HDMI Splitter or Cables not passing DD - Blu-ray Forum

Go Blue · 01-12-2009, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarist155

ahhh ok I see, you could always get an hdmi switch then it would only recognize one at a time but since you wouldn't be passing any hd codecs I would just go with the digital cable.

Yeah, thats what I will do.

New question: we know HDMI brand doesn't really matter, but what about Optical cables?

guitarist155 · 01-12-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schultz

Yeah, thats what I will do.

New question: we know HDMI brand doesn't really matter, but what about Optical cables?

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Go Blue · 01-12-2009, 05:32 PM

Will toslink/optical cables pass 5.1 sound? I read on a thread a while back that they only pass 2.0.

My_Two_Cents · 01-12-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schultz

Will toslink/optical cables pass 5.1 sound? I read on a thread a while back that they only pass 2.0.

Yes, they pass 5.1. You may have read that player-decoding HD-audio and then sending it over optical will only give you 2.0 core.

guitarist155 · 01-12-2009, 05:38 PM

they will only pass 2.0 if it is LPCM but the lesser formats like DD and dts are perfectly fine across it

EDIT: dang you beat me to it.

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01-12-2009, 05:32 PM	#3
Go Blue Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:23 Blu-ray collection:160 Trading Score:7	Will toslink/optical cables pass 5.1 sound? I read on a thread a while back that they only pass 2.0.

01-12-2009, 05:38 PM	#5
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	they will only pass 2.0 if it is LPCM but the lesser formats like DD and dts are perfectly fine across it EDIT: dang you beat me to it.

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