I am looking to replace a dying DVD player and had this thought of buying a cheaper BR player just to get better audio while watching movies on my old 36" CRT.
This one is for you guys with BR players. The question I have is can you get HD audio from the player, remember I have a 3808 so any connection is possible, while still only using a 480i video signal?
From what I can figure out I should be able to do this with component video and at least an optical connection to receive the higher bit rate DTS and DD tracks. I am hoping I could experience HD audio if I run HDMI but I suspect most players shut off the analog outputs once HDMI is enabled.
AS I am looking at $200 for an Oppo 980 or $250-$300 for a Denon 1940 I thought this BR stuff might work even better and somewhat future proof me for when I finally get my Plasma.
