Originally Posted by JOE-C
I am somewhat confused and please forgive my ignorance but would someone please clarify a few things for me:
1)If I use a bluray player that decodes all the new HD audio codecs in the player and I send the audio out via PCM using the 621 and connect it to my 861v4 with 3xSPDIF via the IE42 card I will be able to play all the new HD audio formats--Correct?

Yup.

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2)What happens if I insert a SD DVD into my bluray player-- will I need to go into the menu and bitstream the audio out to hear DD or DTS OR will it play with the bluray player set to decode the audio and sending the audio out PCM? (since it is being stated in above posts that the 621 doesn't pass through plain DD and DTS).

Probably. My blu player outputs PCM from DVD but I guess other players may not behave the same. On the other hand, the reports that the HD621 cannot pass through DD/DTS are incorrect - it *CAN*.

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3)What about Direct TV -- I have an HD receiver with a digital coax output and an optical output-- If I connect it to the 621 using HDMI only will it output 5.1 audio also in DD ( again the pass through issue) or does it need to be connected with the optical output or coax output instead?

Again, no issue with pass through.

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4)Do all the above (1,2 and 3)get upsampled or only number 1 or non of the above.

Only PCM gets upsampled, DD/DTS get passed through.

Cheers,

Mark


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