New to Blu-Ray

[tommy81569]

I've been reading this forum for a while now, and I have a few questions. Before I get blasted with researching articles and other posts on this forum, please note that I believe I have read them all and have not reached an answer.

I have a Sony BDP-S1 run into an Onkyo TX-SR803 via HDMI. For the Blu-Ray discs that contain uncompressed audio, such as Waiting..., what setting should my receiver be set to? When I select the uncompressed 7.1, the receiver defaults to a setting, but there is no sound through the rear speakers. So, I guess first question is: Is the receiver compatible with uncompressed 7.1 or 5.1 audio tracks? And, if so, how do I set up for it? Is it a set-up in the Blu-Ray player, set-up in the receiver, a combination of both? Is the TX-SR803 even capable of passing uncompressed audio, or do I need to upgrade my receiver?

I have been able to watch movies in Dolby Digital TruHD and the sound is phenomenal, but if uncompressed is what everyone says it is, then I want to ensure I am getting what I paid for.

I would really appreciate your input.

Thanks.

[jctash]

I have the 804 and it pays PCM fine, but only 5.1. I don't have any bluray 7.1 so I could'nt say how it would play. I ending up hooking the 2 back channels to the regular surround sound and it made a huge diff.

[jorg]

Originally Posted by tommy81569

I've been reading this forum for a while now, and I have a few questions. Before I get blasted with researching articles and other posts on this forum, please note that I believe I have read them all and have not reached an answer.

I have a Sony BDP-S1 run into an Onkyo TX-SR803 via HDMI. For the Blu-Ray discs that contain uncompressed audio, such as Waiting..., what setting should my receiver be set to? When I select the uncompressed 7.1, the receiver defaults to a setting, but there is no sound through the rear speakers. So, I guess first question is: Is the receiver compatible with uncompressed 7.1 or 5.1 audio tracks? And, if so, how do I set up for it? Is it a set-up in the Blu-Ray player, set-up in the receiver, a combination of both? Is the TX-SR803 even capable of passing uncompressed audio, or do I need to upgrade my receiver?

I have been able to watch movies in Dolby Digital TruHD and the sound is phenomenal, but if uncompressed is what everyone says it is, then I want to ensure I am getting what I paid for.

I would really appreciate your input.

Thanks.

i think the resiver can only do pcm at 5.1
(http://www.ecoustics.com/secrets/vol...06-part-2.html)
i do not have that blu-ray player but have you looked around in the audio settings?maybe set the audio settings for the resiver and player to the same thing?

[tommy81569]

Anyone else running an Onkyo TX-SR803 and a Sony BDP-S1 Blu-Ray player? I'd be interested in how you have it configured.

[crackinhedz]

according to the User Manual(pg.36), the 803 is only 5.1 PCM capable.

Supported Audio Formats
• 2-channel linear PCM (32–192 kHz, 16/20/24 bit)
• Multichannel linear PCM (5.1 ch, 32–96 kHz, 16/20/24 bit)
• Bitstream (Dolby Digital, DTS)
Your DVD player must support HDMI Version 1.1.



for your set-up, its probably ideal just to output the BDP-S1 as Linear PCM.

Because:

Dolby® TrueHD Decoding

* Yes(after firmware upgrade higher than ver.2.00) (download v2.0)


...this way it will Internally decode TrueHD and send via Linear PCM to your reciever.

[BTS]

Crackinhedz is correct .I used to own this receiver now I own the 805.When PCM is selected it will light up MULTI CH on the top middle you have to look kinda close. Also I couldn't switch between listening modes with this receiver while using with my PS3 so the BDP-S1 is probably the same.

[tommy81569]

Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it.