Please help, so confused (1 Viewer)

[chris bruce]

I have an onkyo txsr804 and I like the price of the sony s350. Let me see if I can explain this right. I think I need a blu player that has all the decoders in it to send it pcm to my receiver. And if it doesen't I thought I read some where, that I can update this machine to do so. But will this receiver accept them and play all the newer sounds they have today. Thanks

 

[Ed Moxley]

Not over HDMI. Your HDMI is version 1.1, which is really just for video switching. I don't think version 1.1 handles audio at all. Don't you still have to run a digital coax or optical cable for your audio from dvds?

You can get the Sony BDP-S550. It decodes internally, and has 7.1 multi-channel analog outputs, and your receiver has 7.1 multi-channel analog inputs. You can get the HD audio that way. You might be able to get a deal on the S550 tomorrow (Black Friday).