Just bought a BDP-S550

[bone crusher]

Okay so I have a Denon AVR-1604 receiver that does not decode the HD sounds formats. How do I go about hooking up the S550 to my Denon to get the HD sound? Thanks people.

[mmunro2003]

well your reciever does not have hdmi or analog inputs so you cant.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by bone crusher

Okay so I have a Denon AVR-1604 receiver that does not decode the HD sounds formats. How do I go about hooking up the S550 to my Denon to get the HD sound? Thanks people.

First of all: welcome to BDP-S550 greatness. You're going to love this player.

Since you got the S550, you do have the ability to go (as high as) 7.1 over your analog outputs. You could then choose which channels you want to use and then hook them up to your 5.1 Denon AVR-1604.

EDIT...

Originally Posted by mmunro2003

well your reciever does not have hdmi or analog inputs so you cant.

Oh shoot. I did not realize the receiver doesn't have analog inputs!

[mmunro2003]

Originally Posted by brettallica

First of all: welcome to BDP-S550 greatness. You're going to love this player.

Since you got the S550, you do have the ability to go (as high as) 7.1 over your analog outputs. You could then choose which channels you want to use and then hook them up to your 5.1 Denon AVR-1604.

EDIT...
Oh shoot. I did not realize the receiver doesn't have analog inputs!

Judging the pictures of the rear panel I googled it seemed to not have them, granted the pics were small.

[bone crusher]

Ah shit...oh well. I'll be buying a new receiver in the next several months anyways.

[HigTone]

If you want to stay within the Denon line, I can highly recommend the 2809ci which I just got a month ago for $800 and change from 6ave.com. An excellent replacement to my AVR-1706, which did not do HDMI, and is now owned by a happy eBay'er.
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[bone crusher]

Originally Posted by HigTone

If you want to stay within the Denon line, I can highly recommend the 2809ci which I just got a month ago for $800 and change from 6ave.com. An excellent replacement to my AVR-1706, which did not do HDMI, and is now owned by a happy eBay'er.

I'm probably going to go with a Yamaha this time around. I absolutely hate the Denon remotes. Could also go with a Pioneer.

[BIslander]

Originally Posted by bone crusher

I'm probably going to go with a Yamaha this time around. I absolutely hate the Denon remotes. Could also go with a Pioneer.

The remote would not be high on my list of criteria when deciding about a receiver. It wouldn't be on the list at all, actually. Harmony remotes are much, much better than the ones that come with electronic gear.

[DIY_HD]

It's probably a good thing that you have to upgrade your AVR. While mine does have analog inputs, it does have limitations that newer HDMI AVRs do not. If I hadn't invested so much money in my AVR, I would have upgraded it too. (Analog cables are much cheaper.)

I would recommend an AVR that supports 7.1 channel audio. Even though less than 20% of movies are released in 7.1, they are breathtaking and worth the extra money.