Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Brian McHale
What is your viewing distance? As long as you don't sit too far away, you will definitely be able to tell the difference between Blu-ray and upconverted DVD on a 1080i or 720p TV. Plus, the audio is better. For that matter, even if you sat so far away that you couldn't "see" the extra resolution, Blu-ray discs have much fewer artifacts.
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Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
Brian
Just another amateur learning to paint w/ "the light of the world".
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
Welcome, Brett!
One other point. Do you want your audio to go to your TV set, or do you have a different setup for that? In both cases it won't be very difficult. Cees |
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
If your Onkyo happens to have analog inputs (5.1 or 7.1), you could even choose a BD-player capable of doing all the audio decoding and outputting over analog channels. Replacing the receiver wouldn't be necessary (at least not immediately).
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Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
Brian
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Originally Posted by Brian McHale
Blu-ray Discs have the capability to do lossless audio. However, to take advantage of it, you either need an HDMI-capable receiver or 5.1/7.1 analog inputs. If you have the former, you can either have the player or the receiver do the decoding of the lossless codecs. If you have the latter, the player can decode the lossless codecs and output via analog.
Don't worry if you don't have HDMI or analog inputs, though. The lossy codecs (regular DD or DTS) are better on Blu-ray than DVD (higher bitrates). |
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
Brett,
If you can use analog pre-proc inputs, the sound quality is among the very best there is. There even are one or two advantages having the player do the decoding. (Don't forget that all digitized audio must be converted to analog finally before it can be sent to the power amps. That's exactly what happens if your receiver has analogs in.) Cees |
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
Just another amateur learning to paint w/ "the light of the world".
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
Brett,
Yes you can. And if you can't afford to upgrade the receiver right now, using the coax is one of the choices. But you won't be able to enjoy the full benefits of the new audio codecs that way. Another choice, as said, is using the analogs. I'm sorry to have used the confusing term "pre-proc" in connection with that. (Technically they're situated just before the pre-processor in one view, but it could also be argued that they're behind it. )This way you will be able to fully use the new codecs, because the player will decode the streams and send the result to the analogs. Just buy a BD player having analogs out and you may decide to upgrade your receiver much later. Trust me: it's precisely what I do as well. Cees |
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
Brian
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Originally Posted by Brian McHale
The 5.1 analog inputs will almost certainly use RCA cables. If you have some red/white RCA cables lying about, they should work fine. For 5.1, you'll need to connect 6 RCA outputs on the player to the 6 RCA inputs on the receiver.
I'd recommend taking a look at the new Panasonic BD80, which I'm pretty sure has analog outputs. It's a little more complicated setting up the player to use the analog outputs, but you will get better sound that way (with the player decoding the new codecs). I know that AVS Forum has a thread on the BD60/BD80 (the BD60 is similar, but doesn't have 5.1/7.1 analog outs) . If you're interested in the BD80, that would be an excellent place to find out all about the player and how to set it up. |
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Brett M
My receiver has the 5.1 inputs. Can I use them without a pre-proc? Will the player decode them?
What kind of connectors do the 5.1 outs/ins utilize? RCA style? |
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Originally Posted by Shad R
The biggest drawback to owning a blu-ray player is that everything not blu will look like crap.
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Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it meant to roast in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
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Originally Posted by Brett_M
As far as the ethernet cable goes -- any recommendations?
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