why hook your dvd-video to your receiver?

Elevick,

I don't have any sources passing through my receiver (or any of my last 5 HT receivers) and I can see OSD just fine. I simply use a cheap composite or s-video cable from my receiver's video out to the TV. Why send sources through the receiver and chance the possible decrement of video quality. Especially if you have component video sources. Component cables are expensive! Why use 2 when one will do the job?

Enjoy,

TIC

Thanks Fishcall for starting this thread,because I have been wanting to know the answer to this question and have not got around to asking it!

2 primary reasons:
1) It's for wife and two infants.
2) My old Panasonic Plasma has only 1 component video input.

Rather than to switch through inputs on TV AND A/V selection on the receiver, I have my AVR perform the up-video conversion. Therefore, my wife and kids have to hit only one button to turn on every thing. However, they sometimes turn the remote 180 degree b/c they turn to talk. Thus, not all components get turn on. This is when they know what to do to fix the problem. I try to keep things simple for them as much as possible. Sure, you lose some signals, but to my wife and kids, they couldn't tell the marginal difference. High-end interconnect cables with power conditioner help.

My Sony only has 1 set of inputs. Therefor, I need the receiver to combine all of my OSD's into 1 output. I have the preamps osd, dvd osd and the satellite. I have to put the dvd through the pre to see the osd. Yeh, I know I'm due for a new TV but this $900 32" sony won't die....