hdmi question

carmos
carmos Posts: 11
edited February 2007 in Electronics
hi all,i have denon 987 avr and a denon 757 dvd...my question is when you run the hdmi cable for sound and picture.which dac's are being used the avr's or the dvd players..i still don't understand the hdmi thing that well yet..thanks for any help..:confused::)
polk audio
front-monitor 50
surrounds-monitor 50
back surrounds monitor 30
center cs2
sub-psw12
avr denon 987 aka 2807
dvd 757 aka 1930 ci
plasma hp 5060 50"
remote harmony 880
wires monster and jean
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited February 2007
    Carmos, HDMI is a digital connection, so the HDMI output from the player has to be digital, which means that the DACs in the player haven't converted it to analog. The conversion to analog for sound is then done by the DACs in the receiver.
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  • carmos
    carmos Posts: 11
    edited February 2007
    thanks for the info john :)
    polk audio
    front-monitor 50
    surrounds-monitor 50
    back surrounds monitor 30
    center cs2
    sub-psw12
    avr denon 987 aka 2807
    dvd 757 aka 1930 ci
    plasma hp 5060 50"
    remote harmony 880
    wires monster and jean
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter