Nvidia needs to update HT receivers compability list that are fully compatible with 3DTV Play
Can anyone here recommend me a good HDMI 1.4 3D HT receiver? I had an Onkyo S3300 receiver, but 2 HDMI ports have burnt out. I will never buy an Onkyo receiver again, as I've been reading many complaints about bad HDMI board and ports. I think I'll go for a Denon or Yamaha, but it has to be HDMI 1.4 to enable 3DTV Play support. I don't want to spend more than 400 dollars in a good receiver, and I think at that price range I can get very good receiver, I don't need anything Professional. I was looking at Nvidia's 3DTV Play compability list for receivers, but it's totally outdated, since most Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer and other receiver's brands and models are all from 2010 and 2011, nothing from 2012. But I guess this is not a problem if the receiver has HDMI 1.4 ports, and I guess all 2012 models are 1.4 version. If a new 2012 receiver don't work with 3DTV Play, I guess we just need to use an EDID from an older HDMI 1.4 receiver that is compatible with 3DTV Play software, or I could just send the EDID to Andrew Fear, so he can add the new model to 3DTV Play's compability list. Well, this can take quite some time considering how Nvidia takes so long to adresses all these new changes and add new models to 3DTV Play list with new drivers to come, so maybe an EDID override will be faster and easier to get 3DTV Play working on new 2012 receivers. Come on Nvidia, update 3DTV Play compability list, we're almost in 2013.... Any suggestions will be much appreciated....
Can anyone here recommend me a good HDMI 1.4 3D HT receiver? I had an Onkyo S3300 receiver, but 2 HDMI ports have burnt out. I will never buy an Onkyo receiver again, as I've been reading many complaints about bad HDMI board and ports.

I think I'll go for a Denon or Yamaha, but it has to be HDMI 1.4 to enable 3DTV Play support. I don't want to spend more than 400 dollars in a good receiver, and I think at that price range I can get very good receiver, I don't need anything Professional.

I was looking at Nvidia's 3DTV Play compability list for receivers, but it's totally outdated, since most Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer and other receiver's brands and models are all from 2010 and 2011, nothing from 2012. But I guess this is not a problem if the receiver has HDMI 1.4 ports, and I guess all 2012 models are 1.4 version.

If a new 2012 receiver don't work with 3DTV Play, I guess we just need to use an EDID from an older HDMI 1.4 receiver that is compatible with 3DTV Play software, or I could just send the EDID to Andrew Fear, so he can add the new model to 3DTV Play's compability list. Well, this can take quite some time considering how Nvidia takes so long to adresses all these new changes and add new models to 3DTV Play list with new drivers to come, so maybe an EDID override will be faster and easier to get 3DTV Play working on new 2012 receivers.

Come on Nvidia, update 3DTV Play compability list, we're almost in 2013....

Any suggestions will be much appreciated....

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#1
Posted 11/08/2012 08:59 PM   
Onkyo had a firmware update to address faulty HDMI ports, have you've tried it? Also, just a FYI. Never use HDMI cables shorter that 6 ft, Short HDMI cables will cause HDMI handshake issues due to signal reflection.
Onkyo had a firmware update to address faulty HDMI ports, have you've tried it?

Also, just a FYI. Never use HDMI cables shorter that 6 ft,

Short HDMI cables will cause HDMI handshake issues due to signal reflection.

#2
Posted 11/14/2012 07:11 AM   
I thought the issue was related to longer HDMI cables, not short. I always thought that the longer the cable the worse the band transmition. I live in Brazil and my Onkyo receiver is now dead and I've been lucky to had an extended warranty, so I have already received the money back, as the newer Onkyo devices available here were more expensive than the model I had, so I got the cash back, so I am pleased. I'll be going to Hawaii next week for a vacation and in America HT receivers are 3 to 4 times cheaper than Brazil, so I'll buy my receiver in some electronic store such as Best Buy in Honolulu. I don't care about the warranty not been valid in Brazil considering the much lower price I'll pay in America. I won't risk buying an Onkyo HT receiver again, I know it's a good brand of high quality receives, but I had a bad history and also my best friend who had a much better Onkyo receiver than mine, also had a faulty HDMI port, the main one which connects to the TV. Besides Onkyo, can I rely on Yamaha or Denon, which brand is better? I need this for 3DTV Play, since my PC is to far away from my TV, and the receiver is the hub of all my connections, PC, TV, BD3D and Sky box. I will get for sure an HDMI 1.4 3D receiver, and as it's going to be a new 2012 model, I guess it won't work right away with 3DTV Play, as Nvidia's 3DTV Play compability list for receivers is totally outdated with older 2011/2010 models. I guess I could use my old Onkyo 2010 receiver EDID to enable 3DTV Play in case my new receiver doesn't get any 3DTV Play support. I know Nvidia will add new models to 3DTV Play list, but they always take to damn long to support new products and this could take months... I want to spend 400 bucks tops in a good HDMI 1.4 receiver, I'll be avoiding Onkyo due to the issues I've reported here, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. BTW, most of my cables are 6 ft, I don't have any longer ones, since HDMI cables are hard to find in longer sizes. I think I have one that is 5 ft, but no one shorter than that. They are all HDMI 1.3c high speed cables or HDMI 1.4, good quality ones. The issue I had was related to bad HDMI board in my crappy Onkyo receiver, an entry model, S-3300.
I thought the issue was related to longer HDMI cables, not short. I always thought that the longer the cable the worse the band transmition.

