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- From: slin@cisco.com (Steven Lin)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Question on A/V Receiver usage
- Date: 20 Nov 92 10:18:54
- Organization: cisco Systems, Inc.
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- In-reply-to: twong@civil.ubc.ca's message of 16 Nov 1992 18:02:41 GMT
-
- In article <1e8no1INNa1t@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
-
- In article <1992Nov15.110026.870@cmkrnl.com> jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:
- >Visualize a standard stereo receiver. Now add a couple of extra sets of input
- >and output phono jacks, each with a third jack labelled "video". These
- >correspond to new settings on the source selector and tape switches: TV, LD
- >player, and (in the tape area) VCR 1 and VCR 2. Now you can push one button to
- >(for example) feed VCR 1 video to the TV and feed VCR 1's audio to your main
- >sterep speakers.
- >
- What I have is a stereo VCR that's hooked up to my stereo system hence I
- can do this same thing already. So a A/V Receiver will mean no benefits
- for me? Are there other usages for A/V Receivers I can't conceive of as
- yet? Thanks in advance.
-
- Thomas.
-
- Many stereo systems I know of only have one auxiliary input, and
- that's usually taken up by the CD player. How do you hook up the VCR
- and CD at the same time? Through a tape input?
-
- Most A/V receivers come with some type of surround sound circuitry,
- usually Dolby Pro-logic, so you can watch your movies with style! :)
- Aside from that, with only one video source (VCR), an A/V receiver,
- admittedly, is not all that beneficial. Only when you add another
- video source such as a LaserDisc or second VCR does having an A/V seem
- advantageous. No more fumbling with some cheap video switchbox.
-
- If your existing stereo system is already quite good, then it doesn't
- make sense to dump it for an A/V receiver. Instead, invest in a good
- preamp that has video inputs. If your looking to add surround sound
- to your setup, add a surround decoder and one or two power amps (for
- the surround and center-channel speakers) to that new preamp you just
- bought. If adding these components turns out to be more expensive
- then your stereo system, then you may want to get an A/V receiver
- after all.
-
- Having an A/V receiver mainly buys you a lot of convenience. I could
- be listening to a CD and watching TV (without audio) and with the
- flick of a button, switch to TV audio. Even better I can be recording
- a CD onto tape and watching TV with TV audio coming through the stereo
- system at the same time! To top that, I could probably (since I
- haven't tried it) record a LaserDisc onto VCR, listen to a CD, and
- watch TV (without audio) all at the same time. Just think of an A/V
- receiver as a sophisticated video and audio switchbox with a few extra
- bells and whistles.
-
- Steve
-