Hd Receiver vs. Satelite Provider HD Receiver

[Jhodi]

EDIT: If you are clicking on this thread for the first time, it evolved into a very informative thread geared towards the absolute greenest of newbies in the HD world.

I wish I could change the title to indicate this. Something like, HDTV for green dummies or something like that.

end of edit.

I will be having my Dish Network HD Receiver installed next week to partner with my new Samsung 37 Inch 1080p LCD.

My question is this:

After I get a BD Player, will I ALSO need to change out my current Marantz 5.1 Receiver to an HD in order to get the HD quality audio?

OR, since my tv is already running thru my Marantz receiver to my speaker system, will that be HD quality?

Thank you so much for the generosity of your replies and for the help.

I am BRAND NEW and VERY GREEN with all of this.

jhodi

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by Jhodi

My question is this:

After I get a BD Player, will I ALSO need to change out my current Marantz 5.1 Receiver to an HD in order to get the HD quality audio?

depends on what Bluray player you get. Assuming your Marantz is an older model, you probably can still use Multichannel Analog, so you would need to buy a BD player that can internally decode.

[crackinhedz]

OR, since my tv is already running thru my Marantz receiver to my speaker system, will that be HD quality?

no.

[chotabk]

Originally Posted by Jhodi

I will be having my Dish Network HD Receiver installed next week to partner with my new Samsung 37 Inch 1080p LCD.

My question is this:

After I get a BD Player, will I ALSO need to change out my current Marantz 5.1 Receiver to an HD in order to get the HD quality audio?

it depends on which 5.1 receiver you have. if you dont have any hdmi slots then YES you do have to change your receiver to get HD audio.

Originally Posted by Jhodi

OR, since my tv is already running thru my Marantz receiver to my speaker system, will that be HD quality?

audio or video? im assuming video. if you are running tv to receiver via component, YES, you are getting hd video but NOT full 1080p.

some notes:
-the receiver you are getting from dish is NOT an audio/visual receiver. it is a cable box.
-if you do not have an hdmi receiver, you are NOT getting HD audio (assuming you do not have analog connections).
-you CAN get 1080p video if you hook up your dish netword box to TV via HDMI and then use an optical cable to your receiver (if it has an optical in).
-a cheap receiver that alot of people have that will be just right for you is the onkyo 605. this a/v (audio/visual) receiver will give you hd audio and video.

[Jhodi]

Thank you all so much for answering my newbie questions. I will have more.

I have an inexpensive Insignia DVD player right now that states 4 HD Hi-Fi Stereo. I have had it for a while now and thought that it would play HD DVD's...but I just put in 3 HD DVD's and it will not recognize the discs.

This player is routed to the TV via my non-HD receiver....could this be the problem? OR, is this just not an HD DVD Player?

Thanks for the help as you can see I really need it!

[chotabk]

Originally Posted by Jhodi

OR, is this just not an HD DVD Player?

correct. the only hd-dvd players are from TOSHIBA and the xbox 360 add-on (unless you count the combo players). your insignia is NOT an hd-dvd player.

be warned. LOTS AND LOTS of dvd players will say things like:
FULL HD!
PLAY DVDS IN HD!
HI DEF PLAYER!

none of those are HD-DVD players. they are all DVD players that upconvert to "simulate" HD quality.

Originally Posted by Jhodi

Thanks for the help as you can see I really need it!

there is no dumb questions. just dumb people.

[Jhodi]

Thank you so much. I will have more questions as time goes by.

I have pre-ordered the Samsung 1500. I have Dish Network service. I will be replacing the Marantz with the 605 as suggested. Just don't tell my husband.

jhodi

P.s. That would be "There are no dumb questions"....

[Jhodi]

How can I determine if my new samsung 37 inch LN550 series TV which is 1080p ACTUALLY displays and accepts a 1080p signal?