Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - Best Blu Ray DVD for HDMI-less reciever??

Stephen Tu · 03-18-2008, 12:05 PM

If you are interested in using the newer audio codecs (TrueHD, DTS-HD/MA, DD+, etc.), the BD30 & PS3 are like the worst choices for a non-HDMI receiver!

BD30 - only bitstreams the new codecs, won't decode, need decoder in receiver (so need one of the newest HDMI receivers with those codecs built-in)

PS3 - decodes them (not DTS-HD/MA yet), but only output is HDMI. (optical only gives legacy DD/DTS)

Unless you are fine with just old DD/DTS, you'd want a player that has decoding for all formats + 5.1 multi-ch analog output. Wait for the Panasonic BD50 or the Sony BDP-S550 IMO.

03-18-2008, 12:05 PM	#3 of 6
Stephen Tu Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Local Time: 03:28 PM Local Date: 10-15-2008 Posts: 1,049	Re: Best Blu Ray DVD for HDMI-less reciever?? If you are interested in using the newer audio codecs (TrueHD, DTS-HD/MA, DD+, etc.), the BD30 & PS3 are like the worst choices for a non-HDMI receiver! BD30 - only bitstreams the new codecs, won't decode, need decoder in receiver (so need one of the newest HDMI receivers with those codecs built-in) PS3 - decodes them (not DTS-HD/MA yet), but only output is HDMI. (optical only gives legacy DD/DTS) Unless you are fine with just old DD/DTS, you'd want a player that has decoding for all formats + 5.1 multi-ch analog output. Wait for the Panasonic BD50 or the Sony BDP-S550 IMO.