How should I connect a Blu-ray player to my TV or home theater receiver for the best possible picture and sound?

We recommend the player's HDMI output for the best picture and sound quality. This noise-free, all-digital connection carries both video and audio signals for a convenient, single-cable solution. Because it carries signals digitally, HDMI is impervious to interference and allows a perfect bit-for-bit transfer of picture and sound information. Its exceptionally high bandwidth makes HDMI the only connection that can deliver Blu-ray's top video resolution of 1080p. It's also the only connection that can deliver the audio benefits of Blu-ray's enhanced Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio surround formats (in combination with a "built for Blu-ray" audio system). All Blu-ray players, and virtually all late-model HDTVs and home theater receivers, feature HDMI connections. If you have an older HDTV with a DVI connection instead, you can buy an adapter to convert the HDMI output from your Blu-ray player or receiver to a DVI input. However, since DVI carries only video data, you'll need to ...  more