Originally Posted By: mreed
... Will the 8 channel analog outputs of the BR also give me HD audio to the AVR?


Actually that I am not 100% sure of - someone else will answer that I'm sure. However I believe if you go LPCM over HDMI there's no advantage to the 8 analog cables. It should amount to the same thing either way with the likelihood of better bass management through HDMI.

Dan
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