What would you do first? Sub or reciever?

[Dieselboy]

OK so I started doing some research into a new reciever, namely the 1019 Pioneer or the Elite 03. So here's the thing, I read about a guy who bought an Elite 03 and when he set it up he wasn't getting any video to his TV via the hdmi cables...long story short, after calling Pioneer and some trial and error he was informed that because his tv is older and uses a DVI input rather than a hdmi input, the intermediary device (in this case his reciever), between the source, be it a BD player or his HD Sat box, interfered somehow and prevented the video from making it to his tv. This concerns me obviously as I too currently have an older TV that only has a DVI input. As I'm sure you can understand I don't want to spend $600 on a new reciever only to discover that I wouldn't be able to use it until I upgrade my TV down the road. Has anyone else ever heard of this happening before? Is it only with the Pioneer Elite stuff or is with any hdmi reciever?

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by Dieselboy

OK so I started doing some research into a new reciever, namely the 1019 Pioneer or the Elite 03. So here's the thing, I read about a guy who bought an Elite 03 and when he set it up he wasn't getting any video to his TV via the hdmi cables...long story short, after calling Pioneer and some trial and error he was informed that because his tv is older and uses a DVI input rather than a hdmi input, the intermediary device (in this case his reciever), between the source, be it a BD player or his HD Sat box, interfered somehow and prevented the video from making it to his tv. This concerns me obviously as I too currently have an older TV that only has a DVI input. As I'm sure you can understand I don't want to spend $600 on a new reciever only to discover that I wouldn't be able to use it until I upgrade my TV down the road. Has anyone else ever heard of this happening before? Is it only with the Pioneer Elite stuff or is with any hdmi reciever?

I was also going to say go with the receiver first, but now I will say wait and upgrade your TV first. Without HDMI the receiver is not going to do you much good over your current receiver. Definitely get the TV first. I know you have to get the wifey on the same page first since this will be a larger amount of money to spend. I've just upgraded my sub and that was the very last thing I did. My front speakers were first, but initially it would've been my TV if the one I ordered at the time didn't turn out to be out of stock. It still worked out in the end though since I got the TV I really wanted a little later, but definitely upgrade your TV first. Just my opinion.

[syncguy]

I would go for a sub, if current AVR is reasonably good. This really depend on your satisfaction on current sub and the AVR.

If you delay AVR purchase for 6 to 12 months, you may be able to get a HDMI1.4 AVR which would support 3D TV.