Can the better sound from a Blu-ray be used on an older receiver using the multi channel input?

I am getting a sharp blu-ray player in the next few days and rather than updating my amp wondered if the new DD HD ect would be output via the internal dacs of the sharp if I used the multi channel input on the amp and let the blu-ray player decode...is this possible or will it only ouput standard DD DTS ect....The sharp blu-ray play is model no.BDHP20U. Thanks I am sure that this is a question that many people are wondering having forked out for expensive amps and didn't really want to buy another one well....just yet anyway!

 

After looking over the manual, the only thing I can be sure of is that if you use the 5.1 composite outputs, you should get higher sound definition than using the digital output(optic,coaxial). I'm not sure that the player can output the raw HD sound signal, though. If I had to guess, I would say that it does. Otherwise, I don't see a point in having 5.1 analog outputs when it has digital audio ouputs and HDMI.

Because the manual isn't specific, I can only assume you'll get the sound you are looking for without having to purchase a new receiver. Is this the only deciding factor in your choice of BD players?

 

Yes, that is your only option to get Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD on an older receiver.

Optical and coaxial digital connections, simply do not have enough bandwidth (1536 Kbit/s limit) for these newer audio formats. So the only options are...

1) Connect to an AV reciever via HDMI v1.3 (maximum bandwidth for audio is 38.86 Mbit/s). The AV receivers that support HDMI v1.3 are usually quite expensive.

2) Let your Blu-ray player decode the track and connect via analog 5.1 to your AV receiver.

So as you can see, option number 2 is your only choice.

 

That is great advice guys I thought that would be the only way to do it as I wanted to upgrade the amp later in the year and get a much better amp rather than pinching pennies to get an average receiver any advice on the best blu-ray player to get?

 

Have the option of a Samsung BD-1400 Player is this good for outputting sound to the receiver via the multi-channel out or are the Sharp or sony better....I liked the Samsung as it matched my new tv.

 

If you like the Samsung, then you should go for it. I have a Samsung HDMI (up-convert) DVD player and it gives a brilliant picture.

 

I had the sasung 810 upconvert player for the past 2 years and it was really great My toshiba A3 is a little better but not by much. Have heard that the samsung will need a firmware upgrade out of the box which is no problem as I am used to doing that with goodness knows how many components....Said to the wife that I guess the next toaster we get will have a LAN input and need firmware to toast the bloody bread...LOL!!!!