I know what I have in the 3808, Thanks doc
I, for some reason always figured that BR players never output 480i signals, not sure where I came up with that notion. After some quick research I discovered I could still get a 480i signal, then I couldn't find out if I was still able to access the HD audio formats while still using a 480i video signal. I guessed the audio tracks for HD would be seperated from the non-HD video, but as I am discovering I can.
Now I should be able to buy a BR player, output 480i to my lowly 36" CRT and still access the HD audio, I just have to convince my wife I NEED a BR player to replace the 5 year old Samsung HD931 so it can assume duties in the main living room, this isn't going to be easy......