Are you able to get your PS4 to bitstream audio??

[NzYme]

I can't I tried setting it to bitstream DTS on Man Of Steel but it's still outputting PCM?

[Grim Reaper]

im playing resogun & im only getting lpcm.

[BLMN]

you have to go to settings then sound and screen then audio output settings and change the priority to bitstream dolby or dts

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by BLMN

you have to go to audio output settings and change the priority to bitstream dolby or dts

I did that already. And, all of my games only play in lpcm.

[easye9inches]

I am in the same boat. I have 7.1 speaker setup, and my first ps4 movie i tried was man of steel. i tried both linear and bitstrem options on the ps4 and my reciever says on pcm in pl2x mode. movie is playing like it is was recorded in mono, lol. i guess i will have to keep playing it on the ps3 until it gets fixed.

[cembros]

I'm having the same issue. Bitstream works fine for games but I Blu rays are PCM.

[KGBAgent]

While a movie is playing, hit the Options button on your controller then go under Settings. There's an option called Audio Format, under there you can change it from Linear PCM to Bitstream (Direct).

It's also the same place you shut off Dynamic Range Control if you wanted to.

[cembros]

Originally Posted by KGBAgent

While a movie is playing, hit the Options button on your controller then go under Settings. There's an option called Audio Format, under there you can change it from Linear PCM to Bitstream (Direct).

It's also the same place you shut off Dynamic Range Control if you wanted to.

Ahhhh perfect. Thank you.

[Exist2Inspire]

Originally Posted by KGBAgent

While a movie is playing, hit the Options button on your controller then go under Settings. There's an option called Audio Format, under there you can change it from Linear PCM to Bitstream (Direct).

It's also the same place you shut off Dynamic Range Control if you wanted to.

+1

It's a strange spot to have it, as it's not in the standard options menu. Perhaps they'll add it the primary settings in a different patch.

[Derb]

Haven't tried BD yet.

Doesn't the PS4 send Multi-Channel sound via LPCM while watching BDs?

I wouldn't want to change it for games. Resogun & NBA 2K14 so far have blown my hair back. Dunno if they make use of TrueAudio DSP but if I set the PS4 to output bitstream I don't think that extra audio juice would work.

I agree with ya's, PS4 has a lot of Easter egg Dynamic Menu Options.

[dyne]

Weird. I have my system settings and Resogun set to bitstream and while playing Resogun the controller speaker is louder than the game. I cranked sound and music in Resoguns menu.

[blahsi]

I set mine to prioritize bitstream dts and I've been getting both dts and Dolby coming through my receiver.

[RobBas]

Originally Posted by KGBAgent

While a movie is playing, hit the Options button on your controller then go under Settings. There's an option called Audio Format, under there you can change it from Linear PCM to Bitstream (Direct).

It's also the same place you shut off Dynamic Range Control if you wanted to.

That does not work, at least for me it did not. I discovered that menu last night but when I set it to Bitstream direct, I got DTS.... When I went to info, it also showed the movie, Grown Ups2, was playing in DTS, when I set it back to PCM, the info menu showed audio being sent as DTS-HD. So it seems broken on PS4.

General comment, why on earth is the PS4 starting to seem a step backward from the PS3... so much functionality missing

Anyhow know how to report the issue to Sony, if you try a customer rep they will have no idea.

[pitchman]

Originally Posted by RobBas

That does not work, at least for me it did not. I discovered that menu last night but when I set it to Bitstream direct, I got DTS.... When I went to info, it also showed the movie, Grown Ups2, was playing in DTS, when I set it back to PCM, the info menu showed audio being sent as DTS-HD. So it seems broken on PS4.

General comment, why on earth is the PS4 starting to seem a step backward from the PS3... so much functionality missing

Anyhow know how to report the issue to Sony, if you try a customer rep they will have no idea.

I think you may have a configuration issue. It works exactly as described for me. What kind of receiver are you using? I am running HDMI out of the PS4 into a Denon AVR3313CI and when bitstream is selected, DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby True HD engage on the fly exactly as they should.

[pitchman]

Originally Posted by Derb

Haven't tried BD yet.

Doesn't the PS4 send Multi-Channel sound via LPCM while watching BDs?

I wouldn't want to change it for games. Resogun & NBA 2K14 so far have blown my hair back. Dunno if they make use of TrueAudio DSP but if I set the PS4 to output bitstream I don't think that extra audio juice would work.

I agree with ya's, PS4 has a lot of Easter egg Dynamic Menu Options.

If you change the setting in Options for BD bitstream playback, it does not have any effect on the linear PCM output setting for games. They work independently.

[RobBas]

Originally Posted by pitchman

I think you may have a configuration issue. It works exactly as described for me. What kind of receiver are you using? I am running HDMI out of the PS4 into a Denon AVR3313CI and when bitstream is selected, DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby True HD engage on the fly exactly as they should.

Really, I hope I am wrong, its a Pioneer SC-25, on PS3 Slim, on Bitstream I got DTS-HD, hmm let me go try another BD. And yes its HDMI.

[RobBas]

Ok, I have no idea why Grown Ups 2 did not work but another BD did! Anyhow the menu u want is when the BD is playing, hit "Options" on the controller, there you will be able to select Bitstream. Sorry for the confusion.

[Adam_ME]

I haven't tried any Blu-rays yet, but I did download the VUDU app and test it out. I had it set on Bitstream DTS and tried Turbo, a DD+ 7.1 title, and the display on my Pioneer Elite receiver still said DTS. Plus it indicated that sound was only being output in 5.1. Once I changed it to PCM, it showed 7.1 was being output.

Sony needs to work out the kinks in the Bitstream feature. It shouldn't make you choose DTS or DD in the Settings. There should be internal decoding and Bitstreaming through the receiver, period. I have no idea why they designed it to work this way out of the box.

[d_dozen]

Can anyone out there help me figure out how to get best sound out of PS4? I'm using a sony ct150 sound bar. I'm connected using an hdmi cable. In addition to hdmi cable, should I also have an optical cable hooked up from the PS4 to the receiver? I've been playing with all of the settings, but no matter what I do, the receiver only displays LPCM and Dolby Pro Logic II. Please Help!!!

[Derb]

Originally Posted by d_dozen

Can anyone out there help me figure out how to get best sound out of PS4? I'm using a sony ct150 sound bar. I'm connected using an hdmi cable. In addition to hdmi cable, should I also have an optical cable hooked up from the PS4 to the receiver? I've been playing with all of the settings, but no matter what I do, the receiver only displays LPCM and Dolby Pro Logic II. Please Help!!!

Yes as was discussed & turns out to be true LPCM is the Best audio playback option through HDMI. Wether that's true for BDs, I haven't tested that yet.