Technical hook up question

[curtis]

how many input options do you have on the receiver?

-curtis

[pegleg]

Curtis,
It's almost the same as the model shown here:
http://www.harmankardon.com/images/p...ge/HK3475B.jpg

but 100 w/ch rather than 110.
Thanks,

Pegleg

[curtis]

First, I would not run any audio to the TV and then to the HK. I think the TV may mess up the audio signal.

I would hook up the DirecTV receiver to AUX. DVD/CD to CD, and VCR to Tape.

Since your receiver does not have video switching capabilities, how are you switch video?

-curtis

[pegleg]

Curtis wrote: "Since your receiver does not have video switching capabilities, how are you switch video?"

How indeed? That is the question. Do you have any suggestions?

Pegleg

[curtis]

What kind of TV is it, and how many inputs does it have? You could just use the TV itself to switch video.

I do not like offering suggestions that cost people more money, but....... []

You could just buy a video switch, or get an audio/video receiver.

-curtis

[pegleg]

Curtis,
Forgive my ignorance. What is a video switch? We'll have to keep the receiver: it's only a couple of years old.

Pegleg

[curtis]

It is a device that will take the the outputs from the DVD player, VCR, and DirecTV receiver, which will then be connected to the TV. The device will let you select which video source will be displayed on the TV. Kind of like the same thing your receiver does for sound from the speakers.

-curtis

[pegleg]

Curtis,

To follow up, I think the video switch would have to do for video, what the receiver is doing for audio. If I have this straight. But my receiver has no video inputs.
Unfortunately I did not understand at the time that "home theatre" does not mean 5.1 speakers, it means "video connections" as well as audio!

I'm going to see if I can use the TV for the switch. since it has composite and s-video connections.

Oh well: VCR sound is probably not that great anyway, and all we buy these days are CDs and DVDs.

Pegleg

[J.A.P]

Check these out, I have the 1154, it works great. I don't use it for audio but I'm sure it would be fine. One neat thing about these is they switch the source automatically.

http://www.audioauthority.com/aaccon...11551177c.html

http://www.copperbox.com/lite/popinf...neek=776198333

It's even cheaper here.

https://www.dcpuraty.com/store/Produ...uctCode=AA1154

[pegleg]

I went looking for/at switches, and found this site: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/pc-audio.html

Is anyone familiar with Ram Electronics? Is the "Inport" a valid device? (I have some old records I'd love to burn to CD.)

Thanks,
Pegleg