Poll: Do you use HDMI or Component?

[donaudio]

O I use component because my TV doesn't support HDMI
O I use component because HDMI output doesn't work properly
O I use HDMI and it works properly
O I use component because HDMI used to work and it doesn't work properly anymore

[HomieG]

Ummm, poll doesn't work.

But my HDMI works fine :)

[pl1]

O I use component because my TV doesn't support HDMI
O I use component because HDMI output doesn't work properly
O I use HDMI and it works properly
O I use component because HDMI used to work and it doesn't work properly anymoreYou need to add BOTH. I use BOTH on two units to two TV's.

[twassel]

I use component because my stereo receiver doesn't have HDMI capabilities (S3 and my HD TV do), and I use a surround-sound setup.

[jbowden]

Component works better for me. The Video Aspect protocal handshake is much better than HMDI.

[donaudio]

Sorry folks. I messed up posting this poll and I don't know how to delet it. I will try posting again the proper way. Don

[aaronwt]

O I use HDMI and it works properly

[Jerry_K]

Both, HDMI on the system that supports it and component on the one without HDMI. Both work, and both work at the same time for Multi Room Viewing using HDMI and Component on the second unit.

[Maeglin]

Component works better for me. The Video Aspect protocal handshake is much better than HMDI.
What handshake? Component video is one-way :)

Myself, I use component video as well, but partly because my TV doesn't support HDMI (that's the main reason for now, anyway).

[TivoInNY]

HDMI here...works fine. Samsung DLP TV (HLR-5067). Probably switch to component once the HD DVD battle settles out and I need the lone HDMI port for that.

[Adam1115]

X I use HDMI and it works properly

[Bierboy]

Component

[cwoody222]

HDMI here. One cable = convenient

[TydalForce]

HDMI
Mostly because I need both my Component inputs on the TV for other stuff ;-}

[synch22]

HDMI

Component = Bulky

[mrmike]

I use component, but just because the HDMI-DVI connector I'm using makes the grey levels wrong. Once I get an HDMI switch I'll probably go back to it.

[Toeside]

I'm using component because I have a 45ft cable run. I've yet to buy a long HDMI cable. :o

[SystemJinx]

HDMI here. One cable = convenient

HDMI for the same reason.

[TerpBE]

O I use component because HDMI output doesn't work properly

I used HDMI for about 3 months, and then one day it decided to stop working. Now I'm stuck with component, and I can notice a picture quality difference.

[skanter]

HDMI for video (but use analog for audio as my receiver has no HDMI inputs)

[PaulS]

O I use component because my TV doesn't support HDMI

[astrohip]

Your poll will be flawed (if you ever create it) because your limited choices do not reflect all options. As a heavy poll creator (for a Yahoo group I moderate), polls should be created in such a way as to offer everyone a viable choice. You have extremely limited options, and no catch-all type choices. For example, I use component because I just don't want to mess with the DRMcrapola of HDMI, and in a direct comparison, I couldn't tell the difference between component & HDMI. Where do I fit in your poll?

So should you create this poll, you might consider changing your choices. Good luck! ;)

edit: saw you had already created your poll; never mind :rolleyes:

[unction]

HDMI works fine for me

[precarious]

same here!

[davezatz]

I use both! HDMI to HDTV, component to Slingbox Pro. :)

(I should probably mention I am now employed by Sling Media.)

[bk406]

HDMI to TV, optical cable to reciever for sound.

[windracer]

HDMI to TV, optical to receiver, then S-Video and composite audio to DVD burner (connected via component to TV) ... no problems.

I'm getting an HDMI switch this week so the DVD burner will be connected via HDMI as well. It'll be interesting to see if that affects the S3 at all (once it's going through a switch).

[Sauron]

Componet and Optical... As my RX-V2500 doesn't have HDMI, and I'm not popping another $1000+/- just to get HDMI with that receiver only being about 2 years old....

Mark

[ashu]

HDMI to TV, optical to receiver, then S-Video and composite audio to DVD burner (connected via component to TV) ... no problems.

I'm getting an HDMI switch this week so the DVD burner will be connected via HDMI as well. It'll be interesting to see if that affects the S3 at all (once it's going through a switch).

