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chosenfew777 · 10-04-2008

Thanks for the reply, Dartman.
I couldn't sleep last night, so I did some research & here's what I found:

The good news is that DVD-A hasn't been forgotten.
HDMI 1.0 has been updated twice since its inception.
HDMI 1.1 had some minor updates-one of them specifically addresses DVD-A. It turns out HDMI has more than enough audio bandwidth to handle the 6 channels of true DVD-A reproduction of 192 khz @ 24 bit depth. It does support DVD-A, like you said.
HDMI 1.2 addresses some other issues that I didn't research-maybe to handle 1080p blu-ray signals?

The bad news is that the HDMI inputs on my Sony STR-DG510 are video only.
It acts basically is a 2-input, one-output HDMI video switcher-nothing more.
Audio still must be handled through a separate digital or analogue cable.
Rats!
I've been eyeballiong a Yamaha 550 watt 5.1 receiver with 5.1 inputs for $220.
I learned a valuable lesson. Anyone wanna buy a brand new 5.1, 5oo watt receiver that works and sounds great?

10-04-2008	#4 (permalink)
chosenfew777 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ft. Worth, Texas, USA Posts: 118	Re: DVD-Audio questions Thanks for the reply, Dartman. I couldn't sleep last night, so I did some research & here's what I found: The good news is that DVD-A hasn't been forgotten. HDMI 1.0 has been updated twice since its inception. HDMI 1.1 had some minor updates-one of them specifically addresses DVD-A. It turns out HDMI has more than enough audio bandwidth to handle the 6 channels of true DVD-A reproduction of 192 khz @ 24 bit depth. It does support DVD-A, like you said. HDMI 1.2 addresses some other issues that I didn't research-maybe to handle 1080p blu-ray signals? The bad news is that the HDMI inputs on my Sony STR-DG510 are video only. It acts basically is a 2-input, one-output HDMI video switcher-nothing more. Audio still must be handled through a separate digital or analogue cable. Rats! I've been eyeballiong a Yamaha 550 watt 5.1 receiver with 5.1 inputs for $220. I learned a valuable lesson. Anyone wanna buy a brand new 5.1, 5oo watt receiver that works and sounds great? __________________ O.K. ... So what's the speed of dark? _____________________________________________________________ Kerosene powered Dell w/ Hyper-Threading 2.8 ghz P4. Static electricity-powered Geefarse 256M DDR Nvidya vidya card. Pedal-powered 80-giggety HDD with finely whittled wooden platters. Two wind-up LG DVD RAM drives duct taped to solar-powered bi-focal lasers (read: Big ol' magnifyin' glasses on a sunny day). Sing with me: Old McDell-o's drive was slow- P - I - P - I - O... From Odessy Into the Mind's Eye (Track/ch. 5 - One Dark World): Here we are in a world so far away. Floating home, through the void we roam, And drift astray. (and still we pray) Away, we drift away. Please bring us home...