Digital output or Analog output from Blu Ray playe



If you intend only to use the HDMI, component and/or optical & coaxial audio outputs, and NOT it’s analog outputs in conjunction with your HT receiver or PROC/PREAMP, should it matter then about the players digital to analog conversion abilities?

For ex. The New Oppo BDP 95 touts a better build power supply, and a reputedly vastly better set of audio DACs, over it’s sibling/brethren BDP 93. Otherwise, they are the same box.

If only digital interfaces are then used on either device, the owner of the more expensive BDP 95 is losing out, right? Or…. There’s that added $500 purchase price, and the cost for at least one pr of analog ICs to actually realize the full benny’s of the mo pricey 95…. RIGHT?
blindjim

Showing 1 response by almarg

If you intend only to use the HDMI, component and/or optical & coaxial audio outputs, and NOT it’s analog outputs ....
Jim, component video is analog, and therefore those outputs utilize dac's in the player (for video, not audio -- as you no doubt realize audio is not carried on those signals).

Best regards,
-- Al