Sony STR-DG820

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Hi

I am thinking of buying the new Sony STR-DG820 AV amplifier but in the What Hi-Fi review it states:

"At this point it's also worth pointing out that the STR-DG820 can't
upscale (Sony's step-up 'ES' range can upscale to 1080p), nor can it
upconvert (again, the 'ES' range can)."

So, if i am using a BDP-SD350 Blu-ray player which will upscale to 1080p and I run it through the Amp via HDMI will I loose that function? Or does it only mean the Amp won't do the upconversion (in case I connected a non-upscaling DVD player - but an Amp that does upscale will do that conversion for me regardless of DVD player connected).

Hope that makes sense!

Any comments on that particular set up?

Thanks

 

[Andrew Everard]

The 1080p video will pass straight through to the TV.

A good system? Theoretically, yes, though we'd hold fire until the current sound problem with this amp and Sky+HD is sorted.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for repsonse!

 

[Anonymous]

How will we know which one we're buying? will it be a case of checking serial numbers? i was hoping to get this around mid september.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Until the fix, and the strategy for implementing it, is in place, that's hard to answer.

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew Everard:
The 1080p video will pass straight through to the TV.

A good system? Theoretically, yes, though we'd hold fire until the current sound problem with this amp and Sky+/Sky+HD is sorted.

Will this set up also process the HD surround sound?

 

[Andy Grange]

Full review here, in which it mentions it can decode the latest HD audio formats.

 

[Anonymous]

Cheers.

I'll wait for the issue to be reolved before I purchase.