Cees Alons
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Nick,
It could very well be that a firmware update will enable the output of the decoded signal over the HDMI interface in the near future. There are several rumours about that, and, what's more: it might be the only way to get DTS-HD MA decoded through those machines.
If this happens, I guess it will not take very long before we see the new firmware upgrades, now receivers with the proper decoders are hitting the market.
Better see your purchase as an investment in the future. Most people on this forum who are looking into a replacement of their receivers, specifically look at the newest ones with the new audio decoders. They all want to be able to decode TrueHD and DTS-HD MA inside their receivers.
That said: there are also disadvantages to this choice. Mainly, because in the future it may be necessary to mix audio channels from different sources on the HD (e.g. PIP) and this can only be done inside the player.
It's a complicated matter and no-one really knows what will be the choice for the future, in newer machines. Some say that decoding should always take place inside the player (video as well as audio). The last word certainly has not been spoken in this matter.
Cees
It could very well be that a firmware update will enable the output of the decoded signal over the HDMI interface in the near future. There are several rumours about that, and, what's more: it might be the only way to get DTS-HD MA decoded through those machines.
If this happens, I guess it will not take very long before we see the new firmware upgrades, now receivers with the proper decoders are hitting the market.
Better see your purchase as an investment in the future. Most people on this forum who are looking into a replacement of their receivers, specifically look at the newest ones with the new audio decoders. They all want to be able to decode TrueHD and DTS-HD MA inside their receivers.
That said: there are also disadvantages to this choice. Mainly, because in the future it may be necessary to mix audio channels from different sources on the HD (e.g. PIP) and this can only be done inside the player.
It's a complicated matter and no-one really knows what will be the choice for the future, in newer machines. Some say that decoding should always take place inside the player (video as well as audio). The last word certainly has not been spoken in this matter.
Cees