I live in Brazil and my Onkyo receiver is now dead and I've been lucky to had an extended warranty, so I have already received the money back, as the newer Onkyo devices available here were more expensive than the model I had, so I got the cash back, so I am pleased.

I'll be going to Hawaii next week for a vacation and in America HT receivers are 3 to 4 times cheaper than Brazil, so I'll buy my receiver in some electronic store such as Best Buy in Honolulu. I don't care about the warranty not been valid in Brazil considering the much lower price I'll pay in America.
I won't risk buying an Onkyo HT receiver again, I know it's a good brand of high quality receives, but I had a bad history and also my best friend who had a much better Onkyo receiver than mine, also had a faulty HDMI port, the main one which connects to the TV.

Besides Onkyo, can I rely on Yamaha or Denon, which brand is better?
I need this for 3DTV Play, since my PC is to far away from my TV, and the receiver is the hub of all my connections, PC, TV, BD3D and Sky box.
I will get for sure an HDMI 1.4 3D receiver, and as it's going to be a new 2012 model, I guess it won't work right away with 3DTV Play, as Nvidia's 3DTV Play compability list for receivers is totally outdated with older 2011/2010 models.
I guess I could use my old Onkyo 2010 receiver EDID to enable 3DTV Play in case my new receiver doesn't get any 3DTV Play support.
I know Nvidia will add new models to 3DTV Play list, but they always take to damn long to support new products and this could take months...

I want to spend 400 bucks tops in a good HDMI 1.4 receiver, I'll be avoiding Onkyo due to the issues I've reported here, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

BTW, most of my cables are 6 ft, I don't have any longer ones, since HDMI cables are hard to find in longer sizes. I think I have one that is 5 ft, but no one shorter than that.
They are all HDMI 1.3c high speed cables or HDMI 1.4, good quality ones. The issue I had was related to bad HDMI board in my crappy Onkyo receiver, an entry model, S-3300.

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#3
Posted 11/14/2012 05:57 PM   
The people at Lumagen Radiance discovered the issue that short cables can cause handshake issues due to signal reflections. They were mainly discussiung 3ft cables that are commonly used in HTPC setups and now only recommend 6ft cables as the shortest. Maybe a Dr. HDMI would work good for you, it's an EDID emulator that can also be powered to act as a signal booster for longer HDMI cable runs. The nice thing about the Dr. HDMI is that it has 8 EDID banks,5 are preloaded, 1 can store the display EDID which can be read by pushing the middle button and the other 2 are fully user programmable. I myself do not have a HDMI capable receiver yet. I've been eyeing the Onkyo 515 and 616 models because they have the new QDEO video processor and 2 HDMIs out. They had problems at first which have now supposedly been solved with the new firmware updates. I wrongly assumed you had one of their 2012 models that the firmware fix was apllicable to. Monoprice sells 22AWG HDMI cables, which are great for longer cable runs, although a little stiff. They also sell HDMI cables with what they call their "Redmere" technology, seems a bit skechy to me though.
The people at Lumagen Radiance discovered the issue that short cables can cause handshake issues due to signal reflections. They were mainly discussiung 3ft cables that are commonly used in HTPC setups and now only recommend 6ft cables as the shortest.

Maybe a Dr. HDMI would work good for you, it's an EDID emulator that can also be powered to act as a signal booster for longer HDMI cable runs.

The nice thing about the Dr. HDMI is that it has 8 EDID banks,5 are preloaded, 1 can store the display EDID which can be read by pushing the middle button and the other 2 are fully user programmable.

I myself do not have a HDMI capable receiver yet. I've been eyeing the Onkyo 515 and 616 models because they have the new QDEO video processor and 2 HDMIs out. They had problems at first which have now supposedly been solved with the new firmware updates. I wrongly assumed you had one of their 2012 models that the firmware fix was apllicable to.

Monoprice sells 22AWG HDMI cables, which are great for longer cable runs, although a little stiff.

They also sell HDMI cables with what they call their "Redmere" technology, seems a bit skechy to me though.

#4
Posted 11/14/2012 11:07 PM   
I know Onkyo makes good HT receivers, but based on my bad history with this brand I want to get a new Denon or Yamaha receiver. I read that Denon is better than Onkyo in sound quality and last longer.
I know Onkyo makes good HT receivers, but based on my bad history with this brand I want to get a new Denon or Yamaha receiver. I read that Denon is better than Onkyo in sound quality and last longer.

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#5
Posted 11/16/2012 07:26 PM   
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