What home theater to buy

[yellowblanket]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

nop hdmi inputs. Meaning no lossless audio from the ps3.


youre best bet is getting either:

Onkyo TX-SR605 ($400)

Sony STR-DG910 ($330)

why would he buy a SR605 receiver only for $400 when he could just get the SR800 + 7 speakers + 10"subwoofer for only $50 more. Almost all consumer rating i have read favor the SR800 more. 50 bucks isn't much to dish out and he would benefit alot from it.
PS: the HDMI connection on the SR800 is for video signal only, you'd need optical cable for the audio. That was the only flaw i see from that receiver, the performance is over the top, well worth it.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by yellowblanket

why would he buy a SR605 receiver...when he could just get the SR800

Originally Posted by yellowblanket

PS: the HDMI connection on the SR800 is for video signal only, you'd need optical cable for the audio.

'ding ding ding'

you answered your own question.

[crackinhedz]

yellowblanket,

ever heard of lossless audio?


guess which of those two receivers cannot achieve Lossless audio from the PS3?

[yellowblanket]

i guessed i haven't heard of it lol me = newb
I'm just saying, it seemed like a very reasonable idea to get the SR800 if he is on a budget plan and not a audio freak, because it would cost alot more for speakers and subwoofer. Is there alot of different from optical to HDMI? i haven't experience HDMI connection, optical does the job for me quite nicely.

[redlikefire02]

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[HomeTheaterInstaller]

The Onkyo 605 is the definite way to go it has 1.3 version of HDMI which plays the video and up to 7.1 channels of audio and has the newer sound formats like Dolby True HD and DTS-HD and some others that led me to buy it for my bedroom receiver so it will be ready to decode these formats when they actually play on Blu-Ray and HD DVD. I have the 805 in the main theater and it is an awesome receiver THX 130 watts HDMI Upconversion. The box actually says two people carry as it weighs over 60 pounds. The 605 has a lot of the same features as the 805 just not THX and not as strong on the transformers and DACs. Go with the 605 it also has the audyssey 2 eq that uses a mic (included) to listen to your room and adjust speaker properties to get the best sound for your environment. You will Love this receiver.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by yellowblanket

i guessed i haven't heard of it lol me = newb
I'm just saying, it seemed like a very reasonable idea to get the SR800 if he is on a budget plan and not a audio freak, because it would cost alot more for speakers and subwoofer. Is there alot of different from optical to HDMI? i haven't experience HDMI connection, optical does the job for me quite nicely.

Its all good yellow...to answer your question, yes there is difference between optical and hdmi connection. Lossless audio is bit for bit identical to the studio master, meaning you will hear the exact soundtrack that was intended for listeners withought the lossy compression techniques used in yesterdays dolby digital and dts. Today its Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MA and Uncompressed PCM. Optical does not provide HDCP and is why these newer formats cannot work with optical...you need an HDMI or Multichannel Analog connection to hear them.

Dolby TrueHD

DTS-HD MASTER


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