TrueHD reciever...PLEASE HELP!!!

**ben1080p** · 09-16-2007 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by tranzparentl

I think the only available choices will be the new list after the other promotion runs out at the end of the month.

Well then i will be selecting:
Aeon Flux, Full Metal Jacket, The Italian Job...which of the others has the best pq?

**LastSonOfKrypton** · 09-16-2007 05:02 PM

Thank you for correcting me Tranz...I clicked on the rebate info on amazon.com and that's where I got it from. Wow...I just might have to get the A-35 come december when The Bourne Supremacy comes out. Upconverting was never a big feature for me anyways.

**ben1080p** · 09-16-2007 05:07 PM

yea tranz. thanks for the scoop. you should post that in the hddvd disscusion forum. veryy good info.

**pkremer** · 09-16-2007 06:12 PM

I think it was mentioned, but if your receiver takes HDMI, you should be set, at least for now. Your new HD-DVD player will decode TrueHD on board and sent to the receiver in PCM, so no need to upgrade the receiver.

How bout that? You wanted to upgrade the receiver, found out you don't need to, and now have to upgrade the HD-DVD player!

**ben1080p** · 09-16-2007 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by pkremer

I think it was mentioned, but if your receiver takes HDMI, you should be set, at least for now. Your new HD-DVD player will decode TrueHD on board and sent to the receiver in PCM, so no need to upgrade the receiver.

How bout that? You wanted to upgrade the receiver, found out you don't need to, and now have to upgrade the HD-DVD player!

There all forming an alliance where if you dont upgrade one you upgrade the other...and im falling for it. I will now def. be getting a A30. with bourne, 300, the italian job, aeon flux, full metal jacket...and some other 2 i dont want.

**Godfa7h3r** · 09-18-2007 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by ben1080p

There all forming an alliance...

Do you... want to form an alliance... with me?

All kidding aside, to wrap up everything in this thread with accurate information:

- You DO NOT need a new receiver that is capable of decoding TrueHD or DTS-HD in order to achieve this lossless sound. You either need an HDMI capable receiver and decode in the player and have it sent out via LPCM, or you need receiver with at least a 5.1 multichannel analog input and a matching player with those outputs. Both of these options will get you the lossless next-gen audio.

- The A30 (and all other 3rd gen HDDVD players) has 300 and Bourne Identity in the box.

- All 3rd gen players still qualify for 5 free movies by mail but will be eligible for a different promotion starting October 1st from Toshiba.

- A30 is available now, while A3 and A35 will be available next month.

I think I hit mostly everything here and added one or two tidbits.

**LastSonOfKrypton** · 09-19-2007 01:41 PM

I was wrong...the new A35 will be able to send TrueHD via bitstream even if the discs are authored in advanced mode. So if you wanna get a TrueHD reciever and A-35 you'll hear the same thing but at least it'll say "Dolby TrueHD" on your reciever

**ben1080p** · 09-19-2007 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by LastSonOfKrypton

I was wrong...the new A35 will be able to send TrueHD via bitstream even if the discs are authored in advanced mode. So if you wanna get a TrueHD reciever and A-35 you'll hear the same thing but at least it'll say "Dolby TrueHD" on your reciever

Dammit!!! I just bought a 52 inch Samsung 1080p LCD HDTV &&& A HD-A30!!
Ow well..this is going to at least be a good hd year for me.
Do you know if bourne, 300, and the mail in rebate come with the a-30 if you buy it from amazon?

**LastSonOfKrypton** · 09-20-2007 03:02 AM

should...i don't see why not. I think they're packaged with the player no matter who the retailer is.

**thestaton** · 09-22-2007 06:53 AM

I might be reading this wrong so I wanted to be sure. Right now I have the xbox 360 add-on and I know I can't get lossless audio out of it. If I where to upgrade to one of the newer 3rd gen players can you send the lossless audio to your receiver via optical or does it have to be HDMI?

just from reading it looks like the lossless could be sent over analog which I'm assuming means optical. this would be great news.

is the difference worth the trouble?

**Godfa7h3r** · 09-24-2007 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by thestaton

I might be reading this wrong so I wanted to be sure. Right now I have the xbox 360 add-on and I know I can't get lossless audio out of it. If I where to upgrade to one of the newer 3rd gen players can you send the lossless audio to your receiver via optical or does it have to be HDMI?

just from reading it looks like the lossless could be sent over analog which I'm assuming means optical. this would be great news.

is the difference worth the trouble?

Lossless can not be sent over optical. Only over HDMI or analog outputs (think red and white rca jacks).

**Hobbun** · 09-24-2007 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by tranzparentl

I think the only available choices will be the new list after the other promotion runs out at the end of the month.

What is the new list or does someone have a link to it?

Thanks.

**Eagle1** · 09-24-2007 05:03 PM

hello... I'm in the same boat, I have a JVC RX-6510VBK (its really old) i have my HD-A2 running an optical cable to it and I am looking to upgrade my reciever so that I can enjoy Dolby True HD... I am really liking this Onkyo TX-SR605S. It seems to everything I need and the price is amazing. The only thing that troubles me is that it is 90 Watts per channel and my current reciever is 100/watts per channel! Will that make a huge difference?... am i upgrading the quality but losing the loudness? Would it be worth is to get the Onkyo TX-SR705 just for those 10 watts and the THX thing? Someone please help me... Is it even worth upgrading? thanks...

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