Sony STR-GX80ES Technical Background - Page 19

DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Television, what is your input capability? Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Now the receiver has two sets of audio capability to consider. The receiver itself can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. As you would expect, the television can only handle two channels at somewhat more modest quality. The question: which of these requirements will the receiver communicate back to the source component? Two settings on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you choose. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability Audio capability of receiver of television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is HDMI AUDIO [AMP], which chooses the audio based on the highest capability of the receiver itself. As an option, you can choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the highest capability that the television and receiver have in common. This will typically be limited by the television to 2-channel sound. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 19