Neek, When DVD players first came out they had the decoders built in as well, but in the end they ended up in the AV receivers.
One reason is because the receiver were able to offer additional functionality like delaying audio per channel and other sound processing. The only reason to let the player decode is the advanced content authoring method. Personally I could care less about menu sounds, and special features. I care more about sound quality and accuracy. The same device can convert from D>A and amplify, there is only one neck to choke.
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Ben @ May 11th 2007 2:59PM
Neek,
When DVD players first came out they had the decoders built in as well, but in the end they ended up in the AV receivers.
One reason is because the receiver were able to offer additional functionality like delaying audio per channel and other sound processing. The only reason to let the player decode is the advanced content authoring method. Personally I could care less about menu sounds, and special features. I care more about sound quality and accuracy. The same device can convert from D>A and amplify, there is only one neck to choke.