Newbe help!!

[moeman2008]

I have an Onkyo 705/ 7.1 speaker setup, with a PS3 for Blu-ray.
All connected with HDMI.

To avoid a 2nd posting, I have searched for my answers but have gotten a headache from the different opions.

How or what do I need to setup to get Dolby HD or lossless audio. Last night my family watched national treasure. Looked good and sounded great. When a hit select on the ps3 it said it was dolby hd but on the onkyo no dolby hd light came on.

What should i have setup bitstream or pcm?
Should I be running an optical cable for sound?

Thanks in advance for your patience.
P.S. Not a kid but an electrical engineer who thought he new something before all this!!

[crackinhedz]

PS3 has to internally decode the Lossless audio, and is sent out as PCM.

...don't worry, youre getting the right audio.

(for the receiver to physically display "TrueHD" or "Dts-HD MA, you need a player that will bitstream these codecs)

[ixlegitballinxl]

ps3 decodes, sends out via pcm.....you are hearing hd audio, but your onkyo displays pcm...if you want to see "dts ma" or " true hd" , you'll need a standalone blu ray player that lets the receiver do the decoding

[GeneD5]

Originally Posted by ixlegitballinxl

ps3 decodes, sends out via pcm.....you are hearing hd audio, but your onkyo displays pcm...if you want to see "dts ma" or " true hd" , you'll need a standalone blu ray player that lets the receiver do the decoding

are there any lossless versions of audio that will read as "PCM" or is everything PCM lossless?

edit: after doing some reading it looks as thought PCM is lossless when decoded, however the quality will depend on how it is encoded????