The Sony BDP-S360 Review Thread

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Originally Posted by Apophis906

It does decode DTS-MA internally. It just does not decode it when set to mix, only decodes the core. I know it seems silly but thats what it does. If the player is set to direct and the receiver can not decode DTS-MA or is set to only accept PCM, then it will decode the full DTS-MA track and not just the core. I have tested this myself by setting my receiver to decode priority of PCM and left the player on direct and it sent out 7.1PCM for a 7.1 DTS-MA track.

I see what you are saying but the Sony Instruction manual doesn't jive with that. Further, why does it sucesfully decode True HD in the "mix" format? I think if you contact any SONY rep, you'll find they, at this time haven't equipped these players with DTS MA, or DTS High Res decoding. "Direct" settings for BD Audio means the Blu-Ray player is bitstreaming.