Digital Coaxial? - Blu-ray Forum

goeagles5039 · 04-02-2010, 04:25 AM

I got a bluray player on black friday at Walmart. I got the $78 Magnavox. The problem is that it doesn't have optical audio. It has digital coaxial and I was wondering if I can still do 5.1 with digital coaxial? Thanks.

Chindogu · 04-02-2010, 04:38 AM

Yes, you can do Dolby Digital and DTS lossy 5.1 but NOT HD audio. You need HDMI for HD audio.

goeagles5039 · 04-02-2010, 04:40 AM

Well will it still sound decent, I only bought like a 200 dollar surround system that is Sony from walmart anyway. I have a small room and its just a bedroom.

Chindogu · 04-02-2010, 04:56 AM

Well I don't know what receiver or speakers you have, which play just as big a role in the sound quality as how the audio signal is encoded, so I don't know how "decent" it will sound. It'll probably sound fine for a bed room setup, and with such an "inexpensive" system you probably wouldn't really benefit from having lossless audio anyway. So if it sounds good to you then it is good.

goeagles5039 · 04-02-2010, 05:01 AM

Ok thankyou...it sounds ok to me, I am not real picky or anything.

Nick4Blu_81 · 04-02-2010, 05:04 AM

No need for 2 threads!

Big Daddy · 04-02-2010, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goeagles5039

I got a bluray player on black friday at Walmart. I got the $78 Magnavox. The problem is that it doesn't have optical audio. It has digital coaxial and I was wondering if I can still do 5.1 with digital coaxial? Thanks.

The quality of multi-channel DD and DTS through Digital Coaxial cable is as good as Optical cable. Furthermore, DD and DTS are encoded at a higher bit rate on Blu-ray discs and you will get better quality sound than DVD's.

04-02-2010, 04:25 AM	#1
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	Digital Coaxial? I got a bluray player on black friday at Walmart. I got the $78 Magnavox. The problem is that it doesn't have optical audio. It has digital coaxial and I was wondering if I can still do 5.1 with digital coaxial? Thanks.

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04-02-2010, 04:38 AM	#2
Chindogu Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:352 DVD collection:1	Yes, you can do Dolby Digital and DTS lossy 5.1 but NOT HD audio. You need HDMI for HD audio.

04-02-2010, 04:40 AM	#3
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	Well will it still sound decent, I only bought like a 200 dollar surround system that is Sony from walmart anyway. I have a small room and its just a bedroom.

04-02-2010, 04:56 AM	#4
Chindogu Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:352 DVD collection:1	Well I don't know what receiver or speakers you have, which play just as big a role in the sound quality as how the audio signal is encoded, so I don't know how "decent" it will sound. It'll probably sound fine for a bed room setup, and with such an "inexpensive" system you probably wouldn't really benefit from having lossless audio anyway. So if it sounds good to you then it is good.

04-02-2010, 05:01 AM	#5
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	Ok thankyou...it sounds ok to me, I am not real picky or anything.

04-02-2010, 05:04 AM	#6
Nick4Blu_81 Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Salem, Oregon Blu-ray collection:585 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:15	No need for 2 threads!

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