Video Asylum

Posted by DavidLD (A) on June 21, 2007 at 07:11:38

In Reply to: RE: I read the stuff at this site posted by R. Totale on June 20, 2007 at 21:53:12

Having just read the big manual myself, what is odd is that there is nothing in the spec sheet that says anything about the outrput power being sent to the 5 channels.

Clearly, its intended to be hooked to a powered sub and there is no amplification for a sub inside the receiver, as the Insignia does.

THe other differences I see is that the BA version decodes DTS as well as Dolby digital 5.1, whereas the Insignia has only the Dolby The Dolby is found on all DVDs and is basically a requirement for every DVD, whereas the DTS capability is optional, and available on onle a few discs. As I understand it DTS takes up a lot of disk space and normally is not found on a disc with a long movie. There are the optical connections on the BA which I believe is needed for the DTS to work

Depending on Insignia model, there may be audio out connections on the BA not present on the Insignia, and there appears to be a second pair of component video inputs on the BA

Otherwise, the on-screen menus etc look strikingly similar on both. I can see why BA Was having trouble moving these for $700 w/o speakers when INsignia was selling essentially the same thing for $70 inc 5 speakers and a small sub.

But if you dont want/need the speakers and want the additional flex offered by the additional inputs and outputs, the Overstock price on the BA is good. You can always add rear channel speakers and a self-powered sub later.

See link below for the budget 5.1 channel speaker system with powered subwoofer to ideally pair with the overstock BA unit.

• Jensen PE HT speaker system   (Open in New Window)