PS3 Sound - Blu-ray Forum

McGarnigal · 09-21-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mroe3469

as far as cables if you run an HDMI then you should not have to run a an optical. I run one or the other. For my tv I run both. That way I can hear the tv through the tv speakers or theough my reciever. I do that only because sometimes I dont need to hear all the greatness

you have to run the optical if u have a receiver that doesnt take hdmi or analog inputs from ur blu player...

1cleans13 · 09-21-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by McGarnigal

you have to run the optical if u have a receiver that doesnt take hdmi or analog inputs from ur blu player...

Mine does have HDMI input and an output. I was just wondering if by using HDMI stricly for video and optical for audio it would help the sound at all. However I noticed that when I added the optical, my receiver doesnt display multi-channel anymore... it just shows stereo, dolby digital, mono etc...

Basshead · 09-22-2009, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 1cleans13

Mine does have HDMI input and an output. I was just wondering if by using HDMI stricly for video and optical for audio it would help the sound at all. However I noticed that when I added the optical, my receiver doesnt display multi-channel anymore... it just shows stereo, dolby digital, mono etc...

You definitely want to use HDMI. You aren't able to pass the new surround sound format via optical. HDMI is the only way to achieve Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA. The only reason I have found to use another audio connection in addtion to HDMI is the analog cables. Some people use the PS3 to hear music throughout their home which requires an analog audio source.

sorry mroe3469, I still haven't brought the slim downstairs to test for audio output

McGarnigal · 09-23-2009, 02:32 AM

like i said earlier, just a week or so ago i ran my ps3 audio to my Panny plasma via hdmi and to the receiver via optical (my receiver only has one optical input and no hdmi) I was getting everything to pass thru fine, except today i popped in X-Men the Last Stand- and am getting no sound, maybe DTS-HD track only movies can't downgrade to compressed DTS when passed thru my tv?

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09-23-2009, 02:32 AM	#4
McGarnigal Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:148 Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:10	like i said earlier, just a week or so ago i ran my ps3 audio to my Panny plasma via hdmi and to the receiver via optical (my receiver only has one optical input and no hdmi) I was getting everything to pass thru fine, except today i popped in X-Men the Last Stand- and am getting no sound, maybe DTS-HD track only movies can't downgrade to compressed DTS when passed thru my tv?

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