Is a "Pass-through" Reciever a Bad Idea? - Blu-ray Forum

mikevieira · 03-28-2013, 01:24 AM

Hey all, I recently bought a new reciever. The Sony 7.1 STR-DH520. Its labeled as a HD Audio Decoder and can handle all the formats of TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. I've had it for about 2 weeks and am happy with it, not withstanding few minor bugs that i'm still working out. Today i casually glanced at the box which is still on my floor and noticed a feature written on the side entitled, "HDMI 3D pass-through. Can anyone educate me on what this means? I dont have a 3D tv so im not sure if im even affected by this. Thanks!

sycro · 03-28-2013, 02:21 AM

It just means it will "pass-through" all of the information that is received to the output. The 3D part is called out because it supports at least the 1.4 HDMI spec (when 3D was added).

03-28-2013, 01:24 AM	#1
mikevieira Active Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:California 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:1063 DVD collection:289 Trading Score:28	Is a "Pass-through" Reciever a Bad Idea? Hey all, I recently bought a new reciever. The Sony 7.1 STR-DH520. Its labeled as a HD Audio Decoder and can handle all the formats of TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. I've had it for about 2 weeks and am happy with it, not withstanding few minor bugs that i'm still working out. Today i casually glanced at the box which is still on my floor and noticed a feature written on the side entitled, "HDMI 3D pass-through. Can anyone educate me on what this means? I dont have a 3D tv so im not sure if im even affected by this. Thanks!

03-28-2013, 02:21 AM	#2
sycro Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Kansas City, MO Home Theater Gallery:15 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:2329 DVD collection:60 iTunes collection:20 Trading Score:63	It just means it will "pass-through" all of the information that is received to the output. The 3D part is called out because it supports at least the 1.4 HDMI spec (when 3D was added).

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