Recently one of our community members, Vindos, asked us about what best connectivity options to go for his DVD player and LCD television for a complete HD experience. This is what he asked us.

"I have bought a Sony-KLV-40W300A television. I want to know how I can connect this television with Samsung-DVD-1080P7 or any other Samsung DVD player with a DVI-D cable for that matter. I am interested only in transfering images; as far as audio is concerned, I want to connect the DVD player with my old AV receiver Yamaha RX-V440 primarily because my speakers are connected to it. I do not want to discard my AV receiver and my AV receiver does not have HDMI output. I want to know - which is a better solution among the two - 1. I connect the video cable directly to the television from my DVD player and thereby route the audio cables from the DVD player to the AV Receiver or 2. I connect the audio and video cables to the AV receiver first from the DVD player and then route the cables to the television from the AV Receiver. Also tell me what brands offer good cables and what specification these wires should have?"

Vindos, clearly, has done a lot of research before he went ahead with buying the Sony KLV-40W300A television, which is Sony’s entry-level Full HD LCD TV. This feature-rich LCD TV has 10-bit processing with a 10-bit panel, which means it has the capability to deliver 64 times the level of colour expression than what is offered by 8-bit panels. The result is a smoother transition between colours and more natural, accurate reproduction of subtle colour changes. Its other picture features include tried and tested BRAVIA Engine EX, Live Colour Creation (WCG-CCFL), x.v. colour and 24P True Cinema promising superb cinema experience. In the audio department, it features 22W RMS audio output aided by S-Force Front Surround offer surround experience from the front on board two speakers. It is endowed with variety of connectivity options like traditional S-video, VGA, Composite video, Component video and to top it, all of three HDMI Inputs. This HD connections gives him freedom to connect compatible DVD player, gaming consoles, HD cameras and so on at the same time giving HD experience.

Vindos is hoping to turn his house into a HD theatre and wishes to buy the Samsung DVD-1080P7 player, an apt companion to his Full HD TV; this DVD player with HDMI Out upscales the resolution of conventional DVDs to 720p/1080p offering picture-perfect digital viewing experience. Since Vindos also owns a home theatre constituting the Yamaha RX-V440 as receiver, he is in a dilemma whether to route the DVD player through the AV Receiver for audio and video or connect his potential Samsung DVD-1080P7 directly to his Sony KLV-40W300A television as both are HDMI compatible. The solution should offer him better picture performance and absolute bang for his bucks.