Hi Guru's,
I just started exploring options for setting up an entry-level HT system, as expected, suffering from information overload. Hence I would like to reconfirm some facts with experts here.
My background is
- TV to music/movie ratio : 70:30
- Music to Movie ratio = 70 : 30
- I already have a DVD player ( with no upscale feature ). No plans for blue-ray yet.
- I plan to signup either TataSky+ or BigTV for day to day TV viewing.
- I intend to purchase 42' panasonic plasma either C10 or S10( if the need for fullHD is justified )
Based on my R&D done so far, I gathered that Denon AVR can deliver a good balance of music and movies. The main difference between Denon AVR 1610 and 1910 is video upscaling capabilities. Now my question is wrt to plasma tv and video upscaling features of AVR's.
As I understand that Plasma can do a good job with SD contents ( which is my main requirement btw considering DTH channels and DVD movies ), which of the following will be a optimum setup for my system:
a) STB/DVDP - AVR 1910 - PLASMA
b) STB/DVDP - PLASMA ( for video )
use AVR 1610 for audio only
On a separate track of thought, since I am inclined more towards music listening and occasional movie watching, if i consider MARANTZ 4003 in favour of DENON 1610, no doubt MARANTZ is good at music than DENON, but how will be the price-to-performance ratio of MARANTZ setup compared to a DENON setup ?
Thanks
Raghu
I just started exploring options for setting up an entry-level HT system, as expected, suffering from information overload. Hence I would like to reconfirm some facts with experts here.
My background is
- TV to music/movie ratio : 70:30
- Music to Movie ratio = 70 : 30
- I already have a DVD player ( with no upscale feature ). No plans for blue-ray yet.
- I plan to signup either TataSky+ or BigTV for day to day TV viewing.
- I intend to purchase 42' panasonic plasma either C10 or S10( if the need for fullHD is justified )
Based on my R&D done so far, I gathered that Denon AVR can deliver a good balance of music and movies. The main difference between Denon AVR 1610 and 1910 is video upscaling capabilities. Now my question is wrt to plasma tv and video upscaling features of AVR's.
As I understand that Plasma can do a good job with SD contents ( which is my main requirement btw considering DTH channels and DVD movies ), which of the following will be a optimum setup for my system:
a) STB/DVDP - AVR 1910 - PLASMA
b) STB/DVDP - PLASMA ( for video )
use AVR 1610 for audio only
On a separate track of thought, since I am inclined more towards music listening and occasional movie watching, if i consider MARANTZ 4003 in favour of DENON 1610, no doubt MARANTZ is good at music than DENON, but how will be the price-to-performance ratio of MARANTZ setup compared to a DENON setup ?
Thanks
Raghu