My monoPrice.com 5x1 HDMI switch and my S3 absolutely love each other; Near instant synch/resets when I switch inputs.

For comparison, my Moto 6412 DVR is a PAIN and takes 3-5 seconds to re-synch over HDMI when the switch input is set to enable it.

[shady]

I use HDMI, it's working great

[CraigHB]

Using component, works great, but I'll be switching to HDMI when I get a decent AV reciever. Right now, my TV has only one HDMI input and I'm using it for my upconverting DVD player.

[Fofer]

I'm using component because I have a 45ft cable run. I've yet to buy a long HDMI cable. :o

How long can HDMI go without needing some sort of booster?

[ashu]

How long can HDMI go without needing some sort of booster?

50-75 feet has been reported as being OK for some source/display pairs, but monoPrice, Geffen, Octava etc sell some cheap boosters and long cables - so why take a chance?

[SoCalCraig]

O I use HDMI and it works properly

[shady]

Using component, works great, but I'll be switching to HDMI when I get a decent AV reciever. Right now, my TV has only one HDMI input and I'm using it for my upconverting DVD player.

Octava sell excellent HDMI switchers. The switching is automatic, I've never once needed to use the remote that came with it.

[CraigHB]

Yea, I thought about using a switcher, but I'm just going to save the money and use it toward a good HDMI AV receiver. That's what I really want. I can just run the TiVo over component until then.

[A J Ricaud]

I use HDMI into a monoprice.com 5X1 HDMI switch because my TV only has 1 HDMI input--works great.

I also use component out to my second big screen TV and the HDMI (to DVI) out to a bedroom TV. I am going to use this component switch from buy.com because this older RPTV only has 1 wideband (HD) component input:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=201752105&loc=101&sp=1

[missiontortilla]

I have the Octava HDMI/TosLink switch and it works great. No HDMI problems here! People with HDMI problems may benefit from using a switch because it seems to cleanse the signal and resolve HDCP/HDMI issues.

[ashu]

While the 'cleanse' explanation has been used a number of times, it is my understanding from reading some of the threads on avsforums (and staying at Holiday Inn a few times) that the switches don't 'completely' disengage inactive inputs, leading MANY inputs to 'think' they're still actively connected to a display, thus minimizing the main reason for HDMI synch failures - the need for renegotiation!

[missiontortilla]

While the 'cleanse' explanation has been used a number of times, it is my understanding from reading some of the threads on avsforums (and staying at Holiday Inn a few times) that the switches don't 'completely' disengage inactive inputs, leading MANY inputs to 'think' they're still actively connected to a display, thus minimizing the main reason for HDMI synch failures - the need for renegotiation!

I am not sure. With my Octava the switch still does take 1-2 seconds which seems like it is renegotiating. However, maybe it is always connected because the octava is able to sense activity on the inactive ports in order to do the autoswitch.

[Fofer]

While the 'cleanse' explanation has been used a number of times, it is my understanding from reading some of the threads on avsforums (and staying at Holiday Inn a few times) that the switches don't 'completely' disengage inactive inputs, leading MANY inputs to 'think' they're still actively connected to a display, thus minimizing the main reason for HDMI synch failures - the need for renegotiation!

+1 Interesting

[ashu]

+1 Interesting
+1 Intriguing /.esque response :)

[windracer]

I'm getting an HDMI switch this week so the DVD burner will be connected via HDMI as well. It'll be interesting to see if that affects the S3 at all (once it's going through a switch).
Got the Monoprice HDX-301 yesterday and set it up. So now the S3 and DVD burner both use HDMI to the switch, and then go through a single HDMI cable to my plasma. No problems with the S3, the switch works great. I was even able to program my Harmony to control the switch (i.e., go to Input 2 when using the DVD player). Nice.

[A J Ricaud]

Got the Monoprice HDX-301 yesterday and set it up. So now the S3 and DVD burner both use HDMI to the switch, and then go through a single HDMI cable to my plasma. No problems with the S3, the switch works great. I was even able to program my Harmony to control the switch (i.e., go to Input 2 when using the DVD player). Nice.

