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Pondering replacing my Blu-ray player, wondering about audio outputs specifically

mikeymikec

mikeymikec

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I'm looking at two Panasonic models of BR player:

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Panasonic Panasonic Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

The compact UB150 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player plays Blu-ray & DVDs. It plays the new Ultra HD Blu-ray discs too, to deliver a stunning picture on your 4K TV. Two HDMI connectors means it separates sound & vision for best performance.
panasonicdirect.store.panasonic.co.uk
panasonicdirect.store.panasonic.co.uk

Panasonic Panasonic Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

The compact UB450 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player features uncompromising performance in picture quality, you can enjoy the vibrant colours and high-contrast images of Ultra HD blu-ray discs as well as being able to play your DVDs and CDs. Thanks to our unique, high-quality technology it delivers...
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It seems to me that the only difference between the two is that the second one has two HDMI outputs, one for video and the other for audio.

If I were to get an external sound output at some point, wouldn't it make more sense to wire it into the TV so that anything played through the TV can go through the external sound output, rather than limiting it to what gets played by the BR player? The only advantage I can think of for the latter approach is potentially that say an audio CD could be put in the player and the TV doesn't need to be switched on + using power in order to play the CD.

Thoughts?
 
With a blu-ray player as the source for a CD going to a receiver, you're probably going to end up having to turn on the TV anyway to see what the player is doing. The front panel displays are usually pretty uninformative.
 
IronWing said:
With a blu-ray player as the source for a CD going to a receiver, you're probably going to end up having to turn on the TV anyway to see what the player is doing. The front panel displays are usually pretty uninformative.
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Eh? Set source to player. Send play command to player, done. Most receivers support cd-text. The players most definitely do.
 
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