Panasonic DMP-BD 60

[BIslander]

Originally Posted by BACsader

Yes. The levels are definitely different. The receiver dial norms movies when it does the decoding therefore I don't have to turn up my volume as much resulting in less noise and distortion.

Dialnorm instructions are contained in the metadata of the encoded soundtrack and will be executed the same by decoders in both player and receiver.

But, if you are saying the issue ends up being levels, a good calibration should get your player output matching the receiver. I think most claims of superior bitstream output are probably related to levels.