Quote Originally Posted by f0rge
here's a (somewhat) funny article that describes exactly how i feel:



basically couldn't any receiver that accepts PCM via HDMI get Dolby TrueHD then? somehow this upsets me, and i dont know why. i may have to check out the standalone players in the fall. glad i opted for the 4 HDMI inputs in the end
Basically yes, as long as the player can decode it. I'm enjoying HD audio just fine on my 2700. Picked it up on clearance when the 3800 came out and saved about $700 or something like that (although the deal Rich got put my deal to almost nothing). Alot of people don't understand that you don't need HDMI 1.3 to enjoy these new audio formats. Alot of people dumped off their perfectly good gear for fancy new units with a TrueHD & DTSMA logo on it. Should've heard them crying when they realized that little TrueHD wouldn't display on their unit.

I wouldn't waste money on a player just because it can bitstream. In the end, it's all lossless audio that has to be converted to PCM. Will we really hear a difference if it's done in the AVR vs being done in the player. And remember, the extra content has to be mixed in the player and cannot be bitstreamed. The player would have to the decoding if you wanted to view that mat'l anyways.