High end processors with HDMI 1.3a

Tdbdds: before you jump on the Integra/onkyo you should read about the problems on avsforum... there are audio drop outs and delays from the HDMI offconvert... service/support have required sending the unit back to be upgraded... I was all set to hunt down and Integra and decided not to after doing the research.

What do you mean by "high end processor"? High end video or audio? The pricier Denon receivers have 1.3a as well as the Realta chip. I doubt anyone (except Faroudja) would argue there's a better video processor. If you're looking for the best video, go with a processor or receiver that has the Realta chip and 1.3a. Otherwise you've got 1.3a, but lower quality video processing to start with.

I'm not connected with any manufacturers, just a Denon receiver owner.

Unless your DVD or Blu-ray player already has the Realta chip, then you're already set.

To Cytocycle:

I have read (and continue to read) the I/O threads on AVS and know about what is there. Let me say that many of us have not experienced any audio drop-outs and the statistics of occurance of this problem is indeterminate. There is a lock-on delay with HDMI but this has been addressed in the DSP and firmware updates which, btw, one can do at home as many (including me) have done.

Nothing is perfect, so the continuing availability of firmware updates is, to me, encouraging rather than discouraging.

Kal

Kal,

Thanks for the update, but the earlier ones required hardware updates for the HDMI chips, and people had a hard time getting Integra to admit it, much less fix it. Sounds like they have finished with the Beta phase on the public and it's ready for showtime if you say so.