Very Uneducated With Audio... - Blu-ray Forum

dash · 07-29-2009, 07:40 PM

just a quick and general question...i honestly have no clue about audio outputs.

my player is a ps3...im running the audio through an optical cable. is this sufficent to support ALL audio?? (lossless, dts-hd, etc.) my reciever is a crappy phillips but it does support 5.1 if that helps. i know, its a newb question. thanks in adavance.

edit: you know what...ill just read this...

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=40821

Beta Man · 07-29-2009, 07:47 PM

no..... unfortunately you won't get the HD codecs.... but given your current system, Optical is your best bet.

dash · 07-29-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

no..... unfortunately you won't get the HD codecs.... but given your current system, Optical is your best bet.

yea i js read that it will not support unless i have an hdmi cable. thanks for the response though...guess its time to upgrade my audio system lol.

so whats the "best audio" i can experience with my current set up? 2.0 pcm?

UFAlien · 07-30-2009, 02:06 AM

It depends on what you mean by "best".

The best in terms of fidelity is, indeed, PCM 2.0.

But if you're talking "best" in terms of surround, you should (assuming your receiver supports it) be able to get DTS 5.1 sound. Any Blu-ray title with DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS-ES, or plain old DTS should play on your system with DTS 5.1 (assuming it was a 5.1 or above mix to start with), which is generally accepted as being a bit better than Dolby Digital.

Dolby Digital, btw, is what you'll get on Dolby TrueHD titles. If you select a PCM 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 track, it will only come out in 2.0, but luckily most (if not all) titles with PCM also include DTS-HD, DolbyTrueHD, or an old lossy codec like DTS or (most commonly) Dolby Digital.

Big Daddy · 07-30-2009, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dash

just a quick and general question...i honestly have no clue about audio outputs.

my player is a ps3...im running the audio through an optical cable. is this sufficent to support ALL audio?? (lossless, dts-hd, etc.) my reciever is a crappy phillips but it does support 5.1 if that helps. i know, its a newb question. thanks in adavance.

edit: you know what...ill just read this...

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=40821

It will be very helpful for you to also read A Guide to Home Theater Audio Codecs.

dash · 07-30-2009, 09:05 PM

thank you alien and big (feel weird saying thank you big daddy for obvious reasons). will def give that thread a look.

07-29-2009, 07:40 PM	#1
dash Expert Member Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray collection:611 Trading Score:1	Very Uneducated With Audio... just a quick and general question...i honestly have no clue about audio outputs. my player is a ps3...im running the audio through an optical cable. is this sufficent to support ALL audio?? (lossless, dts-hd, etc.) my reciever is a crappy phillips but it does support 5.1 if that helps. i know, its a newb question. thanks in adavance. edit: you know what...ill just read this... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=40821

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07-29-2009, 07:47 PM	#2
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	no..... unfortunately you won't get the HD codecs.... but given your current system, Optical is your best bet.

07-30-2009, 02:06 AM	#4
UFAlien Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:475 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:29	It depends on what you mean by "best". The best in terms of fidelity is, indeed, PCM 2.0. But if you're talking "best" in terms of surround, you should (assuming your receiver supports it) be able to get DTS 5.1 sound. Any Blu-ray title with DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS-ES, or plain old DTS should play on your system with DTS 5.1 (assuming it was a 5.1 or above mix to start with), which is generally accepted as being a bit better than Dolby Digital. Dolby Digital, btw, is what you'll get on Dolby TrueHD titles. If you select a PCM 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 track, it will only come out in 2.0, but luckily most (if not all) titles with PCM also include DTS-HD, DolbyTrueHD, or an old lossy codec like DTS or (most commonly) Dolby Digital.

07-30-2009, 09:05 PM	#6
dash Expert Member Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray collection:611 Trading Score:1	thank you alien and big (feel weird saying thank you big daddy for obvious reasons). will def give that thread a look.

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