I'm new to HT and trying to learn. In the original post, Matt wrote, "Since it only has HDMI passthrough, I need to get the sound to the receiver somehow other than HDMI." If a component has HDMI outputs (ie: Blu-Ray player) does it send both the audio and video through the HDMI cable...
I'm contemplating buying the Samsung BD-P1600. Reviews I have read elsewhere are mostly favorable. I compared it to the Sony BDPS500, Sharp BDHP 21V and a few others. It has all the features of the Sony yet it is Profile 2.0 where the Sony and Sharp are not. Does anyone here have any...
Scott: Thank you for the reply. In order to have the sound of all my components come through the surround sound speakers rather than the TV, I’ll be hooking everything up to a receiver. If I understand you, it wont be necessary for my receiver to do the upscaling if we make sure the Blu-Ray...
I admit it; I don't know a thing about HT so I would appreciate any help and advice anyone can provide. My wife and I just built our HT room and are trying to figure out which system to buy. We have a new Mitsubishi tv that is 1080p so we want to maximize that. Our current thinking is to buy...