My old A/V receiver is dying and I’m looking to buy a new one. I want to get one that will “upconvert” the video so that everything will come out in “component” mode (YPbPr), regardless of the input. This will save a lot of cables and connections, so I don’t have to use the S-video and composite outputs for my VCR and lo-res connections.
However, I have both a TV and an LCD Projector, and most (all) of the receivers I’ve been looking at have only one set of component outputs.
I know I could get an A/B switch, but that’s a lot of extra hassle. I’m wondering if it would be possible/desireable to use some “Y” adapters on the 3 component cables and run one set to the TV and the other set to the projector.
I know this kind of thing is done all the time with audio signals, but I’m not sure if the signal loss would be too great with component video.
Has anyone done this, or have enough technical savvy to know if I can do this without degrading my video signal?
Thanks.