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HDMI run... what to do?

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lokie

I want to move my TV and keep the cable box, DVD player, and AV Receiver in the same place. My receiver is a Denon 3806.

The new run from the gear to the TV will be about 30'. What's the best way to hook it up? I'm thinking some sort of reasonably priced HDMI switch box connector? I don't know if my Denon can do Video switching.

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RE: HDMI run... what to do? - Ben Van Dyk 17:53:06 11/13/12 (0)
I have the older denon 5805 .I bought there 5910 dvd player used.the owner had denon change it to to ci. when I turn the player on it says denon ci on the display.ci is for upscaling. my amp is not ci. I dont know much about denon but always wanted the amp & player. mine came out in 2005.
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thanks fellas but... - lokie 08:53:16 11/13/12 (2)
I'm a little confused. If I run everything into my receiver, and my receiver is only 480 out.... isn't that less than optimal, or am I missing something?

BTW, It looks like my Direct TV cable box has HDMI out,

The Direct TV Box info is: Model HR 22-100 Manu. Date 8/31/08
- not according to the specs - Joe Murphy Jr 16:38:17 11/13/12 (1)
  If you go to Denon's site and look up your receiver in the archives, it says that it will support 1080p resolution. The first batch (the first 3 months of production) only supports up to 1080i, but can be upgraded at the factory.
  
  Now, I didn't check to see if it will upsample lower resolutions to higher ones, but that's not a problem as your display will convert the input resolution to its own native resolution.
  - take a look - Joe Murphy Jr 17:40:12 11/13/12 (0)
    Click the link below. Be sure to move the black dot to Search by text and enter the model number, AVR-3806, in the box. When selections come up, download the AVR-3806 HDMI Specifications Guide .
    - here (Open in New Window)
RE: HDMI run... what to do? - Ben Van Dyk 20:00:54 11/12/12 (0)
if the cable box has audio& video out it should work. I looked at a c net review on your rec it wont upscale the picture. its 480 out.
dts-cds dvd-audio &mch sacds & blu-ray concerts & speaker amp sound system tweaks rule
monoprice.com - Joe Murphy Jr 16:38:35 11/12/12 (0)
switchers

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110

cables

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240

Get a 24-gauge HDMI cable at minimum, but a 22-gauge HDMI cable might provide better piece of mind for that long run. Run the long cable from the Denon to the display, run the switcher to the Denon and run the other devices to the switcher.
something like this? - lokie 15:16:22 11/12/12 (0)
This is awfully cheap. Makes me wonder???
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Port-1080P-Video-HDMI-Switch-Switc (Open in New Window)

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