Just put Casino Royale Blu-Ray in. It has an uncompressed multi-channel PCM soundtrack. Selected that sound option. Upon touching menu on the Beo 4, followed by the number 3, display indicates Linear PCM 3/2.1 is the Audio Alternatively touching menu twice to bring up the main BV7 menu, then "options", then "sound", then "sound

So, you disagree with the articles I cited that specifically say 1.3 in the amplifier is NOT needed and specifically say that all that is needed is a receiver that accepts HDMI 1.1 as an input? That is where my confusion is, you say 1.3 is required, the cited sources say 1.3 is NOT required, NOT required in the source, NOT required in the cable, and

The reason I am confused is you say that 1.3 is required whereas the articles I have found say it is not. The most recent one I posted appears to be an official HDMI page as it contains information for manufacturers on things such as trademarks etc. That page specifically says 1.3 is NOT needed for Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master, contrary to your statement

Just found this link. In the drop down menu within the knowledge base go to "Compatability and Interopratability". The first question is whether 1.3 is needed for Dolby True HD and DTS Master HD. The answer is no as long as the player does the decoding and the receiver supports multi-channel PCM through the HDMI. HDMI :: Resources :: Knowledge

Thanks for the compliment on finding good articles. Here is another one I found. This one specifically says that both Dolby trueHD and DTS Master HD work with HDMI 1.1, It even has a specific comment that 1.3 is not needed. I am getting very confused. Glad that the sound from our BV7 with BL9s and 1s is wonderful, whatever it is I am hearing. HDMI 1

We had considered a black BL7-4 but did not think it would look good. Might have to rethink that after hearing your thoughts on such a set up.

Yes, you are right, it is a lot of money. The reason we are considering it is that we just received our new dark gray BV7 and are very unhappy that the gray on the BL7-4 is a completely different color than the gray on the BV7-40. We had wanted, and expected, the two to match, as on the web site and as the silver and black models we have seen do. Dealer

Toubro: Razlaw: Here are some articles on the subject. They seem to say that uncompressed audio can be sent to an older receiver that does not support the formats if the Blu-Ray player does the decoding and if the signal is sent through either 5 analog cables or an HDMI. Having said that, these articles are somewhat technical and I may be miss-reading

Thanks. Trying to decide if I want to replace the black on our 9s with gray to match our gray BV7.

still confused.....decoding can be done by either the player, or the receiver, it does not need to be done by both, does it? This article seems to say decoding in the player is all that is needed and thus an old receiver can be used. It says in fact decoding in the player is better than in the receiver as it allows for sound from extra features to be