Question on Home Entertainment:

The DVD player is integrated into the amp for the Panasonic SC-PT865W, right?

In the future, is there a possibility that I can buy a Blu-ray player & plug it into the home theater system, bypassing the integrated DVD player?

What I'm concerned most is the upgradability of the home theater system.

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Answer:

Well, sort of. You could route Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound from the Blu-ray player to the Panasonic via its digital optical audio input. However, the HDMI video output of the former will have to be directly connected to your display.

A much more flexible alternative is to invest in an A/V receiver such as the inexpensive Onkyo TX-SR606. Furthermore, the Onkyo can decode the latest hi-def Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD formats, too. The only problem is you'll need to allocate even more budget for a 5.1 speaker kit.

Phyo

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Phyo says...
If I am not wrong SC-PT865W can only decode dolby digital via digital optical audio input.

Oct 28, 2008 09:39