George

Thank you for clarifying this for me. Having now spent some time reading about Dolby TrueHD and PCM, my understanding now is that whilst Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio are lossless, they are compressed versions of the original PCM sound track. When these compressed signals are decoded and decompressed by the Blu-ray player, we reveal the original PCM track which is then sent (via HDMI) from the player to the HD621. These uncompressed signals are then sent to the processor.

The new processors which make so much fuss about being able to process Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio are just carrying out the decoding and decompressing themselves rather than leaving it to the player.

Clearly, the decoding and decompressing part of all this is extremely important. Why then is there no mention of other Blu-ray players in this forum (except for the PS3) such as the machines from Denon, Pioneer or Sony?

At risk of answering my own question, the Oppo BDP-83 seems like a good solution as it should be relatively high quality but not overly expensive, whilst we all patiently wait for Meridian`s own Blu-ray player.

David


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