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Stuart · 07-08-2007, 17:15

Not too sure about the answer to the first question. I suppose the nearest I've seen is the PS3, assuming Sony ever get around to releasing their planned PVR addon for it here, but that only includes a blu-ray DVD rom, not a recorder.

Regarding the second. Theoretically, yes, it does make a difference whether you buy seperate stereo and AV amps, or just an AV amp. Basically, the extra hardware in the AV amp for distributing video signals, and amplifying/decoding the extra audio channels is electrically quite noisy and can introduce a miniscule amount of interferance to music.

But, whether you notice this or not depends on how good your hearing is, the kind of music you listen to (classical tends to test music systems more thoroughly than any other kind), and the quality of the original recordings.

TBH, most people (myself included) wouldn't notice the difference.

07-08-2007, 17:15	#2
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: HD-DVD, and AVAmp Questions Not too sure about the answer to the first question. I suppose the nearest I've seen is the PS3, assuming Sony ever get around to releasing their planned PVR addon for it here, but that only includes a blu-ray DVD rom, not a recorder. Regarding the second. Theoretically, yes, it does make a difference whether you buy seperate stereo and AV amps, or just an AV amp. Basically, the extra hardware in the AV amp for distributing video signals, and amplifying/decoding the extra audio channels is electrically quite noisy and can introduce a miniscule amount of interferance to music. But, whether you notice this or not depends on how good your hearing is, the kind of music you listen to (classical tends to test music systems more thoroughly than any other kind), and the quality of the original recordings. TBH, most people (myself included) wouldn't notice the difference.