One thing I especially like about the Monoprice HDMI switch is its built-in equalizer. I adjusted my TV's properties so that my HR10-250 looked good when I first hooked it up.

When I got a Denon upconverting DVD player I hooked it up to the TV's HDMI input and hooked-up the HR10-250 to component (only 1 HDMI input on the TV).
The color and tint were way off using the previous settings.

The Monoprice adjusts those parameters so that all inputs look the same (I have 4 things going through it). Bottom line: I highly recommend the Monoprice.

As for component, the switch I got from buy.com (see my post, above), also works great--no degradation of the signal. I have 3 things going through it. I was going to get the one from Monoprice but there were several negative reviews.

[windracer]

Got the Monoprice HDX-301 yesterday and set it up. So now the S3 and DVD burner both use HDMI to the switch, and then go through a single HDMI cable to my plasma. No problems with the S3, the switch works great.
Unfortunately, I hadn't tested the switch with an actual DVD in the DVD player. Found out yesterday that something is screwing up the HDCP so I get no DVD video through the switch. I know the switch is fine, but Samsung blames the switch since HDMI direct from the player to the TV works.

So, I'm sending back the HDX-301 and am going to try the HDS-201 (mechanical) instead. Hopefully that works ... :(

[ashu]

Get the 5x1 switch ... you won't regret it! And face it, you'll add sources (PS3, another S3, PC ...) :)

[windracer]

What makes you think the 5-way switch won't have the same problem as the 3-way? They're both powered, electronic switches. I don't see a manual 5-way on Monoprice's site.

[ashu]

The 5x1 has terribly all-encompassing compatibility. Only overpriced Denon DVD players fail to work with it, in a ridiculously ironic twist of fate :)

Of course, I don't know if the 3x1 uses the same chipset as the 5x`, and that you haven't discovered another rare incompatible device - but I'd sooner blame the device for inconsistent HDMI implemetnation (your Samsung) than the 5x1 switch - because the 5x1's performance is a well-known quantity.

More Nyquil-adled speculation, that's all :)

[hornblowercat]

I use HDMI on my S3 and DVI on my upstairs HDTV. Can I see any difference between component and HDMI? Not really. But HDMI is suppose to be the best.

[bareyb]

O I use HDMI and it works properly

I have three 25 foot HDMI cables (22 ga. Monoprice) going to my TV from two S3's and a Monoprice 5 port HDMI switch which has my DVD player and a Comcast DVR plugged into it. They all work perfectly. No sparkles, no HDMI handshake problems. Great picture on all three inputs of my TV. Couldn't be happier. :)

[Joegold]

I used HDMI when I first bought my S3 but then my TIvo restarted. Im not sure if it was because of using HDMI or it was just a coincidence. Is there any other benefits besides the convenience of one wire for picture and sound because I already have it set up with component and so convenience is not really a factor any more. I have my S3 hooked up to a 34XBR960 and it restarted prior to the 8.1 update, I'm not sure if this combination is why it restarted.

[KenW]

I use component because HDMI used to work and it doesn't work anymore

[CraigHB]

I think convenience is the big advantatge. The consensus is pretty much unanimous that picture quality is equivalent. There's also something involving the copy protection key that HDMI is capable of using and component is not. I haven't been impacted by it myself. Not sure about the details, maybe someone else can explain that.

[jtlytle]

HDMI works fine for me

[pendragn]

I use HDMI with my HR10-250.

tk

[Fofer]

In my living room, I use HDMI from my Series 3 to my Samsung DLP. Working fine.

I will be hooking up a 25 foot component cable from the same S3 to a Phillips Plasma in my bedroom this week, so I can watch it's shows in HD on both TV sets.

[bilbo]

Componet and Optical... As my RX-V2500 doesn't have HDMI, and I'm not popping another $1000+/- just to get HDMI with that receiver only being about 2 years old....

Mark

i have same set-up, although i bought receiver only three months ago.

[hefe]

I keep clicking on the poll choices, and nothing happens. ;)


I use both. Component for the HD-TiVo, and HDMI for my upscaling DVD player. The TV has only 1 HDMI input.