Question for you Home Theatre Veterans

Hi, Just plain DVD/VCR combo for less than 100.00 will have composite output jacks.(r-w-y) Like LG, Samsung, Toshiba, etc.

The 990 required the use of an external processor to decode the sound track before sending it to the Yam for amplification.

There are Universal DVD players that will do the processing. Mine does that for SACD and DVD-Audio music disks. I let my receiver decode the DD/DTS sound tracks of movies. But I doubt you'll find a DVD/VCR combo player that will do it.

There were planty of external processors on the market back in the late

yustr, Thanks. Your reply lit up the little light bulb in my brain. I remember now that when I bought the reciever I kept looking for a deal on an AC-3 decoder. Buy my laserdisk player had individual rca outputs and then I bought a sony dvd player with individual outputs and never got one. Now I see they are selling on ebay from cheap to not so cheap. A couple sold for $20 just before I looked and now the ones on there are a little more expensive--perhaps people reading this thread???

Anyway, I'll pick one up on ebay and probably have the best sound I've ever had.

Ok, followup question. I'll need an optical cable from the DVD player to the AC-3 decoder. Is there much difference. Since the signal is digital, I would think there wouldn't be any losses. They sell for $.99 on ebay and $60 for a monster cable optical link in circuit city. Any guidance? Thanks, Jerry

I seriously doubt there is any difference between cables. Some how thought, $1 sounds like a rip off. Acoustic Research (AR) cables are reasonably priced and have given me very good service. Recommended. Monster is always over priced.