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Originally posted by matty1137:
What about waiting for a Blu-ray or HD DVD player that decodes all of the new formats, and then hooking it up to the 990/970 or other preamp/processor via the 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel analog inputs?...That is what I plan on doing...if I understand correctly, lossless audio decoded in the player should sound no different then if it were decoded in the processor or receiver...I understand that I would need a separate cable from my player to my display, but this is not a big deal to me...Also, the newer players that will decode all of these formats will have some form of bass management(although not as advanced as the 990 or 970).
If you have a HD and a BR player, you would need 2 sets of 7.1 inputs. Thats a lot of connections!
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