Originally Posted by haknys
Maby I don`t understand correct, but I really can`t see the advantages in decoding the sound in the player. First the D/A convertion in the player, and then the A/D convertion in the processor?? Then what is the point with HDMI?

Not with HDMI there's a straight digital feed.

If you don't decode in the player you can't add additional mix elements. Examples of mix elements:

  • Button sounds (not my cup of tea but)...
  • In Movie Experience
  • Downloading additional audio content
.

If you don't decode in the player you can't do any of this.

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Better yet, whats the point with a expensive processor when the player is doing all the work?

The processor does more than just format decoding. If you have a PCM input to the 568.3, G68, 861v4 (maybe three too) you upsample to 24/96K when less than 96K input.

It's either decode the audio stream or upsample it.

This path is the same path that Dolby and DTS were suggesting as well two or three years ago.

It is the correct way to do things.

Cheers,


Surround Music Fan/Computer Geek/Curmudgeon in training.
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