Hi All,

I have just bought my 1st home theatre system, Denon 1911 + BA Soundware XS 5.1. Just discovered that I can't set up as my old & cheap Philips DVD player needs another cable (digital in cable something like tat) to connect to amp in order to test the 5.1, currently just detected as stereo. Therefore, have been thinking of getting a new player; a bluray player or HD Media player to replace this old DVD player. Some questions as I'm still very new to this player...appreciate your reply and comment.

1) Bluray player of Media player?
or any player that support both; 2 in 1? Any recommendation?

2) For media player, if I play a movie file (avi/mkv) that is about 700MB-1.4GB, mostly in stereo sound, will my amp still output as 5.1? or I must select and download those movie file with decoded 5.1 sound, which normally file size is very huge?

3) For media player that supports external HD, does it matters what type of external HD to buy? compatibility? software? or any external HD will do?

4) What are the benefits of onboard wifi in media player? movie streaming and media sharing only? Are they same as LAN?

5) Media player with built-in HD space (movies/files store in the player) vs without HD space? Pros & cons?

Sorry for all the noob questions here, newbies here.

Any reply is very much appreciated.

Have a good day!

Thanks!

CSC

Thanks for your reply Azbro, appreciate it very much.

For media player that supports HDD, does it support portable hard disk as well?

Also, I have just moved in to a new house and thinking of applying a phone line & broadband service (Streamyx / Unifi). currently using maxis broadband but speed is super low at the area (Serdang). Anything to consider in terms of networking and integration of all media? I'm a mac user, so far I know I cant use PPS stream to watch live movie using my macbook. I believe there are media players that support PPS stream independently, not need to go thorough my macbook?? just connect wifi / ethernet?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Cheers.

CSC

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Added on January 18, 2011, 9:39 amThanks for the link Willkso! Really a good reference.

Cheers.

CSC

This post has been edited by cschuang: Jan 18 2011, 09:39 AM