5.1 channel output HD DVD player, where can i get one?

Q. Im looking everywhere for a HD DVD player with clip connectors in the back ready to just plug in my existing 5.1 speakers and sub in the back. Im having no luck !! Can anyone point me in the right direction to one or a selection? THANKS :-).

Why would i go out and buy the whole package again when my 5.1 speakers and sub work perfectly fine.

Any help would be great :-) thanks.

( im picky, it would be nice to have an "optical in" as an accessory too )

Answer
More accurately, HD DVD went the way of BetaMax, since VHS machines are still being made. Do you really mean Blu Ray?

Anyway, a disc player with "clip connectors" on the back for hooking up speakers is called a DVD/receiver or Blu-Ray/receiver combo. Ironically, they usually come with "whole package" systems with 5.1 speakers and sub.

You're better off getting a stand-alone Blu Ray player and a decent A/V receiver to drive the speakers.

Does the Sony BDPS370 Blu-ray Player have 5.1 out? I want to buy it, and a surround sound system?

So im looking at spending about £250 all together for Blu Ray and a 5.1 system for my bedroom. Does anyone know if this player has 5.1 out? And how easy is it to link it up? I'm new to the whole 5.1 thing... So any advice would help massively! Thanks

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Yes ... all Blu-ray players do. The BDPS370 has surround output (5.1 DD, DTS HD and Dolby True HD) via HDMI and 5.1 DD and DTS via optical and digital coax), stereo via RCA (but no multi-channel analog outs). see specs at the link.

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Is it possible to connect my blu ray player directly to 5.1 channel speakers?

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ML

I am confused. I have a Philips blu ray player with the following audio outputs: Analog audio Left/Right out, HDMI output, Component Video output, Digital coaxial out, Ethernet, Analog audio 5.1 channel out. Can anyone please tell me if I can connect it directly to a 5.1 channel speaker system ? (that is, with out a separate receiver).

Thank you.

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You need to connect it to an amplifier or amplifier/receiver that handles 5.1 Dolby surround. The bluray player only has a pre-amplifier built in and that only supplies enough signal for the amplifier to use to produce the sound. The player itself cannot drive speakers. You don't need anything really fancy.

Look at http://www.frys.com/product/5959244?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

What is the best money can buy for up to $400 for a Blu-ray player?

shjOlds_44

I'm looking for Blu-Ray player with BD Live and a connection for Sirius or XM. I really like to get one that is a recorder IF it's worth it. I am also looking for one that can upscale DVD's running a 5.1 channel digital or analog outputs.

Thanks.

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I agree with MTS, the Oppo BDP-80 is an outstanding universal player, it has 7.1 channel outputs so if your receiver won't decode the new HD audio formats, the Oppo will. I don't believe there are any recorders out yet - except for a computer connected drive. As far as a Sirius/XM connection an AV receiver would have those, not a stand alone blu-ray player.

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Is it possible to connect my blu ray player directly to 5.1 channel speakers?

blu ray player 5.1 channel output image

ML

I am confused. I have a Philips blu ray player with the following audio outputs: Analog audio Left/Right out, HDMI output, Component Video output, Digital coaxial out, Ethernet, Analog audio 5.1 channel out. Can anyone please tell me if I can connect it directly to a 5.1 channel speaker system ? (that is, with out a separate receiver).

Thank you.

Answer
You need to connect it to an amplifier or amplifier/receiver that handles 5.1 Dolby surround. The bluray player only has a pre-amplifier built in and that only supplies enough signal for the amplifier to use to produce the sound. The player itself cannot drive speakers. You don't need anything really fancy.

Look at http://www.frys.com/product/5959244?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

What is the best money can buy for up to $400 for a Blu-ray player?

shjOlds_44

I'm looking for Blu-Ray player with BD Live and a connection for Sirius or XM. I really like to get one that is a recorder IF it's worth it. I am also looking for one that can upscale DVD's running a 5.1 channel digital or analog outputs.

Thanks.

Answer
I agree with MTS, the Oppo BDP-80 is an outstanding universal player, it has 7.1 channel outputs so if your receiver won't decode the new HD audio formats, the Oppo will. I don't believe there are any recorders out yet - except for a computer connected drive. As far as a Sirius/XM connection an AV receiver would have those, not a stand alone blu-ray player.

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