PCM problems with Sony receiver - Blu-ray Forum

oscarcal · 02-10-2008, 08:07 PM

Does anyone else have a problem getting PCM audio through a Sony receiver? I'm running off model STR-DG800 with 7.1 but the PCM audio won't decode. The amazing masters at Magnolia in Best Buy (no offense to employees there, mine just couldn't help) couldn't give me any answers and didn't even know what PCM stands for. Any help would be appreciated.

Leopold BUTTERS · 02-10-2008, 08:52 PM

Sorry I misread your post. Make sure you have your BD player hooked up via HDMI through the reciever. Set the recievers audio format from Auto Detect to PCM. and try that..hopefully it works. Also check if that reciever has Multichannel PCM. It may only go up to 5.1.

HRC · 02-24-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by oscarcal

Does anyone else have a problem getting PCM audio through a Sony receiver? I'm running off model STR-DG800 with 7.1 but the PCM audio won't decode. The amazing masters at Magnolia in Best Buy (no offense to employees there, mine just couldn't help) couldn't give me any answers and didn't even know what PCM stands for. Any help would be appreciated.

I have that receiver and just found out that you can only "pass through" audio to your tv with the hdmi!!!! It's a bunch of crap!!! Misleading by Sony if you ask me. So yeah, you have to run an optical cable....period.

In the manual it states: "When a playback component connected to this receiver and this receiver to the TV by HDMI, the sound is output from the TV speaker only."

Leaffan · 04-11-2008, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by oscarcal

Does anyone else have a problem getting PCM audio through a Sony receiver? I'm running off model STR-DG800 with 7.1 but the PCM audio won't decode. The amazing masters at Magnolia in Best Buy (no offense to employees there, mine just couldn't help) couldn't give me any answers and didn't even know what PCM stands for. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi there:

I just got rid of my STRDG900 for the same reason. Unfortunately these Sony receivers can only output 2.1 LPCM. I talked to a Sony Tech a few weeks back and he confirmed this.

Sorry you are out of luck! Especially considering most of the new Blu Ray releases are only decoded in Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD.

I just picked up the Pioneer VSX-9120TXH receiver and it is AMAZING!

hagar852 · 04-12-2008, 02:08 AM

do you guys mean the dg810 and the dg910?

I have the DG910... And I am not understanding your problem.. I can play PCM fine..

crackinhedz · 04-12-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by hagar852

do you guys mean the dg810 and the dg910?

no, they are referring to older models.

02-10-2008, 08:07 PM	#1
oscarcal Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Blu-ray collection:284	PCM problems with Sony receiver Does anyone else have a problem getting PCM audio through a Sony receiver? I'm running off model STR-DG800 with 7.1 but the PCM audio won't decode. The amazing masters at Magnolia in Best Buy (no offense to employees there, mine just couldn't help) couldn't give me any answers and didn't even know what PCM stands for. Any help would be appreciated.

02-10-2008, 08:52 PM	#2
Leopold BUTTERS Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:AB,Canada Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	Sorry I misread your post. Make sure you have your BD player hooked up via HDMI through the reciever. Set the recievers audio format from Auto Detect to PCM. and try that..hopefully it works. Also check if that reciever has Multichannel PCM. It may only go up to 5.1. Last edited by Leopold BUTTERS; 02-10-2008 at 08:56 PM.

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hagar852 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:107	do you guys mean the dg810 and the dg910? I have the DG910... And I am not understanding your problem.. I can play PCM fine..

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