No Hdmi

[fastfreddy]

Hi I have a question regarding blu ray. I presently run a denon 3805 which does not have hdmi. If I buy a blu ray player how do I get uncompressed audio or can I.

Thanks.

 

[Adam]

I believe that to get the lossless codecs with the 3805, you'll need to get a blu-ray player with multi-channel analog outputs, have the blu-ray player do the decoding, and connect those outputs to the multi-channel analog inputs on the 3805. I don't know if the version of Denon Link on that receiver would allow transfer of the lossless codecs from a Denon blu-ray player.

To be honest, I think that Dolby Digital and DTS sound darn near as good as the new lossless codecs.

 

[davidtwotrees]

To be honest, I think that Dolby Digital and DTS sound darn near as good as the new lossless codecs.

Yep. That 3805 is a solid piece of gear. Analog outs. Here is one place I think spending some cash on custom cables for the analog connections is worth it. If you use 2m cables and only need 1m's worth of cable, the extra cable adds up fast and can take up a lot of space and look pretty nasty..........
If you search sacd on ebay in the analog cables they come up pretty often.
And I tried the whole new codec thing and I just don't think it lives up to the hype. I DO think the blu ray video is 100% worth the time.

 

[manofsteel2397]

i have also heard that dolby digital an dts sound better on blu ray than dvd due to higher bit rates in theory this should be true but have no experience as of yet

 

[jostenmeat]

i have also heard that dolby digital an dts sound better on blu ray than dvd due to higher bit rates in theory this should be true but have no experience as of yet

A common misconception that I learned about a year ago. At that time, I found these two partial lists of DVDs that have a max bitrate of 1.5 mbps:

12 Monkeys (Universal) 1509kbps
Antz (DreamWorks) 1509kbps Discontinued
Apollo 13 (Universal) 1509kbps Discontinued (the anniversarry edition is 754kbps)
Babe (Universal. Warning: Pan and Scan) 1509kbps Discontinued
Born on the Fourth of July (Universal) 1509kbps Discontinued (special edition is 754kbps)
Boxer, The (Universal) 1509kbps
Dances With Wolves (Image Entertainment) 1509kbps Discontinued
Dragonheart (Universal) 1509kbps
EdTV (Universal) 1509kbps
Flintstones, The (Universal) 1509kbps
For Richer or Poorer (Universal) 1509kbps
Galaxy Quest (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Lethal Weapon (Warner) 1509kbps
Lethal Weapon 2 (Warner) 1509kbps
Lethal Weapon 3 (Warner) 1509kbps
Liar Liar (Universal. Warning: Pan and Scan) 1509kbps
Little Rascals, The (Universal) 1509kbps
Mercury Rising (Universal) 1509kbps
Mouse Hunt (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Nutty Professor, The (Universal) 1509kbps
Out of Sight (Universal) 1509kbps
Passion of the Christ, The (20th Century Fox) 1509kbps Canada/754kbps US Standard and Definitive Edition
Peacemaker, The (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Primary Colors (Universal) 1509kbps
Re-Animator: Millennium Edition (Elite Entertainment) 1509kbps Discontinued
River Wild, The (Universal) 1509kbps
Shadow, The (Universal. Warning: Pan and Scan) 1509kbps
Small Soldiers (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Thin Red Line, The (20th Century Fox) 1509kbps
Virus (Universal) 1509kbps

Amistad (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Dante's Peak (Universal) 1509kbps
Daylight (Universal) 1509kbps
Interview with the Vampire (Warner) 1509kbps
Jackal, The (Universal) 1509kbps
Patch Adams (Universal) 1509kbps Discontinued
Paulie (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Prince of Egypt, The (DreamWorks) 1509kbps
Super Speedway: The Mach II Special Edition (Image Entertainment) 1509kbps
Twister (Warner) 1509kbps
Waterworld (Universal) 1509kbps

 

[Midwesthonky]

Hi I have a question regarding blu ray. I presently run a denon 3805 which does not have hdmi. If I buy a blu ray player how do I get uncompressed audio or can I.

Thanks.

I've been studying this aspect as my receiver doesn't have HDMI either. But it's a decent receiver so I don't want to give it up. There are good blue-ray players out on the market that have the multi-channel analog output. Generally, not the bargain base models, but the next step or two up from the base model.

For example, not the Panasonic DMP-BD60K. But the DMP-BD80K does have it. I've seen the DMP-BD80K for decent prices and sales can get it below $250. So you don't need to go for the Oppo 83 to get the audio output. But then don't tell my wife that...

 

[PENG]

I don't know if the version of Denon Link on that receiver would allow transfer of the lossless codecs from a Denon blu-ray player.

The 3805 has Denon Link Ver 3 that does not do HD. He definitely has to use the 7.1 analog inputs instead.

Any of these will do the job for the OP:

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-BDP-320-1080p-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B001U3Y5TI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263096840&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S560-1080p-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B0021AESA0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263096915&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMP-BD80-Clarity-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B001V9LA4E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263096950&sr=1-1

 

[cvcgolf]

Blu-ray audio is definitely better. I just watched Inglorious Bastards last night and the dts-hd master audio was incredible. A huge difference in my opinion.