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110murphys · 01-06-2009, 03:03 PM

OK... so I'm about to swap the pass-through S5100 for the 606 (that's on a different post...), and was comparing features on the Onkyo site.

The S5100 has:
DOLBY decoder --- PLIIx, DD, DD-EX
DTS decoder --- DTS, ES, NEO6, 96/24

The 606 has:
DOLBY decoder --- DD Plus, TrueHD
DTS decoder --- DTS-HD Master Audio

So being ignorant, I might say "well... the S5100 has more decoder possibilities"... but you guys in this forum have spoken highly of the 606, so that must not be as important...

I've got a Panasonic BD35 Blu-ray, and the XBOX 360 w/HDMI using the Sony SXRD 55" and using HDMI cables throughout.

What are the pros/cons of the different decoders with that setup?

Thanks!

01-06-2009, 03:03 PM	#1
110murphys My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7	Decoder question... OK... so I'm about to swap the pass-through S5100 for the 606 (that's on a different post...), and was comparing features on the Onkyo site. The S5100 has: DOLBY decoder --- PLIIx, DD, DD-EX DTS decoder --- DTS, ES, NEO6, 96/24 The 606 has: DOLBY decoder --- DD Plus, TrueHD DTS decoder --- DTS-HD Master Audio So being ignorant, I might say "well... the S5100 has more decoder possibilities"... but you guys in this forum have spoken highly of the 606, so that must not be as important... I've got a Panasonic BD35 Blu-ray, and the XBOX 360 w/HDMI using the Sony SXRD 55" and using HDMI cables throughout. What are the pros/cons of the different decoders with that setup? Thanks!