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Now what if I also have a Hidef cable box. Does the dvd player have priority over the cablebox as far as having the best possible picture?
So much to learn, so little time.
Thanks

Hmmm come to think of it my HD satellite receiver also has DVI. Since I knew the Oppo has significant differences from its DVI and component connections I had to use the only HDMI port on my tv for it. I havent verified but I assumed my HD sat box would have similar video output via component or DVI. Not the case with the dvd player.

Now I'm gonna have to play around with my sat box to determine if I can notice any differences using the DVI vs component.

Also, I'd want to stress that there is little or NO major difference between using component or DVI/HDMI. Alan has run tests and feels the same way. I've read some articles and the only difference is to enable copy protection. I'm sure there are minor differences since component is analog while DVI/HDMI is digital but many people haven't found them. The Oppo is a unique case since the Foroudja video processing is only utilized with the DVI.

But to answer your question, it comes down to what you prefer, the cable box or dvd player. If your tv only has 1 input then its really up to you on how you want to wire it. I would recommend the cable box to component and IF you get the Oppo definitely use the DVI connection.

Another alternative (which I'm also entertaining) is sell the old Denon and buy the new 3806/4806 to have HDMI switching. That damn upgraditus bug keeps nagging me

I have a Cambridge Audio Azur 540D. It is great for movies, but it excels for audio playback. If you plan on using this as both your cd and dvd player you should take a look at this player.

> http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/assets/documents/azur_540d_spec.pdf#search='cambridge%20audio%20azur%20540d'


Disc Types: DVD-A, DVD-V, MP3,
CD-RW, CD-R, CD,
Kodak Picture CD
Outputs:
Audio: 5.1 Audio, Stereo Downmix
Digital: Coaxial Optical
Video: Composite, Video, S-Video,
RGB on Scart,
Component Video
Audio Systems: LPCM (CD) 16-bit/44.1KHz
Dolby Digital 5.1
24-bit/96kHz
DVD-Audio 2 channel
24-bit/192kHz
DVD-Audio 5.1 (MLP)
24-bit/96kHz
Video Systems: PAL or NTSC interlaced
or non interlaced
(progressive scan)
D/A Converters: 24-bit, 192kHz
Video Amplitude: 1.0Vp-p (75Ù)
S-Video Output Amplitude: Y:1.0p-p (75Ù),
C:0.286Vp-p (75Ù)
Frequency Response: 5Hz-30kHz (+/-3dB)
Signal to Noise Ratio: > 100dB
THD: 0.003% (A weighted) @ 1kHz
0.01% (No weighting) 20Hz 20kHz
Max. Power Consumption: 20 Watts
Dimensions (W x D x H) : 430 x 310 x 100 (mm)
Weight: 4.6 kg/10.1 lbs