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Originally Posted by Theo Cupier
Of the various features I had in HD DVD, land I was particularly fond of the analog outputs, meaning that I could let the player decode the HD soundtracks and send it to the amp, bypassing any processing.
I have an elderly surround processor that has neither HDMI nor the ability to process anything more recent than DD5.1 / basic DTS / ProLogic I, so would rather not live in a downmix world.
Does this functionality exist in Bluray-world? If so, on what players (or is it all so different over here in Win-land, that this is all irrelevant)
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The best players for this audio decoding capability are the Panasonic BD30 and the Sharp. They can only decode Dolby TrueHD (as well as core DD and DTS) but can pass through DTS HDMA. Both are Profile 1.1 players as well.
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The other key winning feature for me was component output, as opposed to HDMI, since my panny plasma currently does not have an HDMI blade (although I can buy one if necessary). Again, how does this requirement sit in Bluray world?
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Component output is available on all BD players.
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