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Nevertheless, 2nd gen Toshibas deliver lossless and 3rd-gen specifically support it

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In Reply to: RE: "neither of these designations ever appeared in the front window of the Onkyo receive" posted by Duilawyer on August 27, 2007 at 20:02:22

Kind of an interesting roundabout way the 2nd-gen Toshibas do it; by transcoding to another lossless format before sending it to the receiver: It does suggest a satisfactory workaround for all those other players that can't be made to deliver TrueHD or HD Master Audio directly due to hardware limitations. The 3rd-gen Toshibas specifically mention TrueHD via HDMI but given the above, I don't know if I can make the case to buy a new HD-A35!

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All this uncertainty with audio decoding, HDMI, format wars etc... - oscar 20:26:34 08/28/07 (2)
Looks like I may have to wait until 2009 before deciding on an HD media source player and preamp/processor upgrade... The Stopgap first generation dual player should (hopefully) keep me happy until they sort out this mess.
- The LG Appears To Be One Of The Better Players Though - Robertc88 05:55:59 08/29/07 (1)
  Other than DTS HD MA which no player can resolve and one gets the core DTS track, everything else doesn't appear to be an issue accessing the audio tracks on the discs (at least keeping HDMI out of the equation)
  
  I would assume using the analog outputs that one gets a much better experience than just going through optical and getting DD, DTS, or 2.0 PCM.
  - On non-lossless material, I still use the digital coax. - oscar 06:21:46 08/29/07 (0)
    DTS 1.5M core is actually quite good, usually much better than anything available with DVD playback.
    
    The analog output bass level to the subwoofer is lacking with the LG, even when I boost the output by using the preamp trims; it can only "trim" (or untrim) so much.
    
    I also have some system issues: inefficient speakers combined with uncompressed dynamic swings at HT (aka loud) sound levels is very trying on the amps.

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