Can you...

[OkoPeeKee]

1)Can you send a True HD or DTS HD audio signal out of the PS3 through an optical audio cable?

2)If yes, do I need to upgrade my 4 year old receiver to actually hear these signals?

Thanks!

[Brian Cash]

ok this has been a huge subject at this website so im sure u could search and find the answer but i believe you can only get true hd with the ps3 and u need a receiver to decode it not sure though crackinheadz would be the guy to answer it

[BStecke]

You need HDMI for both.

[Brian Cash]

i know u have to use hdmi but to get tru hd from the ps3 you have to have a reciever who can decode correct?

[sj001]

No, you cannot get TrueHD through an optical cable, you will need HDMI. The receiver will need HDMI ports, and the PS3 will pass the information to the receiver via PCM, which has been decoded internally by the PS3.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

i know u have to use hdmi but to get tru hd from the ps3 you have to have a reciever who can decode correct?

No, for TrueHD the PS3 has to handle the decoding since it cannot bitstream the signal to a receiver. As long as you have an HDMI receiver capable of handling PCM you're golden.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by OkoPeeKee

1)Can you send a True HD or DTS HD audio signal out of the PS3 through an optical audio cable?

2)If yes, do I need to upgrade my 4 year old receiver to actually hear these signals?

Thanks!

1) The gurus will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the answer is "No". You can only stream these audio codecs through HDMI, and not via optical cable, due to HDCP.

Also, the PS3 cannot decode or stream DTS HD (MA), but it can do True HD. There's rumor that the PS3 will get DTS HD software decoding with the Profile 2.0 update... but who knows?

2) For the love of God, yes. Your 4 y/o receiver probably can't handle these audio formats anyhow. You might be able to get a good deal on one now, especially the Onkyo 605, 705 and 805 as all of these just had significant price drops. Pioneer has a phat new receive coming in June, too, for $600, which could possibly trump the Onkyo 805...

[Brian Cash]

so my question is does all blu rays have tru hd

[OkoPeeKee]

You guys are fast! Thanks a bunch!! I pretty much figured that to be the case from some of the other posts I had seen but never found a clear answer. I guess I should start saving and researching for that new receiver.

technology grows like a weed!!!

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

so my question is does all blu rays have tru hd

No. Sony likes to use it on their latest releases, and WB is starting to on some of their newer ones but no, not on all. Disney seems to prefer PCM, as does Lionsgate now, and Fox and New Line use DTS-MA. All of them of course have the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 option.

[Brian Cash]

Originally Posted by sj001

No. Sony likes to use it on their latest releases, and WB is starting to on some of their newer ones but no, not on all. Disney seems to prefer PCM, as does Lionsgate now, and Fox and New Line use DTS-MA. All of them of course have the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 option.

thanks so with a stand alone bd player you would have the luxury of both formats it seems

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

thanks so with a stand alone bd player you would have the luxury of both formats it seems

Depends. IF you buy one that can INTERNALLY decode both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA, then you are golden. Or if you happen to have a receiver, like the Onkyo 605, that can decode these, you can also buy a BD player that is capable of Bitstreaming these to the receiver where it is decoded.

Check out the players sections for specs.

[Brian Cash]

Originally Posted by sj001

Depends. IF you buy one that can INTERNALLY decode both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA, then you are golden. Or if you happen to have a receiver, like the Onkyo 605, that can decode these, you can also buy a BD player that is capable of Bitstreaming these to the receiver where it is decoded.

Check out the players sections for specs.

ok so on my ps3 my audio settings should not be set to bitstream

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

ok so on my ps3 my audio settings should not be set to bitstream

No, PCM all the way. The PS3 cannot bitstream any of the HiDef codecs, other than PCM 2.0, which is just CD audio essentially.

[Caligula]

SO True HD is related to audio not picture correct?

[Brian Cash]

ok thanks for getting me straight on that

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Caligula

SO True HD is related to audio not picture correct?

Audio only, nothing to do with picture.

[Brian Cash]

Originally Posted by Caligula

SO True HD is related to audio not picture correct?

that is correct

[sj001]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

ok thanks for getting me straight on that

Sure, no problem.

[OkoPeeKee]

Originally Posted by sj001

No. Sony likes to use it on their latest releases, and WB is starting to on some of their newer ones but no, not on all. Disney seems to prefer PCM, as does Lionsgate now, and Fox and New Line use DTS-MA. All of them of course have the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 option.

So since I am not able to decode these soundtracks, what am I hearing when I select 5.1 True HD on a movie that I watch?