ahhh.... yes. that would be the main problem. your avr is meant for the US market hence the 120V. i actually use the omni 1500W too. bought them for the price and the functional quality. features include multiple outputs, I/O voltmeters and selectable turn-on delay. you may want to place the avr in a location with proper ventilation. as it is, since you'll be using it for the 120V output, surely it will get a bit hot/warm. as a tweak, you may want to change the default cord that came with it. it's a little too thin for the watts supplied.
changing the cord would void warranty right..?
anyways, my current AVR and incoming AVR( both omni 1,500 watt) will be directly below the aircon.
currently, cooling-wise i'm more concerned about getting cool air to the receiver since my left speaker is blocking the aircon's path to the receiver.
On the topic on the receiver itself, any request for what to be tested or information on it?
its currently setup on 2 speaker mode, but i should get it to 5.0 mode by the weekend.
Hmmm.. no popping issues that i've noticed, but the delay of audio when switching sources and especially when switching between receiver menu and source is very noticeable.
when switching between the different I/O modes, audio inputs are not reassignable but video is reassignable.
I've only tested upconverting to HDMI with the component output of my wii(i presume it hasnt been upscaled yet). There were some graphical differences, but this is largely more attributed to the fact that the wii is now using my TV's dynamic mode on HDMI(video is processed by the TV) instead of the regular gaming mode I assigned for the component(only limited processing on tv).
I will probably have to find a setting that is consistently good or better yet, more accurate to assign to my HDMI port.
Note: THX recommends that you DON'T upconvert your analog signals into HDMI and it must be same out to same in. Meaning if your input on receiver is S-Video your output should be S-video to your TV or if input is component, output should be component.
Personally, i'd rather have less cable clutter and less possible interference than following THX rules on this and of course the expected upconverting artifacts.
I've noticed that the xvYCC color space(this is different from deep color, but usually comes with my it) setting for HDMI on the receiver does alter image/color quality, whether its accurate and better might be debate-able, but i personally prefer the resulting image... It looks much more vibrant.
I know my Samsung 32r81 supports this color space, but I have doubts my oppo 981hd supports this standard since its only HDMI 1.1a(xvYCC is part of HDMI 1.3)... so I'm still debating to myself if i should keep the setting for my DVD player from an "accuracy" perspective..
did some DTS demo DVD 8, 9, 10 tests, but since its still in stereo mode.. there arent much test i can do with the audio processing, since most require at least the surround speakers connected (4.0).
