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These references should help to clarify things a bit.... http://www.dolby.com/promo/hd/connector_diagrams.html http://www.dolby.com/consumer/technology/trueHD/AVRs/trueHD_avrs_2.html (Refer to the section entitled "S/PDIF Connection") :)

Perhaps my using the word "core" in describing DD may have been inappropriate; "traditional," for lack of a better word, might be more accurate.:) In any event, as Dolby Labs itself indicates in their white paper, DD+ does indeed include an embedded legacy DD signal encoded at 648 kbps, and...

My pleasure, folks! I gotta say, this add-on really is a godsend, an inexpensive (in the scheme of things, anyway) yet highly effective route to HD-DVD nirvana. Since my home theater still consists of one or two legacy components (namely my Denon 3600), I wasn't able to take advantage of...

I could be wrong, but it was my understanding that the 360 HD-DVD drive doesn't upconvert standard DVDs. Is there a reference anywhere online for me to review? If so, upconversion would indeed be a great lil bonus..:)

Though the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on doesn't support a pure Dolby TruHD signal via it's optical output (nor does it convert that signal to PCM), it does pass the core Dolby Digital signal which is embedded in all TruHD and DD Plus signals. (Visit http://www.dolby.com to read further.) So you will...

Innova, your observation is valid. I too have my 811 set to 1080i output into my DLP RPTV for the same reason. The picture is indeed noticeably sharper, and that's because the 811's downconversion to 720p is kinda crappy. I hear, however, that the 622's downcoversion runs rings around the...

Well I, for one, appreciate the heads-up from Scott. The name of the game, IMO, is integrity. And if a site or blog gets caught showing it has none, then the way I see it, they're fair game for a little ribbing or ridicule. A product review should be just that--a review, not some propaganda...

*LMAO!!!!* Couldn't agree more, Sparks!:clap

I'm afraid it isn't a rumor...consider it fact. Lucasfilm itself has officially announced that the Original Trilogy will be released unaltered AND unprocessed as mere bonus features of the special editions. Kinda sucks, frankly. No sense in me investing in a laserdisc master on DVD when I...

PQ and 5.1 audio was flawless on my well-broken-in 811. Quite possibly a 211 issue...which worries me, as I'm contemplating an upgrade and I hear both the 211 & 622 can get a lil' hinky at times.

Happy 1000, SatGuys!! Here's to another 1000...times 1000 more! Now...show me the Dish!!! *lol*:up

Well, KNBC-DT and KABC-DT in Los Angeles (network O&Os) are already multicasting, and lemme tell ya--it shows!:mad: Lately the quality has been rather lackluster. KTTV-DT, the Fox O&O here in L.A., does not multicast. Yet apparently someone over there is a tad heavy handed with the...

Nightly Updates on the 622 Excellent review, Scott! Many thanks for the immense time and energy put into it as well as to everyone else's subsequent contributions. Was curious about the 622's nightly update feature. I've had a 522 for a few years now (will be having the 622 installed soon)...

Robert/DTV TiVo Dealer, congrats and many thanks for providing such detailed specs on your website--I'm looking forward to acquiring one from you soon.:bow Regarding charper1's quote above, do you have any independent knowledge that the lack of DVD9 support is accurate?? Most retail DVD...

That's fantastic, gizzer! Very industrious of you. :-)