Uncompressed or Dolby Digital?

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Originally Posted by greatfenris

So, is every Receiver with HDMI-IN able to handle Multi Channel-PCM? I thought only a few were able to do that.

As I said in a previous post, I think (just think) that you can also do multichannel PCM via analog cables. Like multichannel-in and having 6 separate cords (signifying each channel) going to the receiver.

This is analog multichannel. And I believe by hooking a receiver to the source output device, you can get multichannel PCM uncompressed.


That and optical can do 2.1, but HDMI can do all the rest.

So to answer your question, yes, multichannel PCM is nothing new, and is supported by many old, old receivers. Really anything with a optical or multi-channel analog in will support PCM multichannel.

However the receiver does not need to have a HDMI in to get multichannel PCM. Heck I had a 6 year old Sony receiver that only has optical in, and I got uncompressed PCM (wasn't more than 2.1 channel though).