I have noticed that quite a few DVD players/recorders I'm thinking of buying dont have digital or optical outputs, as I use a dedicated AV amp with digital inputs what do I stand to lose if I buy a player/recorder without the digital outputs?

Sound quality is superb with my current set of Sony DVD/Kenwood AV/Tannoy fronts, Mordaunt Short centre and something or other rears.

Is DTS only transmitted through digital cable or will good old analogue phonos suffice?

I dont use a sub BTW, as the Tannoys supply lots of oomph in the bass dept.

DTS only via digital. or possibly some dvd players with 5 phonos.

Dolby 5.1 can be downmixed to prologic by most dvd players.

But in my experiance nearly all dvd players have digital out. Which ones do you have in mind???

I havent any one particular model in mind but either they dont advertise the fact they have digital outputs or they just dont have them.

All DVD playesd and recoders have digital out...many only co-ax digital and not optical. My £230 Panasonic E55 has optical..very nice indead!