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Jeff Gatie · 03-06-2008, 08:36 AM

Unfortunately (as Jack said) the BD30K is one of the least capable units for your situation. The BD30K was tailor made for the new HDMI 1.3 capable receivers that include decoding of HD audio formats, but since the player does not decode any of these formats itself, you cannot access them via the analog outs. You are limited to the legacy formats (DD/DTS) either directly or from the 'core' elements of the HD audio, or you have to choose the LPCM track (if it exists). Luckily, many Blu-ray disks do include uncompressed PCM tracks. But for those that only include compressed TrueHD, DD+ or DTS-HD/MA, you are limited to standard DD or DTS only.

My advice, decide soon whether you want to upgrade your receiver, and if not, return the BD30K if you can. There are other players that will give you better options from your analog outs (such as the Panasonic BD10K, which includes decoders for TrueHD and DD+).

03-06-2008, 08:36 AM	#3 of 5
Jeff Gatie Member Location: Mass Join Date: Aug 2002 Local Time: 12:10 AM Local Date: 08-22-2008 Posts: 5,338	Re: 5.1-Channel/multi-Channel output Unfortunately (as Jack said) the BD30K is one of the least capable units for your situation. The BD30K was tailor made for the new HDMI 1.3 capable receivers that include decoding of HD audio formats, but since the player does not decode any of these formats itself, you cannot access them via the analog outs. You are limited to the legacy formats (DD/DTS) either directly or from the 'core' elements of the HD audio, or you have to choose the LPCM track (if it exists). Luckily, many Blu-ray disks do include uncompressed PCM tracks. But for those that only include compressed TrueHD, DD+ or DTS-HD/MA, you are limited to standard DD or DTS only. My advice, decide soon whether you want to upgrade your receiver, and if not, return the BD30K if you can. There are other players that will give you better options from your analog outs (such as the Panasonic BD10K, which includes decoders for TrueHD and DD+).