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Sony BDP-S2000ES Blue-ray question

Can anyone who is familiar with this model tell me if this player will output the highest resolution soundtracks found on some Blue-ray discs (Dolby True HD, DTS-HD) via the analog 5.1 outputs? The description on the Sony website says that the player will decode these soundtracks, but it also seems to indicate it will only pass the "decoded" signal via the digital HDMI out.. If true, it kinda' defeats the purpose of decoding in the player, doesn't it? -jz
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I'm not sure I understand this.

Why doesn't the unit have a digital audio output like their non Blue Ray players? Then you could send the Blue Ray/HD video over the HDMI and have the choice not to use HDMI for the audio output. By using analog PCM, will the unit produce a analog signal that isn't DD, DD-DTS etc? Or will the processor convert the analog signal into digital format?

I'd rather not use the HDMI for audio input but rather s seperate digital output into my processor.

What am I missing?
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