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Blu-ray with streaming to pair with legacy HT receiver?

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I am considering adding a Blu-ray player to my "mostly for music, but I enjoy movies too" system. For movies I run 4.1 (phantom center channel) and greatly enjoy the sound, particularly when I can find a soundtrack with DTS.

To manage cash flow and complexity (my current HT components work well together and after a lot of work my system is hum-free) I want to retain my current Pioneer VSX-1014TX HT receiver (inputs are 5.1 analog, optical and coax digital; it does not have HDMI).

The player should also be equipped to stream movies (Netflix, etc.), preferably via Ethernet. Max price ~$300 or thereabouts.

I realize that I may be caught between the old (audio formats and connectivity) and the new (streaming)...

Thanks for your thoughts and advice,
Peter

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RE: Blu-ray with streaming to pair with legacy HT receiver? - Tom Brennan 09:54:48 12/29/09 (2)
I bought the LG 390 a few weeks ago and I'm very pleased. It streams Netflix, Vudu and Youtube and I use it far more for that than for watching blurays.

I paid $300 for it but I saw it at Best Buy this week for $260.
- RE: Blu-ray with streaming to pair with legacy HT receiver? - PSP 11:32:03 12/29/09 (1)
  Thanks. Is the digital output (optical or coax) of the LG BD390 capable of at least 5.1? I've heard that some players downmix to 2.0.
  
  I have been considering the LG BD370. It's hard to find good information on electronics these days... everything is summarized, simplifed, or homogenized. "Wrong" is also commonly observed...
  - RE: Blu-ray with streaming to pair with legacy HT receiver? - Tom Brennan 12:00:55 12/29/09 (0)
    "Thanks. Is the digital output (optical or coax) of the LG BD390 capable of at least 5.1? I've heard that some players downmix to 2.0."
    I really don't know, I just run the HDMI into my TV and then run the stereo RCA audio outs of the TV to a 2-channel stereo reciever. I set the player to output PCM 2 channel but it will output all sorts of other things; 7.1, 5.1, DD, DTS, DTS-HD, DDTHD and so forth.
    If you go to LG's website you can look at the player's manual and figure out what it does. The player outputs audio from HDMI, analog 2 channel RCA outs, coaxial and optical digital outs and 7.1 analog outs. It seems to be pretty flexible.
    
    Edits: 12/29/09

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