Originally Posted by MJT5282
HD621 HD codec decoding to high bitrate LPCM
To repeat the previous answer to this request:
Originally Posted by Ludwig
The HD codecs include flags and metadata related to the decoding which are not passed through by HDMI.

Therefore decoding in the source will produce a more accurate result than passing the bitstream down HDMI (without said attendant flags and metadata) and then decoding it in a processor.
This is why it was originally arranged by the BD people in the way it was - and why I veeeeery much doubt Meridian will change the way they do it.

Anything with the word "headphones" in it, I second!

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