I guess i may be asking a dumb question… but with the new formats like TrueHD and DTS’ HD track(Master Audio?) what does this mean for people with "previous-gen" A/V receivers? No TrueHD, DTS-HD, or Dolby Plus… If i have an HD or Blu-Ray player(and an HD display of course), what will output to my current A/V receiver, in the way of audio?

I’m planning on upping my system soon anyway–but a new TV first(LCD). I’m with Yamaha now; and hope to move over to Onkyo for my next receiver; since they’re looked upon so highly. And the new SR605 seems to be a good value–budget "next-gen" receiver i guess… the 505 doesn’t sport full HDMI implementation–HDMI [1.3] i guess–so it doesn’t actually input the audio from HDMI, it’s just passthru.
It’s nowhere near that type of stuff–this is my first A/V system anyway… This is my bedroom setup, so it’ll stay simple even when i upgrade. I have the following:
-Yamaha HTR-5930/ and an upgraded 5.1 system(not stock) from yamaha
-Xbox 360
-DVD Player-Prog. scan
-Xbox

And plan to upgrade to the following:
TV-Samsung LN-T3242H or 53H or Sharp LC-32D43U… these models may change if i wait till next year.
DVD-Probably a standalone HD[DVD] player, i’m not entirely aware of Blu-Ray’s library but it’s possible i’d go with it.
Receiver- Probably the 605.
Speakers-Polk
About the Multi-Channel input–i’m kinda in the dark with that…

My Yammy 5930 has that option; 6 RCA jacks for 5.1 channels–and i see the mid- to high range HD-DVD players have that as well. And i also see that the Onkyo 605(and the lower 505 model) has [7.1] multi-channel inputs–i think–rather than just 5.1. But the thing about the 505 is that it doesn’t have an HD audio decoder for TrueHD or DTS-HD, etc…

So you’re saying really all you need for the new 8-channel audio tracks to work is Multi-channel outputs on your player, and the same on your receiver; even if your receiver doesn’t read the new formats?

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