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Eras wrote:
> "theOne"wrote in message
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>>i feel ya, but to me, that defeats the purpose of HDMI.
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> Don't get me wrong, I'm all about simplicity. The back of my entertainment
> center (HDTV/STB/DVD/receiver/consoles/modem/router/etc) looks like a mad
> scientist experiment with component cables, fiber, RCA, CAT5, speaker wire,
> etc going in all different directions. Tie-wraps only go so far in keeping
> everything "neat".
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> What I'm getting at (as others as well) is that most people want their video
> going straight into their (HD)TV while the audio goes into whatever device
> they use for DD/DTS encoding and speaker feeding. If you only use the
> speakers built into your (HD)TV, then one simple HDMI connection for video
> and sound is great -- but, otherwise, its not of much benefit.
I'm sure (and hopeful) newer recievers hitting the market very shortly
will remedy this shortfall. Certainly there is a demand for it. BTW, my
original post wasn't meant to shortchange your current solution. I
understand its the most feasible atm, but to me, I'm optimistic of
what's to come.
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> Another thing with the audio in HDMI: you are aware that the majority of
> devices that have HDMI out carry the audio as DD 2.0 and not DD 5.1?
Yes, DVD-audio was released with the 1.1 spec I believe. Since HDMI was
originally incepted to support 8 channels and can support an incredible
amount of bandwidth, you'll certainly see more support in months to come
(right in time for my upgrade)!
Here's a snip from hdmi.org
......The fact that the vast majority of HDMI products shipped are
two-channel TVs that don’t support more than two-channel audio doesn’t
make this any less the case. Most existing HDMI sources can output any
compressed stream, and the newer sources can output uncompressed
6-channel, 96kHz audio from a DVD-Audio disk. There are several A/V
receivers on the market that can accept and process the 6- or 8-channel
audio from HDMI and more are expected to be available shortly.......
> Cheers,
> -E
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