Not enough DVI inputs

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"Phillip S." <phil16@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> I am trying to connect both VOOM and a Sony HD DirecTV receiver to my
> Sony 40" TV but it has only one DVI input. I already have the VOOM
> using up the DVI input. Is there any real problem with connecting the
> Sony HD DirecTV receiver to the component inputs (the red, green, and
> blue)? Will the quality be that much worse? On ebay I saw some DVI
> switch boxes but they cost over $200. Will the component input work
> OK for HD broadcasts? Thanks for any help.

Component is fine.
Most people use it.

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"Eric" <none@nospam.not> wrote in message news:<10i2napr4hk9v47@corp.supernews.com>...
> > I am trying to connect both VOOM and a Sony HD DirecTV receiver to my
> > Sony 40" TV but it has only one DVI input. I already have the VOOM
> > using up the DVI input. Is there any real problem with connecting the
> > Sony HD DirecTV receiver to the component inputs (the red, green, and
> > blue)? Will the quality be that much worse? On ebay I saw some DVI
> > switch boxes but they cost over $200. Will the component input work
> > OK for HD broadcasts? Thanks for any help.
>
> Is this a CRT HDTV?
>
> If so, I would just use the component cables.
>
> My CRT HDTV has a HDMI input and I notice no difference between HDMI and
> component.
>
> (If it's LCD or Plasma, advantage of DVI/HDMI is that you are keeping the
> signal digital all the way to the pixels. CRT is converting it to analog
> anyway.)


It is a CRT HDTV. Sounds like the component will work fine. Thanks for the help.

-Phillip

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"Phillip S." <phil16@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:9c069056.0408161525.679d1b50@posting.google.com...
> I am trying to connect both VOOM and a Sony HD DirecTV receiver to my
> Sony 40" TV but it has only one DVI input. I already have the VOOM
> using up the DVI input. Is there any real problem with connecting the
> Sony HD DirecTV receiver to the component inputs (the red, green, and
> blue)? Will the quality be that much worse? On ebay I saw some DVI
> switch boxes but they cost over $200. Will the component input work
> OK for HD broadcasts? Thanks for any help.


As I said in another post, while I do see a significant difference between
DVI and component when watching DVDs, for some reason I don't notice the
same with my DirecTV. DVI for the DVD player, component for the satellite.

Cheers,
Cody k