Hdmi = Pcm?? - Blu-ray Forum

908peruvian · 03-04-2008, 07:50 PM

just wanted to know if an HDMI port guaranteed PCM sound
from Blurays.

also i was looking at an Onkyo system but the HDMI port
only supported video??!!\
i thought HDMI was for both

un4gvn94538 · 03-04-2008, 07:54 PM

it is for both. but a hdmi port doesnt guarantee audio. check out the onkyo 605 or 705

savage1984 · 03-04-2008, 08:10 PM

yes. The onkyo 605 fits the needs of someone looking to jumping into a home theater system but doesn't want to throw too large a chunk down ($400 is retail for it now I think). It has 2 hdmi ports, one for your hd receiver (sat or cable) and one for your ps3 (or whathaveyou). It can bitstream True HD and DTS HDMA. That doesn't matter if you have a ps3 because it can decode PCM and True HD over HDMI (both audio and video). The one thing it can't do as of now (but Sony is working on it) is internally decode DTS HDMA (which is what FOX uses). It only decodes the core which is okay, but not great. Hope this helps.

908peruvian · 03-05-2008, 03:37 AM

thanks a lot for your help.

this year i'm kind of tight. maybe just $1000

i almost got the HT-PS904 cause it was less but then i read this
"HDMI switching capable (2 in, 1 out) with 1080p video pass through — separate audio connection required"

which scared me off.

------

so now i'm thinking HT-PS908..(that comes with a 605).BUT
i dont need a DVD player with it.= since i have my PS3.
so should i get it anyways since it comes with speakers?

the 605 alone does look good for $400!!!
the problem with that is, I know ZERO about speakers
if i buy the 605 separately which 7.1 should i get?

is $600 enough for 7.1 speakers?!

HELP!!

WriteSimply · 03-05-2008, 03:17 PM

Didn't somebody else gave you advice about this? Polk Audio RM6750 5.1 Speakers at Amazon US$250.

If you don't have a large room or a dedicated room for home theater, 7.1 can be overkill. But if you want to build a 7.1, don't buy satellite systems. Go with bookshelves/subs or floorstanding/subs.

fuad

welwynnick · 03-05-2008, 07:28 PM

I think it's a mistake, but HDMI doesn't guarantee anything appart from VGA video plus PAL or NTSC. In practice you get more than that, but the functionality is determined by what the manufacturer has specified. This applies to all versions of HDMI.

Nick

03-04-2008, 07:50 PM	#1
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03-04-2008, 07:54 PM	#2
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	it is for both. but a hdmi port doesnt guarantee audio. check out the onkyo 605 or 705

03-04-2008, 08:10 PM	#3
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	yes. The onkyo 605 fits the needs of someone looking to jumping into a home theater system but doesn't want to throw too large a chunk down ($400 is retail for it now I think). It has 2 hdmi ports, one for your hd receiver (sat or cable) and one for your ps3 (or whathaveyou). It can bitstream True HD and DTS HDMA. That doesn't matter if you have a ps3 because it can decode PCM and True HD over HDMI (both audio and video). The one thing it can't do as of now (but Sony is working on it) is internally decode DTS HDMA (which is what FOX uses). It only decodes the core which is okay, but not great. Hope this helps.

03-05-2008, 03:37 AM	#4
908peruvian Member Member since:Aug 2007	thanks a lot for your help. this year i'm kind of tight. maybe just $1000 i almost got the HT-PS904 cause it was less but then i read this "HDMI switching capable (2 in, 1 out) with 1080p video pass through — separate audio connection required" which scared me off. ------ so now i'm thinking HT-PS908..(that comes with a 605).BUT i dont need a DVD player with it.= since i have my PS3. so should i get it anyways since it comes with speakers? the 605 alone does look good for $400!!! the problem with that is, I know ZERO about speakers if i buy the 605 separately which 7.1 should i get? is $600 enough for 7.1 speakers?! HELP!!

03-05-2008, 03:17 PM	#5
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Didn't somebody else gave you advice about this? Polk Audio RM6750 5.1 Speakers at Amazon US$250. If you don't have a large room or a dedicated room for home theater, 7.1 can be overkill. But if you want to build a 7.1, don't buy satellite systems. Go with bookshelves/subs or floorstanding/subs. fuad

03-05-2008, 07:28 PM	#6
welwynnick Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	I think it's a mistake, but HDMI doesn't guarantee anything appart from VGA video plus PAL or NTSC. In practice you get more than that, but the functionality is determined by what the manufacturer has specified. This applies to all versions of HDMI. Nick

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