Player choice with audio concern? - Blu-ray Forum

acritzer · 12-13-2008, 03:21 PM

Well, my other thread is a bit of a jumbled mess at this point so I decided to start a fresh one with my new questions.

So:
-I have an Onkyo HT-R520 (no HDMI), but does have multi-channel analog.
-Interested in either a panny 55, or sharp 21u. Both seem to have multi-channel output for lossless sound.

1) General comparison between the two players?
-Will they both decode the HD audio for me?
-Obvious concerns, pic quality, load times, firmware issues, etc.

2) After reading a LOT of the old school receiver thread, is the tweaking going to be especially difficult to pull off the lossless HD sound? I am already familiar with setting speaker distance, dB level etc...but have no idea about PCM, bitstreaming.

Thank you!

phantompwr · 12-13-2008, 03:28 PM

The Sharp 21U does not have multi channel analog out. The older version, the 20U does though. I would recommend it, if only because you should be able to get it pretty cheap. It doesn't decode DTS-HD though, only DD-HD

12-13-2008, 03:21 PM	#1
acritzer Expert Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Cincinnati, OH Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:32 Trading Score:1	Player choice with audio concern? Well, my other thread is a bit of a jumbled mess at this point so I decided to start a fresh one with my new questions. So: -I have an Onkyo HT-R520 (no HDMI), but does have multi-channel analog. -Interested in either a panny 55, or sharp 21u. Both seem to have multi-channel output for lossless sound. 1) General comparison between the two players? -Will they both decode the HD audio for me? -Obvious concerns, pic quality, load times, firmware issues, etc. 2) After reading a LOT of the old school receiver thread, is the tweaking going to be especially difficult to pull off the lossless HD sound? I am already familiar with setting speaker distance, dB level etc...but have no idea about PCM, bitstreaming. Thank you!

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12-13-2008, 03:28 PM	#2
phantompwr Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Cape Cod, MA Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:63	The Sharp 21U does not have multi channel analog out. The older version, the 20U does though. I would recommend it, if only because you should be able to get it pretty cheap. It doesn't decode DTS-HD though, only DD-HD

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