Sony STR-GX80ES Technical Background - Page 18

Next, the components communicate their input/output capabilities. DVD player with HDMI output What is your input capability? Television with HDMI input I can accept 720p video and 2channel audio at 48 kHz and 16 bits. Finally, the components agree on the highest available quality options for digital audio and video-and then automatically transfer content at that quality! DVD player with HDMI output OK. I can output those signals. Television with HDMI input Thank you We've considered just a DVD player and a television. But the dynamic changes when you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. In this case, the source component DVD player can only talk to the next component in the chain, the receiver. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Receiver, what is your input capability? The receiver must then communicate with the television and mediate the content exchange for the entire system. The receiver automatically passes through the television's video requirements back to the source component. In the case of this illustration, the television is asking for 720p. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 18