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Technical Question

I know if I use the "analog audio" outs of a CD player, the actual player is doing the DAC. If I use digital out (optical, coaxil), the receiver will do the DAC. Now, does the same apply with video? If I use the HDMI connection on a blu ray player and connect to my TV, does the TV do the actual video conversion? Just curious...If the TV does the conversion, why spend more on a top line BD player (disregarding features...just talking about video quality)?
aberyclark
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kr4
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If your display is digital (most modern panels and projectors are), there is no "decoding" at all. There are other digital operations that are accomplished (de-interlacing, scaling, etc.).

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elizabeth
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Plenty of stuff goes on inside a BluRay player (or DVD player) besides the final digital to analog conversion. Using the HDMI out DOES cut out twice converting the signal. If you use the component video out, the BluRay player had to convert the signal to that standard, then the screen (if not old CRT) converts it BACK to a digital signal.
So the HDMI is WAY better no matter what. As an aside, the BluRay player does more than just pull a perfect stream off the disc and send it to the HDMI. So a better player is gonna do a LOT better than a cheap one. The best low price player by all accounts is the Oppo 83. Which (if you have heard) was just put in a fancy case and sold for $3,500. under another brand name.
So I guess the Oppo IS pretty good.
aberyclark OP
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Thanks for clarifying things. I'm probably going to order the Oppo 80
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