Do I Have This All Set Up Right: Panasonic '10A to Onkyo '605...?

[HiDef-Crazy]

I have the 605 and the 705 and they are both set to yes on the monitor out and I do believe that is for the on screen menu. I have the BD30K I don't know the difference between mine and yours but it looks like you have it set properly. You are not loosing any resolution running your HDMI through your receiver it is sending the whole signal.

[ClinicaTerra LTD]

Originally Posted by HiDef-Crazy

I have the 605 and the 705 and they are both set to yes on the monitor out and I do believe that is for the on screen menu. I have the BD30K I don't know the difference between mine and yours but it looks like you have it set properly. You are not loosing any resolution running your HDMI through your receiver it is sending the whole signal.

Thanks, Crazy!

But is the MONITOR YES also for telling the receiver to send video over HDMI to a display?

So, I shouldn't be losing any resolution by going HDMI IN from my player's HDMI out and then HDMI out to my display, running it through the 605? It SHOULD be passing the HDMI video straight through, correct?

[HiDef-Crazy]

Originally Posted by ClinicaTerra LTD

Thanks, Crazy!

But is the MONITOR YES also for telling the receiver to send video over HDMI to a display?

So, I shouldn't be losing any resolution by going HDMI IN from my player's HDMI out and then HDMI out to my display, running it through the 605? It SHOULD be passing the HDMI video straight through, correct?

Correct it passes the 1080p signal straight through and the monitor yes is telling the receiver to send the video over HDMI to your display. You are not loosing any resolution what so ever. You should be set.

[ClinicaTerra LTD]

Originally Posted by HiDef-Crazy

Correct it passes the 1080p signal straight through and the monitor yes is telling the receiver to send the video over HDMI to your display. You are not loosing any resolution what so ever. You should be set.

Okay; thank you for your reassurance -- the only reason why I ask is because I recently read an article in Home Theater Magazine which compared different higher end models of receivers from Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha and Sony, and the editors came to the conclusion that not all HDMI repeater chipsets are created equal -- some of them don't actually pass video unmolested over the HDMI interface and there is some "clipping" done that wouldn't necessarily happen if you connected a player direct to a display...follow?

Essentially, is it "okay" to send video through a receiver -- especially through one at the 605's price point? I have heard this receiver is awful when it comes to "transcoding" resolutions over HDMI -- like component video up to HDMI and that it actually DOWNCONVERTS resolutions to a maximum of 720p when doing it this way...is this actually true, and what about this "hidden, secret menu" I keep hearing about on these receivers -- would these affect HDMI to HDMI output on the 605?

[HiDef-Crazy]

Originally Posted by ClinicaTerra LTD

Okay; thank you for your reassurance -- the only reason why I ask is because I recently read an article in Home Theater Magazine which compared different higher end models of receivers from Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha and Sony, and the editors came to the conclusion that not all HDMI repeater chipsets are created equal -- some of them don't actually pass video unmolested over the HDMI interface and there is some "clipping" done that wouldn't necessarily happen if you connected a player direct to a display...follow?

Essentially, is it "okay" to send video through a receiver -- especially through one at the 605's price point? I have heard this receiver is awful when it comes to "transcoding" resolutions over HDMI -- like component video up to HDMI and that it actually DOWNCONVERTS resolutions to a maximum of 720p when doing it this way...is this actually true, and what about this "hidden, secret menu" I keep hearing about on these receivers -- would these affect HDMI to HDMI output on the 605?

I follow your question your higher end receivers do have better repeater chips I hooked up mine strait from the BD player to the TV and through my receiver and I did not notice any difference in picture quality.

I don't transcode over HDMI it is true on that part is does downconvert to 720p using component but running a 1080p HDMI to HDMI will be 1080p. I don't believe the hidden menu has any affect on the HDMI to HDMI output. If you go to the AVS forum they have a 605 thread that will give you allot of answers you are looking for.

[HiDef-Crazy]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=854964

Here is the link

[ClinicaTerra LTD]

I follow your question your higher end receivers do have better repeater chips

...well then, would the HDMI 1080p transfer actually look BETTER on higher end receivers than through my 605?

I hooked up mine strait from the BD player to the TV and through my receiver and I did not notice any difference in picture quality.

...so you're saying that your hookup seemed to pass the video straight through the receiver the same as if you went from player to display?

I don't transcode over HDMI it is true on that part is does downconvert to 720p using component but running a 1080p HDMI to HDMI will be 1080p. I don't believe the hidden menu has any affect on the HDMI to HDMI output.

...so I was correct that the 605 in particular doesn't do analog-to-1080p upconversion? It simply "transcodes" older analog sources to output over HDMI -- and in this it actually downrezes to 720p?

[HiDef-Crazy]

well then, would the HDMI 1080p transfer actually look BETTER on higher end receivers than through my 605

That is a good question but in my opinion not enough to notice a difference. But I have never owned a Higher end receiver.

...so you're saying that your hookup seemed to pass the video straight through the receiver the same as if you went from player to display?

That is correct

so I was correct that the 605 in particular doesn't do analog-to-1080p upconversion? It simply "transcodes" older analog sources to output over HDMI -- and in this it actually downrezes to 720p?

That is correct also