DTS-HD Master Audio

My answer was a tad incomplete.

If your receiver has that logo, it implies that it decodes the format. If so, you're good to go. If not, new can of worms.

My receiver is the Onkyo TX-NR905.

I was confused between the DTS-HD and the DTS-HD Master Audio. Most of the specs on the manufacturer websites just list DTS-HD and NOT DTS-HD Master Audio. I was also looking at some older blu-ray players and it also list just DTS-HD.

Here is an example of the Sony BDP-S550:

dts-HD Decoding: Yes

What does "Yes" means? Does it mean just the basic DTS-HD or DTS-HD Master Audio.

Your Onkyo AVR will do the decoding. Quite well. I have the same AVR as you. Decodes all the high and low rez Bluray formats you can throw at it.

Thanks Srwooten for the information!

I was thinking of buying the SONY BDP-S500. You can check out the specs on this player and let me know if it will do DTS-HD Master Audio at:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665227485

The player is a few years older but I like it because it fits on my audio rack better than all the latest players. All the latest players are too thin for my audio rack and it looks stupid. I can't barely see the player where I am sitting because it's so thin like 2 inches in height.

Anyway, I am looking at older blu-ray players that are at least 4 inches or higher in height.

From what I can understand, the DTS-HD Master Audio is an option when you buy a blu-ray disc movie correct? When you pop in the disc with the DTS-HD Master Audio, you need to select that option on the disc menu selection right? Kind of like player a DTS-ES sound format on a regular DVD movie.