Will I get full HDTV with a 3-year old Denon A/V receiver?

Question

My receiver does not have HDMI inputs our outputs, so I know that is missing. But it does have component outputs.
If I use this receiver with a new HDTV, will there be a degradation of the video image? I'd rather not upgrade everything at once!
Thanks for any help.
David

OK - so no one grumbles at me (!) it's a Denon AVR-1705. I just checked the specs and they include "96 kHz processing circuit" and "High-performance relay for video switching with extended bandwidth range up to 100 MHZ" so it looks like I am OK. Thanks for the help.

Answer 1

No reason to connect the HDTV to the receiver for TV video ... just an output via TOSlink (optical) or coax digital for audio. You do need HDMI to get full HD from a disk player (HD DVD, Blu-Ray) or pseudo-HD from an upscaling DVD player.

If your A/V reciever doesn't have HDMI you loose simultaneous switching of the source video and audio (cable box, satellite, DVD, etc) to the TV but this isn't a big deal. You can buy an HDMI switch box for under $100 (with remote).

Answer 2

If 'Han' was here, he would grumble at you for not giving us the model number for that Denon receiver.

Component cables are totally OK for carrying HD video. But video engineers have a rule about all cables, connectors, switches: They must be designed for 3-4 times the max frequency you intend to shove down the path.

Check your Denon manual. You want to see something about 'video frequency' being around 90 Mhz or above. This means it can handle HD video.

If it only has 12 Mhz bandwidth - the circuits were designed for standard-def frequencies.