Sony STR-DA7100ES Technical Background page 18

Next, the components communicate their input/output capabilities.
DVD player
with HDMI
output
What is your input capability?
Finally, the components agree on the highest available quality options for
digital audio and video—and then automatically transfer content at that quality!
DVD player
with HDMI
output
OK. I can output those signals.
We've considered just a DVD player and a television. But the dynamic
changes when you insert the STR-DA7100ES into the reproduction chain. In this
case, the source component DVD player can only talk to the next component in
the chain, the receiver.
DVD player
with HDMI
output
Receiver, what is your
input capability?
The receiver must then communicate with the television and mediate the
content exchange for the entire system. The receiver automatically passes
through the television's video requirements back to the source component. In the
case of this illustration, the television is asking for 720p.
ES Receivers v1.0
I can accept 720p video and 2-
channel audio at 48 kHz and 16 bits.
Receiver with
HDMI input &
output
Television
with HDMI
input
Television
with HDMI
input
Thank you
Television
with HDMI
input
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