Panasonic DMP-BD55 help

[techguy40]

Hi

If I have the Yamaha RX-V 995 non htmi digital receiver.
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/p...1&CTID=5000300

Which blue ray player will work great with that receiver? The Panasonic DMP-BD55 or The Panasonic DMP-BD35?

Will i get all the high definition audio with it or I will be limited.

Or do I need to get a new receiver for the Panasonic DMP-BD55?

[crackinhedz]

the BD55 has Multichannel Analog outputs. This would work well with your Yamaha receiver which has 5.1 analog inputs.

The BD35 only has 2.0 analog.


So, you can go with the BD55, Keep your current receiver and get HD audio...

or, get a BD35 (live with optical audio for time being) and with the money saved you can save up for an HDMI receiver.



Looking at the pricetag on your current receiver...Id say get a BD55 and keep the Yamaha.

[BIslander]

While the BD55 will give you lossless decoding over analog, you may not find much, if any, improvement over optical from the BD35. The lossy versions of DD and DTS are encoded at high bit rates on BD and they sound great. I have my BD55 hooked up both ways and I can't really tell the difference.

[techguy40]

Originally Posted by BIslander

While the BD55 will give you lossless decoding over analog, you may not find much, if any, improvement over optical from the BD35. The lossy versions of DD and DTS are encoded at high bit rates on BD and they sound great. I have my BD55 hooked up both ways and I can't really tell the difference.

Thanks so my non hdmi receiver is good to keep still. No need to get a htmi receiver.

My tv has 4 htmi connection in the back. I connect the hdmi device to the tv correct?

so how will i hook up the BD55 to my receiver for audio?

What the best way?
Thanks

[BIslander]

If you want lossless audio, here are the steps:

> Connect six to eight RCA type cables, one for each channel, from the analog outputs on the player to the matching inputs on your receiver.
> Do speaker configurations in the player (setting the number speakers in your system, whether they are large or small, and delays for speakers at different distances).
> Add 10db boost to the subwoofer in the receiver. (15db if you set any speakers to small)
> Calibrate to get the channel levels matched.

Or, if lossy is OK, plug in an optical cable and handle audio like you do with a DVD player.

[acritzer]

Originally Posted by BIslander

If you want lossless audio, here are the steps:

> Connect six to eight RCA type cables, one for each channel, from the analog outputs on the player to the matching inputs on your receiver.
> Do speaker configurations in the player (setting the number speakers in your system, whether they are large or small, and delays for speakers at different distances).
> Add 10db boost to the subwoofer in the receiver. (15db if you set any speakers to small)
> Calibrate to get the channel levels matched.

Or, if lossy is OK, plug in an optical cable and handle audio like you do with a DVD player.

Can I hijack just a bit and ask why you add to the subwoofer for the multichannel setup? My levels are all tweaked around for my DD, DVD play. Specifically I boost the center speaker quite a bit, and the surrounds some too.
Semi-related. Do you turn your subwoofer up all the way (if it has it's own volume control?)

[BIslander]

Originally Posted by acritzer

Can I hijack just a bit and ask why you add to the subwoofer for the multichannel setup? My levels are all tweaked around for my DD, DVD play. Specifically I boost the center speaker quite a bit, and the surrounds some too.

LFE is designed to playback 10db higher than the other channels. But, it is recorded at the same level as the other channels to prevent clipping during transmission. It needs to be boosted in the receiver (or at the sub itself). This is true of both digital and analog, btw, but with digital the software handles the boost. With analog, the user has to apply it.

Meanwhile, none of your receiver's digital settings get used with analog. That's why you need to do all of the speaker setups in the player. You should be able to set channel volume levels in your receiver. But, that's about all.

Semi-related. Do you turn your subwoofer up all the way (if it has it's own volume control?)

If your receiver has an analog subwoofer boost, then you never need to touch the sub. If it doesn't, then the best option is to turn up the sub to get proper bass response for analog. That will produce too much bass on digital and you'll need to recalibrate your digital setup to compensate for the higher volume on the sub.

[acritzer]

Originally Posted by BIslander

LFE is designed to playback 10db higher than the other channels. But, it is recorded at the same level as the other channels to prevent clipping during transmission. It needs to be boosted in the receiver (or at the sub itself). This is true of both digital and analog, btw, but with digital the software handles the boost. With analog, the user has to apply it.

Meanwhile, none of your receiver's digital settings get used with analog. That's why you need to do all of the speaker setups in the player. You should be able to set channel volume levels in your receiver. But, that's about all.

If your receiver has an analog subwoofer boost, then you never need to touch the sub. If it doesn't, then the best option is to turn up the sub to get proper bass response for analog. That will produce too much bass on digital and you'll need to recalibrate your digital setup to compensate for the higher volume on the sub.

Yes, I can adjust all the speaker levels through analog and plan to since I've found the need for digital. I'll also work on the player's settings too for speaker size and/or distance.
My question though is, how high do I turn up the knob on the sub itself (on the box)?
I think right now I have it up about 2/3 of the way.

Oh man, I'm already getting excited. Set up is going to be a pain because of our entertainment center (I'll have to pull one whole side out just to get to the TV inputs).

[philmoss]

Originally Posted by acritzer

Yes, I can adjust all the speaker levels through analog and plan to since I've found the need for digital. I'll also work on the player's settings too for speaker size and/or distance.
My question though is, how high do I turn up the knob on the sub itself (on the box)?
I think right now I have it up about 2/3 of the way.

Oh man, I'm already getting excited. Set up is going to be a pain because of our entertainment center (I'll have to pull one whole side out just to get to the TV inputs).

Sorry just joined and need help if anyone knows what I am doing wrong. I previously had a denon 1920 conected through my Sony receiver DA1200ES and via a good quality HDMI cable about 11m to a Benq projector. Also connected a free view hd box all worked fine. I have now purchaced a Panasonic DMP-BD55 blue ray player. Although the freeview still works the projected display flashes between blue and black stating searching for HDMI. Panasonic cutomer services told me I needed a repeater so I got one today AVREPEAT-30. No mater how i connect it it has made no difference. Between player and receiver, receiver and main HDMI feed to projector and also at the projector. If I cut out the long lead and move the projector to the player it will work but the romm layout realyrequires the two devices to be separated. Can anyone help. I am not great at this stuff, and am getting mixed advice from retailers re the sugested solution of using a repeater.

Phil