RobCurran Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I’m going with the Blu Ray camp even with the escalation of price-cutting battles in the “format wars.” If HD DVD becomes the new HD standard, I’ll get a cheap Toshiba…I’ve narrowed field down to the Panasonic BD10A. It has the built-in decoders for the new DTS HD formats, although movies encoded with these new formats are very few. My thought is to by-pass the digital processor in my somewhat-dated Yamaha DSP-A1 integrated amp by using quality RCA cables. The Yamaha has a 5.1 analog-in for external decoders. As for video, I’ll use a HMDI cable directly from the Panasonic DVD Player to the back of my Hitachi 42” Plasma HDTV. I do have concerns with by-passing the Yamaha’s digital processor. I hope the DVD Player has some bass management, dynamic range settings, and I can adjust frequency roll offs for the speakers - probably not. So, thoughts and opinions – anyone bypassing their digital processor to experience HD A/V? Or is it time for a new A/V Receiver (or separate components:))? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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