myth: denon avr 1508 usa and europe versions? - Blu-ray Forum

mugen302005 · 03-01-2008, 08:10 PM

Greetings.

I just had enough at avs forums with this that seemed a pretty silly and simple question. I'm looking at avr-1508 denon receiver and my question was whether it would be able to handle the hd audios of bluray movies through the hdmi connection. What at first seemed a clear a concise NO, became obscured later for some people saying it is possible if the player is the ps3. So then I heard someone say there was a problem with the first units manufactured by denon, so those models are supposed to llack that ability, which was suggested was the case for europe versions in contrast to the american version which was said to be able to handle the audio of bluray uncompressed options with its hdmi port.

Can anyone please clear this out here?

Thanx a lot.

crackinhedz · 03-02-2008, 12:19 AM

looking at the HDMI specs...

It looks like the 1508 is passthrough only.

Looks like you would need the 1908 or higher for Lossless audio and the PS3.

Galley · 03-02-2008, 02:29 AM

From Crutchfield:
1080p-compatible HDMI digital video switching (2 in, 1 out) — pass-through only (a separate cable connection is required for audio)

I was shocked when I first read that. I thought the whole point of HDMI was a single connection, so you gotta be a careful shopper and find one that supports audio.

03-01-2008, 08:10 PM	#1
mugen302005 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:21 Blu-ray reviews:11	myth: denon avr 1508 usa and europe versions? Greetings. I just had enough at avs forums with this that seemed a pretty silly and simple question. I'm looking at avr-1508 denon receiver and my question was whether it would be able to handle the hd audios of bluray movies through the hdmi connection. What at first seemed a clear a concise NO, became obscured later for some people saying it is possible if the player is the ps3. So then I heard someone say there was a problem with the first units manufactured by denon, so those models are supposed to llack that ability, which was suggested was the case for europe versions in contrast to the american version which was said to be able to handle the audio of bluray uncompressed options with its hdmi port. Can anyone please clear this out here? Thanx a lot.

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03-02-2008, 12:19 AM	#2
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	looking at the HDMI specs... It looks like the 1508 is passthrough only. Looks like you would need the 1908 or higher for Lossless audio and the PS3.

03-02-2008, 02:29 AM	#3
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	From Crutchfield: 1080p-compatible HDMI digital video switching (2 in, 1 out) — pass-through only (a separate cable connection is required for audio) I was shocked when I first read that. I thought the whole point of HDMI was a single connection, so you gotta be a careful shopper and find one that supports audio.

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