Posted by: westlee
Howdy again! 7.1 Direct heaven! - 07/10/07 04:08 PM
Good to be back and hello to all gunslingers and Deputy Gonk!
It's been quiet on the range until recently. I always looked at my 7.1 direct input and wished I had a player with 7.1 output. Well, I pulled the trigger and purchased the Panasonic DMP-BD10A and all I can say is Wow!!! What a pairing! I'm not plugging, but if you can get this for your 990...try it, you'l like it.
I could go on about it's dvd-a, dts96/24/ blu-ray performance and its all been fantastic for me...the 990 and speakers never sounded better! But the cool thing is you can pass uncompressed pcm 5.1/6.1 and yes Virginia!, 7.1 soundtrack..The player can decode all but dts-ma, and the core track it extracts is mind-numbing...and you don't have to worry about hdmi. As many of you know, the 990 really shines in multi-channel playback(not that the 2-ch. is shabby, it's darn good).
I picked up the "Ultimate Avengers" blu disc, it's a cartoon movie and get this: the track is uncompressed 7.1 pcm! We tried it and listened to the s/b speakers in isolation and yes, there are real seperate discrete sounds from both speakers. Nirvana! I also know that there will be some more movies in the future with 7.1 as well. And the 6.1 pcm is great too! Step right up folks, never mind the hdmi rattlesnake, get yer' 7.1 right here!
So, I guess I'm having fun, huh? I believe if you get blu or Hd, make sure you get at least a unit with 5.1 analog out...and make hay while the sun do shine! The pcm tracks are killer and your 990 will thank you
It's been quiet on the range until recently. I always looked at my 7.1 direct input and wished I had a player with 7.1 output. Well, I pulled the trigger and purchased the Panasonic DMP-BD10A and all I can say is Wow!!! What a pairing! I'm not plugging, but if you can get this for your 990...try it, you'l like it.
I could go on about it's dvd-a, dts96/24/ blu-ray performance and its all been fantastic for me...the 990 and speakers never sounded better! But the cool thing is you can pass uncompressed pcm 5.1/6.1 and yes Virginia!, 7.1 soundtrack..The player can decode all but dts-ma, and the core track it extracts is mind-numbing...and you don't have to worry about hdmi. As many of you know, the 990 really shines in multi-channel playback(not that the 2-ch. is shabby, it's darn good).
I picked up the "Ultimate Avengers" blu disc, it's a cartoon movie and get this: the track is uncompressed 7.1 pcm! We tried it and listened to the s/b speakers in isolation and yes, there are real seperate discrete sounds from both speakers. Nirvana! I also know that there will be some more movies in the future with 7.1 as well. And the 6.1 pcm is great too! Step right up folks, never mind the hdmi rattlesnake, get yer' 7.1 right here!
So, I guess I'm having fun, huh? I believe if you get blu or Hd, make sure you get at least a unit with 5.1 analog out...and make hay while the sun do shine! The pcm tracks are killer and your 990 will thank you