Video1; JVC SVHS deck Video2; GoVideo 8mm/VHS deck DVD/LD; Pioneer DVD TV/DBS; Sony DirectTV Tape/MD; Dual Cassette/LP/Radio Deck (Fisher, nearly antique) CD; Pioneer 12 disc CD Tuner; built in AM/FM Phono; n/a
Video is switched thru a Sima SVS-4 since the 825 does not have Svideo connections.
When hooking in a game machine or sometimes the computer's video, I use front video inputs on either the Go Video or JVC decks.
The Phono inputs seem to be expecting a different level audio signal, and I don't trust them for TV audio. My old Fisher cassette deck also plays LPs so I just leave my Phono input unused.
I often use the Govideo deck to look at 8mm video shot with my video camera. There just aren't any inputs left except Phono. As such I let my TV play it's own tuner's audio. It's not perfect, but I continue to survive.
When I set it all up in the new house, I'll take a harder look. One thought I had was to use the SIMA to route DBS audio to the TV then back th the 825. This falls apart when I realize I'm using the optical audio output of my Sony A4 DSS receiver for audio, and it has to go directly to the 825. Oh well, I'll figure it out someday.
