My wife tells me we should look for a Blu-Ray player during Black Friday and Holiday sales. This small purchase may beget a new receiver which begets new speakers. (We'll see.) So I'm reading about new receivers, just in case, and thinking I've got a handle on Blu-Ray basics. Then I read the following comment from a receiver reviewer:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/683-onkyo-tx-sr607.html?start=4
Ok, that's a technical matter that I don't understand. But it makes me think maybe there are "gotchas" about Blu Ray I should know before buying.
So what should a Blu Ray dummy know before buying, especially if possibly buying clearance stock? Any lesser know, but key, features to be watched for?
Thanks!
(mods: I thought Hi Def h'ware appropiate, but move to Basics is so deemed)
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/683-onkyo-tx-sr607.html?start=4
And I'm completely boggled. If I set up a new receiver with a new Blu Ray player in the obvious way, I can't listen to commentaries or even menu sounds?1) You can have the blu-ray player pass the audio directly to the receiver. This is known as "bit-streaming." The only negative to this is that you will not be able to hear any secondary audio tracks (like director's commentaries) or the built-in menu sounds of a blu-ray disc. However, if all you care about is hearing the movie soundtrack in the native Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master, this is the best way to go (and what I do).
Ok, that's a technical matter that I don't understand. But it makes me think maybe there are "gotchas" about Blu Ray I should know before buying.
So what should a Blu Ray dummy know before buying, especially if possibly buying clearance stock? Any lesser know, but key, features to be watched for?
Thanks!
(mods: I thought Hi Def h'ware appropiate, but move to Basics is so deemed)