer VSX1014TK-X

[Youngin...]

I was going to buy one of these receivers yesterday when the guy at
the store informed me that it won't do true high definition switching.
He told me that the switching is only 40 mhz which isn't near high
enough. He then told me that the Denon at the same price point is
100mhz. I figure I have two component inputs on my Hitachi 57F500 so
switching isn't really that big of an issue or should it be. I am not
planning on buying another receiver for probably ten years so I want to
make the right decision now. Should I be overly concerned about the
switching or am I making too much of this.

young...

[Badger]

Whether or not it's important to you or not is up to you. If you can
already do the switching then why worry. Also, 40mhz is pretty low for
HD signals. Otherwise, that's a good receiver.
Clay
"Youngin..." <youngmarin@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> I was going to buy one of these receivers yesterday when the guy
at
> the store informed me that it won't do true high definition
switching.
> He told me that the switching is only 40 mhz which isn't near high
> enough. He then told me that the Denon at the same price point is
> 100mhz. I figure I have two component inputs on my Hitachi 57F500
so
> switching isn't really that big of an issue or should it be. I am
not
> planning on buying another receiver for probably ten years so I want
to
> make the right decision now. Should I be overly concerned about the
> switching or am I making too much of this.
>
> young...

[Lucas Tam]

"Youngin..." <youngmarin@rogers.com> wrote in news:ZIGdnaOH4dgFbkLcRVn-
rA@rogers.com:

> He told me that the switching is only 40 mhz which isn't near high
> enough.

I believe HD requires about 37mhz, so the Pioneer will just switch a HD
signal. The 100mhz inputs on the Denon may give a slightly better picture.

In anycase, I have HD going into my Pioneer and I can't tell the difference
when the inputs are connected to the receiver or directly to the TV - it
looks the same : )

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[Youngin...]

Good to hear. I just got off the phone with the store I was going to
buy it from and they are now completely sold out, even the floor model.
I should have picked one up Friday when they had two. Now they are
saying they have six people waiting for them and they don't even know
when the next shipment will arrive.
Now I have the no amp blues as my old one is sold and there is still
no replacement in my audio unit.

young...

Lucas Tam wrote:
> "Youngin..." <youngmarin@rogers.com> wrote in news:ZIGdnaOH4dgFbkLcRVn-
> rA@rogers.com:
>
>
>>He told me that the switching is only 40 mhz which isn't near high
>>enough.
>
>
> I believe HD requires about 37mhz, so the Pioneer will just switch a HD
> signal. The 100mhz inputs on the Denon may give a slightly better picture.
>
> In anycase, I have HD going into my Pioneer and I can't tell the difference
> when the inputs are connected to the receiver or directly to the TV - it
> looks the same : )
>

"Youngin..." <youngmarin@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:ZIGdnaOH4dgFbkLcRVn-rA@rogers.com...
> I was going to buy one of these receivers yesterday when the guy at
> the store informed me that it won't do true high definition switching.
> He told me that the switching is only 40 mhz which isn't near high
> enough. He then told me that the Denon at the same price point is
> 100mhz. I figure I have two component inputs on my Hitachi 57F500 so
> switching isn't really that big of an issue or should it be. I am not
> planning on buying another receiver for probably ten years so I want to
> make the right decision now. Should I be overly concerned about the
> switching or am I making too much of this.
>
> young...
Get the receiver with the higher bandwidth.
At 40 mhz you'll get a lot of the signal but why compromize?
There are many good receivers with decent bandwidth out there, not to
mention that the pioneer is trash compared to the denon. With the Denon
you'll get better amps, sound, features, reliability, etc. And you will need
those inputs, as componet sources increase. Right now I have three componet
sources and that will only increase as time goes by