any blu ray players out there that decode DolbyHD and pass it through 7.1 analog out?

the reason why i ask is that i'm setting up my unlce's HT and want to go with an outlaw amp/990, but i don't want to miss out on DolbyHD and 1.3 deepcolor. Any suggestions?

The Panasonic BD10A has a 7.1 analog output and decodes TrueHD. The newer BD30 does not support this, however.

gonk, does that mean if a buy the panny player i'll be able to get Dolby True HD from my 970 on all movies with a Dolby TrueHD track?

Yes, if you get the BD10A you will be able to get both TrueHD and multichannel PCM via multichannel analog. The BD50 that was announced this week will do the same. There was a rumor on AVS that the BD30 might get TrueHD decoding support via a firmware update, but I'm not holding my breath on that.

Glad to hear all this but is anybody yet marketing a unit that does a good job with everything from CD-R's to Blu-Ray AND HD-DVD? Until then, and at less than $500, no action from me.

You'll need to keep waiting, psyprof1 - at a guess, it'll likely be later this year before we've got a chance at seeing a combo/universal player that is in that price range and reasonably stable...

are there any blu ray players that have 7.1 analog out and can decode DolbyHD and DTS Master and i can buy now?

If you want DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, the only one that I know of is this beast due out next month from Denon - for the princely sum of $2,000. I know of no other player with DTS-HD MA decoding on-board.

Gonk,

What about the Panny BD50 you mentioned earlier in this thread: do you know if it has 8-channel analogue outs, like their BD10A?

If the info I have seen is correct, then it should have 7.1 analog output, but the info is still a bit sketchy for my tastes so I won't trust that 100% until it is shipping that way...