Originally Posted by Aginglawyer
Vince, of course an 861v4 has an IA 42 card. My 800 v4 is connected by MHR into the IA 42. What I'm getting at is how an 861 could support an 800 via MHR as well as both a Bluray and HD DVD modded inputs as well without using an external box.

Tim

Well you either stick with just two 3x SPDIF equipped players or you could put a Component Video switch box in front of one of the IE42 card's 3x SPDIF configured inputs. I'm not sure how seriously the additional connections would affect jitter though. There will be some degradation for sure. Hmmm... I wonder why the the optional VS50 3 input Component Video switching card for the 861 couldn't be used in this fashion if you set up some phantom sources? I don't see why not. A question for Marc Koval at the Mothership perhaps.

Another thing to keep in mind, if you run two 3x SPDIF equipped sources into your 861, You've used up all the standard available SPDIF inputs. For just this reason, I just ordered an ID20 card (2x SPDIF and 2x Toslink) to accomodate my SPDIF connected CD/LD Transport along with my Toslink connected Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles.

Happy Trails!
Vince@Freewheelcycle.com

Last edited by VinceHoffman; 2008-02-01 20:19.
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