Chris, your comment about using optical rather than HDMI alerted me to the possibility that the 575 doesn't process the audio from the HDMI connection. The 576 definitely does, but I'll take a look at the 575 now. To be continued.
Okay, just checked the 575 and found that the HDMI connection doesn't process the audio, as the 576 now does. So, you wouldn't be able to use an HDMI cable to receive Dolby True HD or DTS MA. Assuming that the player has multichannel analog outputs it would both decode to PCM and then convert digital PCM to analog and send it through those outputs. You'd then have to use multichannel analog inputs(and cables)on your 575. Those HD formats, even after decoding, can't go out on optical or coaxial digital cables. Only the DD or DTS track(which may be very good and practically indistinguishable from the HD)can be transmitted on the optical or coaxial digital cables.
Last edited by JohnK; 12/12/08 07:16 AM.
