On March 24, 2009 at 21:06, towboy123 said...
I have an additional question. How would all this apply to 6.1 Or DTS EX receiver
It would apply only if the receiver isn't HDMI audio capable.
My receiver is very old and doesn't support DTS. If I had a DTS (or DTS EX) receiver that's not HDMI audio capable, the only thing I could possibly gain by using the analog inputs is lossless audio. I therefore probably wouldn't bother with getting a Blu-ray player that has analog outputs, unless it was available at little or no extra cost, and otherwise had all the features I wanted.
If I was interested, though, in using the analog inputs on a 6.1 or DTS EX receiver, I'd make sure the Blu-ray player player had 7.1 analog outputs (as opposed to only 5.1).
One brand of Blu-ray player, Panasonic I think, can fool you. It has 7.1 analog outputs, but looks like it has only 5.1. It uses the two stereo L/R analog outputs, in addition to the 5.1 outputs, to get 7.1. So, if you're shopping, look closely at the output jacks on the back of the player.