Stacking blu ray on top of receiver: Would it be ok to put the blu ray player on top of the receiver?
2092056
I would not recommend it. Especially receivers with HDMI, if you leave the receivers on for long periods of time, the motherboard can overheat. I just replaced my Onkyo 606 Receiver because some of the HDMI Ports no longer worked because I left it on all the time. At least with this Sony receiver the remote can put this beast in standby, but with the amount of heat that Blu-ray players kick out, I wouldn't recommend it.
1588860
Why not run component from your bluray to your receiver that way you will get excellent video and good sound. Using coaxial for sound is the worst choice. If you want to use HDMI to the TV then use optical for your sound.
198467
I have a dvd/blu-ray in mine and there is no issue. I rarely use it but have no had an issue.
1785498
My player doesn't upscale very well at all. And, I am hooked up using HDMI. No way does Blu-ray Disc compare to HD DVD. I used to have an HD-XA2 and an HD A35 and those players were amazing at upscaling. Sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between high-def and standard def.
68446
I just bought it an can't figure it out, other then to connect the blue ray to the tv, then the tv to the sound bar. I don;t know if this will defeat the soutnd of the blu ray. I may return it and go with the "wired" look.
1396221
Not having seen your Blu-Ray and receiver, I cannot say for sure. However, it should work for any two components with optical ADAT-like SPDIF connectors...
2043560
Your Blu-Ray player is decoding the audio and passing that signal to your receiver. Since the receiver is not decoding a True HD signal in the case it won't light up. If you want to see True HD light up, set your Blu-Ray to output bitstream. It really makes no difference, you still end up with the same output in the end.
1476064
The receiver needs to be on for anything you connect to it's hdmi inputs to be heard and/or seen. You can watch TV and listen to it through your tv speakers with the receiver off, but you won't get the digital (optical out) sound coming through your speakers that are hooked up to the receiver. As far as game consoles, blu-rays, streaming boxes, etc., if these things are connected to the receiver's hdmi inputs, in order for your to hear and see them, the receiver will have to be on.
883446
No, this Blu-ray player wasn't intended to be used as a receiver. But you can play music cd's through it if connected to a speaker system. You can use a powered speaker system with this unit that uses RCA Jacks if you wish. Or; like you said, connect your old speakers to this unit with some type of a HDMI converter to RCA Inputs. But you still would need some type of a power source for your speakers. There are no amps built into this unit. And you can also use it for internet music as I use mine for Pandora music. I hope this helps you out somewhat. Have a great holiday. :)
1051652
No problem, there is no point in getting a blu-ray player if you dont have an HDTV, and if you have an HDTV there is no point in using composite.
429863
I have stacked one on top of another, it isn't a perfect fit and I only do it when all of my glasses are clean at the same time and I'm short on cabinet space. I sure wouldn't stack more than two together.
584966
I use it as a shelf for the center speaker in my home theater. The speaker weighs as much as the receiver I have, maybe more, so doubt it would have any problem with your receiver. I will say that you do need to make sure that it is anchored to a wall stud to ensure that you get the most of its weight bearing capacity.
537752
No, I used it on top of my Onkyo receiver. It throws out a lot of air and works very well so far.
1891758
The receiver was boxed quite well. It arrived without any damage. BTW, it's an excellent unit - decodes Blu-Rays perfectly.
223402
Maybe you could enlighten me as to what is wrong with my current plan. Get a blue-ray player which features onboard decoding of the lossless formats as well as component analog outputs. Connect the analog outputs to a non HDMI receiver/amplifier and the HDMI output of the blu-ray player directly to the TV. With cheaper full featured blu-ray players, (eg, Vizio for $200) announced at the CES, coming out in the next few months, this may be the low cost way to go. Except for using less cables, what is the advantage in going all HDMI?
925897
A blu ray 3D player hooks up the same way you would hook up a regular dvd player. There are places in the back of the tv for the hook ups.
2092960
They take a stereo input, so if your blu ray player has a step output it will work. However, nor that the speakers are analogue and stereo. You will not get surround sound.