10-02-2008, 10:07 AM | #1 | ||
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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HD questions
I know, we've had conglomerates of various threads discussing aspects of this before, but I thought I'd throw out some unique questions that I hadn't seen answered before, since I just took the plunge with a Panasonic 42" Viera Plasma with 720p. I have a smallish living room, so this thing is huge, but not overwhelmingly so.
Anyway, I am getting DirecTV to come out and hook up a new dish and an HD-DVR in about 2 weeks. Do they provide cables with the HD box? Is it just component cables, or an HDMI cable? Should I get an HDMI cable separately and hook it up that way? If so, would it be a male-to-male cable I would need? Also, I have a Wii hooked up in the living room. I am not home to check, but does the Wii come with component cables? Can I get a cable that hooks up to the HDMI slot in the TV, or is that overkill? Thanks!
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10-02-2008, 10:17 AM | #2 |
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Wii has component cables available for you to buy (they don't come with it), and will need a component cable hookup. Gains you 480P widescreen video mode.
I am not up-to-date on DirecTV HD-DVRs, but when I had one it came with both HDMI and DVI cables. That should be part of the install. A/V receivers that do component / HDMI switching are coming down in price. You can buy decent ones for around $300, or pretty good ones for around $500.
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10-02-2008, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Sylvania, Ohio
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The questions are pretty specific so other devices/services that I cant really answer, but congrats on the TV. Panasonic makes some very nice sets.
Not sure if DTV provides cables, but if not monoprice.com is great. I pretty sure the Wii only goes up to 480p and doesnt have HDMI. Component or whatever the Wii offers will look great. |
10-02-2008, 10:48 AM | #4 |
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Troy, Mo
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I have dish network and they had the hdmi cables with them when they installed my HD-DVR.
For the wii, get component cables (cheapos work fine). |
10-02-2008, 11:05 AM | #5 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Good call on the TV. The Panasonic 42px80u is like the best value for money on the market. For sub $800 bucks you get an awesome performer, which rivals most all LCDs except for the higher end ones.
My parents got the 50" of that recently, and probably 6 different people I work with have the 42. They are all happy. Last edited by stevew : 10-02-2008 at 11:06 AM. |
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