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Originally Posted by PFC5
It doesn't have to with HD DVD players since they ALL decode DD+. 
The OP receiver DOES have 2 HDMI inputs so it doesn't matter since EVERY HD DVD player decodes DD+ as well as DtHD.  Before you say an HDMI receiver isn't needed with the HD audio with BD players, remember that many of the new BD players are leaving out the 5.1 analog outputs, so a HDMI receiver is necessary with them to get anything other than 2 channel PCM, or downrezd DtHD (most new Sony titles). I hated (and said as much) that Toshiba left out the analog outputs when they did it and now BD player mfg are starting to do it as well.
Some of the HD DVD player models actually convert the DD+ @ 1.5mbps to DTS to output to a receiver over optical also. The HD-A2 being one of them for sure, since I do have that model, as well as all the first gen HD DVD players.
Regardless, this whole topic is moot since HD DVD is dead now. I just didn't want a very subjective (and wrong IMO) statement left out there. Both formats had limitations and spec flaws, but we have what we have now. |
The discussion was about DTS-HD and as far as I know all Blu-ray players pass the DTS-HD core audio over the digital output and his receiver can decode that just fine. My point stands, Blu-ray was always a better choice for audio due to the choices made in my opinion. I made no wrong statement, my opinion is just that. A big majority of HD DVD players sold left out analog 5.1 outputs as well, namely the HD-A2 and HD-A3 and one or two others.
How often was 1.5Mbps DD+ used with HD DVD? It has not been used often with Blu-ray. Blu-ray uses lossless audio a majority of the time, probably about 70% with about half of those being uncompressed lossless PCM. I think DTS-HD MA has been used more often than Dolby TrueHD and even my Sony BDP-S1 decodes Dolby TrueHD so there are a lot of options that will have him covered with much better audio than he was able to get with HD DVD, again, my opinion but you are the only person I have ever seen that tried to promote HD DVD compared to Blu-ray because of audio. Your claim just wasn't true, from a player standpoint nor software standpoint. Blu-ray beat HD DVD for audio, but that never stopped you.
Chris