note that this amplifier is quite tall...
I only found out after I bought it, that it didn't fit in my existing furniture....
so, I found one of these :
http://www.spectral.eu/?top=moebel&sub=PANEL90&lang=de
maybe not everybody's taste, but I like it...
took a while to find a decent center speaker that fit...
I got girder to automatically 'synchronize' the tv (using an irtrans device) & amplifier
1) the amplifier is automatically muted, if a telephone call comes in.
(And the real amplifier mute state, is now sent to Netremote. So if I use the denon remote control to mute/unmute then this is correctly shown on the netremote device as well)
2) the amplifier is automatically powered off, if the room is unoccupied
3) if the amplifier is powered on or off, then the tv is automatically powered on or off as well.
4) if I switch the amplifier to 'tv' input -> the tv is automatically switched to '19:6'
5) if I switch the amplifier to 'pc' input -> the tv is automatically switched to 'justscan' (or 1:1)
(otherwise, the samsung has overscan and you don't see the full 1900x1080 pc image)
it doesn't matter if you perform these operations via the front panel button on the amplifier, netremote/http/telnet via ethernet or the denon infrared remote)
this makes everything so much more user friendly....
and reduces the number of buttons required on your control device (netremote/pronto etc.)
this would be impossible to do reliably with only infrared to control everything...
You often see that all infrared remote buttons are simply replicated on a control device. I think : the fewer buttons, the better...
(note, that I reconfigured the samsung tv to 'hotel mode', where you can force it to activate HDMI input at power up.)
Marcel
