Well, aside from my PS3 nothing else i own has an HDMI output... we are looking at getting a new TV (LCD) early in the new year and i was also thining of purhcasing the Joytech AV Control Centre (540C) but this does lack HDMI support but does pretty much spot on everything else i require. Should i be bothered by a lack of HDMI or is Component enough for what i need (im not talking REALLY high end TV and stuff here, just an improvement for an everyday system etc) Cheers Lee
Word of advice, dont buy the 540c, its a overpriced piece of crap, the 245c is better, but still not perfect, problem is they use cheap internal components so intiallly the picture quality is great, but after a while (usually a month or so) the picture degrades and you get interference etc, plus there is also major problems with then and the Wii, best bet is get one of the cheap 3 way component splitters off ebay for about £10, they do just as good a job for the price, or get a 3 in 1 component lead, about the same price, and they do 360, wii, ps2/3 with regards to HDMI/Component, most new TV's come with at least 2 hdmi sockets, and spliters can be bought very cheap if needed,
cheers for the heads up Andy. I know about the Wii issues on the 540C but apparantly Joytech are offering to send out a replacemetn part to cure this FOC to exisiting owners who request it. I was just intrigued by the 540C becuase you can now pick them up new for £40 and it seemed and ideal and stylish solution to what i was after. Im guessing that our TV will have at least 1x HDMI but i wanted to check if it was the Be all and end all etc regarding choosing the LCD. If the 540C fails so soon, would it be covered under warranty? ***EDIT*** Just found out that the unit wont accept NTSC signals or even relay them through, this is a bigNO NO for me as my PS3 is NTSC and so is my Impending PSX.
true.. im not looking to go real budget with the TV but at the same time i havent got a huge amount of money to throw at it. Not with everything else that life throws at us financially. That Joytech Switcher seems ideal (aside from what DD has said which is causing doubts in me) but somthing along those lines which includes inputs and suchlike for pretty much everything would be great.
you can esily find some HD lcd tv sets at 1368x with 2 hdmis for around 400 euros quite often... usually quite big too 32" or so...
I asked a while ago and a few people said about the joytech thing, but give it a wide birth!!! I got an elite the other week and plugged in the HDMI to the TV IMHO I think the picture via component is better Son took my old core back as plugged in wireless network adapter and it went to 4 rings. so went back to gamestation store and replaced with new Arcade bundle so with wireless pad - memory card & several games Also noted it has HDMI out, so he is getting 19in hd tv for christmas so he can use the hdmi cables and I am going back to component!
i have been doing some searching about the Joytech thing and agreed as much as it seems like an ideal solution i can only find horror stories about this unit and very few people appear to be pleased with it. Shame really, such a great idea but failed re ally...
Some people say you cannot see the difference between component and HDMI, but it depends on the person and the setup. In my case, I have a lot of potential interference and I do think that the picture is better running everything through HDMI. Of course, my TV won't do 1080p over component, so the PS3 doesn't have a choice. You could look into getting a separate HDMI switch box too. Not as elegant as a single switch solution, but perfectly doable.
hmm very true. Ateotd, i can only play one input at a time, i just wanted to save hte hassle of coutless little boxes and suchlike. Also, i dont think we will be doing 1080p? but maybe.. lol
I personally prefer manual switchboxes with no power required - implying they are just simple wire-throughs. I find that powered ones overamplify the signal and you end up with buzzing or distortion.
I don't think any TV will do 1080p over component since the pixel clock is around 130 MHz and I guess too much for the ADC/transcoder for a good picture. I believe you've gotta use RGBHV if you want a 1080p+ analog connection.
Not many TV's do, which is why a lot of people were surprised that the X360 was updated to do 1080p over component a while back.
Well, any 1080 line+ analog monitor which can sync to 67.4KHz and takes in component can, but aside from a computer monitor + analog transcoder, I haven't seen one of those Anyways, I'd wait until better TV technologies come out/current 1080p models are cheaper mid-late next year.
