I have Bryston DAC3, which is the DAC stage of the streamer mentioned. It has 4 HDMI inputs that will play the DSD from a SACD or similar High Resolution formats from a DVD or Blu Ray. I use a monitor if I want to watch the video sometimes and the Oppo 105 sends audio to the DAC and video to the monitor. I am not sure if this answer helps you
DAC streamers: Bryston v. HiFi Rose video
I like HiFi Rose's ability to stream video content -- like Tidal video or YouTube -- decoding the audio locally and forwarding the decoded video to a big-screen TV through HDMI. But I was less impressed with the Rose DAC's sound quality. It's OK, but I was looking for something better.
But does any other DAC/streamer of equal or better quality offer this video-output functionality? I hadn't found any real contenders until I started reading about Bryston's Bryston BDA-3.14, announced during the pandemic.
The BDA's spec sheet only mentiones "video passthrough" via an HDMI output. Can anybody tell me, from hands-on experience, whether the Bryston does what the HFR DAC/streamers do? That is, can they decode Blu-ray content (streamed from an external player) or stream video itself directly from the Internet, and, when doing so, forward those internally or externally sourced video streams to an external TV monitor?
The other obvious question is SQ. Anybody have an opinion about how the Bryston DAC compares to HFR's DACs?
Unfortunately, I live far, far away from any dealership, so I have no opportunity to hear the Bryston before purchasing. I did have a loaner HFR RS250 inhouse for a few weeks, though, so I'm pretty familiar with Rose's SQ.
I have a Harbeth system and am contemplating an upgrade to Bryston gear.