Best practices to connect all my crap???

Mar 21, 2006 4 Replies

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yustr

You don't, by chance, have an up-converting HT receiver? Didn't think so... My suggestion: HD Cable DVR ---> AV4 (HDMI) HTPC -------------> AV1 (using a VGA to YPbPr cable) S-VHS ------------> AV2 DVD --------------> AV5 Playstation -------> AV3

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Just wondering the best way to connect all of this stuff to best use the TV's inputs, I guess the big question is what to bring in on the HDMI, HD Cable or HTPC? If I'm not offering enough info, please advise and I'll answer as best I can.



TV inputs: AV1 - AV & CVI YPbPr AV2 - AV & S-video AV3 - Side, AV & S-video AV4 - HDMI 2fh auto (whatever that is) AV5 - YPbPr RGB 2fh (480p/1080i)



HD capable Cable DVR (motorola) outputs: HDMI YPbPr S-video



"HTPC" outputs, mostly used as a DVD & media (AVI, WMV, MPEG etc) player VGA S-Video DVI



S-VHS VCR outputs (don't use it much) S-video



Stand-alone Prog Scan DVD (optional) YPbPr S-video



Probably will bring the PlayStation on the side inputs.



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You don't, by chance, have an up-converting HT receiver?

Didn't think so...

My suggestion:

HD Cable DVR ---> AV4 (HDMI) HTPC -------------> AV1 (using a VGA to YPbPr cable) S-VHS ------------> AV2 DVD --------------> AV5 Playstation -------> AV3

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Awesome, thanks!

Does the VGA to RCA Component connection need any "conversion" or just a cable? What about a DVI to RCA Component cable instead? Not arguing, just asking?

Obviously want to do this on the cheap, and those converters are

*expensive*!
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It seems to depend on the video card in your HTPC. Check the mfgr's literature. A cable to do either is not expensive (see

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but even they warn about compatability with most vid cards. (Note: I've never used their cables - just what came up on Google!)

I doubt there's a "see-able" difference between VGA to Component and DVI to Component.

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J

Please check out

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. I think the products there will help you a lot. Sincerely, Jennifer

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