BuyOtherSoundEquipment Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 So glad my home is a "digital free zone" My turntable and records have served beautifully for 33 years, no end in sight. Analog certainly sounds superior, but they don't release many new movies on vinyl.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Sorry, I'm with tigerwoodshorns, 2 channel rules! Sorry I can't help with your decoding issues but I did get a Pioneer DVD player from a buddy for that very reason. Too many formats, too many cable connection types for me. Thanx, Russ I prefer silent movies. Heck its pure crap that we can even play this 2 channel "recorded fecal matter" in our homes rather then just going to a location that plays "live" music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I have yet to really test the sound a/b like. If you're playing a Blu-Ray disc on your PS3 through HDMI and want to listen to the regular Dolby Digital and/or DTS that's recorded on the disc all you have to do is hit the triangle button on the remote and go to the selection called "Audio Selection" I think. It will cycle through all the audio formats that are encoded on the disc. That way you can do your own instant A/B/C/etc. comparison of lossless verses compressed audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got rice Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Kyle Sorry to hear of your frustrations. I was under the same impression that all HDMI formats carry a video and audio signal with one cable, however this is not the case. There is actually 3 different types of HDMI. 1. HDMI "pass through".This allows the receiver to accept HD video via HDMI, but requires a separate audio connection. ie. digital optical. 2. HDMI "audio support". This allows the receiver to accept both Video and Audio via single HDMI cable. Usually found on receivers with advanced surround sound capabilities. 3. HDMI "upconversion". Same as the audio support with the advantage of having all your analog connections (s-video, component, rca) to be "upconverted" to HDMI. Sounds as if your older receiver is HDMI pass through. So your best bet is to run HDMI out of your PS3 into your TV for video and run a digital fiber optic cable out of the PS3 into your receiver for your audio. Hope this helps. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Jacksonbart, I live in the modern age, I hardly ever wear my "back to mono" button anymore! Thanx, Russ However, I did resist quad and I'd rather have 2 really great channels than 7 good ones.......... I do have a budget to live within. 7 channels of 20.1 Maggies get a little expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 This might help answer you question about how much better it sounds. We watched Pirates 3 on both DVD, and BD when we first got our player. (did a direct comparison) BD seems to utilize the surrounds when it SHOULD. For example, the first scene (not sure the number) with rain, on DVD the rain only came out of the front soundstage. But on BD, it came out of all 5 speakers. As it should IMHO. And HULK, on certain action scenes, BD utilized the surrounds a lot more than DVD. I guess what I'm saying is that the sound seems more "detailed/dedicated". For example, have you ever been watching a movie, and asked yourself why, in any certain scene, say a flying object going across the screeen towards you didn't have any sound from the surround speaker? You dont' get that problem with BD and the new sound formats. It's hard for me to watch standard DVD any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 This may help http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/DTS-HD.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 You should not try to send audio over HDMI. If you want best quality, send the video directly to the TV and the audio directly to the receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Registrar Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 WOW! It is all Greek to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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