Posts by Erik Pontius

Quote: Originally Posted by Carlo Medina Wow, how'd you beat the rest of us?!?! DVD wasn't released in the U.S. until March 1997 (test markets in 7 cities) and country-wide in late 1997. '97 was probably...

Quote: Originally Posted by ScottR So, you can't advance frame by frame with this machine? Huh? Nope.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boss Hogg Chris... Paul Hillenbrand posted the owners manual link on post # 120...go to page 66 and check out the audio output chart and you will see under multi-channel output that Dolby TrueHD,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard Is it absolutely definitely certain this player decodes DTS-HD MA and outputs over the analog 7.1 connections? I have seen too many claims both ways, with a big majority claiming...

Quote: Originally Posted by Boss Hogg Thanks for your reply Erik. I did get it working through the 7.1 inputs and the sound is awesome. I wish my Toshiba HD-DVD player sounded as good. Yes, I was one of those that thought...

Quote: Originally Posted by Boss Hogg I have a Denon AVR 987 and hooked up the Sony BD S55 player to the 7.1 channel analog inputs. I set the sony as described above, but I get no sound from the Denon. I can't seem to set...

Quote: Originally Posted by tls36 Should I use an RCA audio connector or a coax digital cable from the back of the 7.1 output on the S550 to the 5.1 input on the Yamaha??? Confusing. Depends on the capabilities...

My first DVD player was around '96 or so, was the DVP-S7000. Probably spent close to $1k on it. Couldn't do DTS, couldn't play burned DVD's very reliably... My first BD player was somewhere mid 2007. The BDP-S300. Don't remember the...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkWC Sorry, but I am very confused with all of this; very amazed by your insight but confused nonetheless. I have a non-hdmi Anthem AVM30 - am I able to hear the new audio formats via the 7.1...

Quote: Originally Posted by Scott Merryfield The player should decode the lossless audio format internally and then transmit analog audio out its 7.1 analog outputs to your receiver's 7.1 analog inputs. So, technically, the...