audiophile/videophile Here To Stay discussion thread

[JTK]

Wow. I actually got an answer from Sony in 24 hours about my question here.

See what you all make of this answer:

The PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system will support audio technology such as Dolby
Digital 5.1 ch, DTS 5.1 ch, LPCM 7.1 ch, AAC, and others.<1> <2>

To playback sound recorded on your
DVD/software in Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS format to reproduce the effect of listening in a movie
theater or concert hall, you must connect to audio equipment with the ability to decode DTS or Dolby
Digital sound (sold separately).

You must connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
connector using an optical digital cable (sold separately).

<1> A device compatible with Linear PCM 7.1 Ch. is required to output 7.1 Ch. audio, supported by
Dolby TrueHD or a similar format, from the HDMI OUT connector.

<2> This system does not support output from the DTS-HD 7.1 Ch. DTS-HD 7.1 Ch. audio is output from
a 5.1 or lower channel.

I'm using a 5.1 setup. I hope that information is well known for people with 6.1 or 7.1 setups.


Apply this to me.

In other words: I need a receiver that probably has HDMI 1.1 at least to get all the nice audio codecs off of BD discs?

With the PS3, there's no if, ands, or buts about it otherwise.

That's the message I'm getting here.

When you connect to an audio component with a built in DTS or Dolby Digital decoder set the "DIGITAL
OUT (OPTICAL) to "On" in the "System Configuration."

To utilize the "DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)" feature of the PLAYSTATION(R)3 system, you should plug in
the (yellow) "Video" connectors only. You should also disconnect the Left and Right Audio (white and
red) connectors that may be installed into your television/stereo. Every setup can vary depending
upon the make and model of your equipment, so there may be exceptions to this. One such example
would be when you may be using an RFU adapter to relay the video and sound information to the
television.

Duh.

NOTE: The PLAYSTATION(R)3 system allows you to configure the audio output settings independent of
the display output settings.

You may need to make sure the correct audio out setting is selected
for your installation.
1. To choose the audio output setting go to the Settings icon.
2. Navigate down to Sounds Settings and press "X".
3. Navigate to Audio Output Settings and press "X".
4. You will be then prompted to choose from "AV Multi Out port", "Digital Out (optical) port", or
"HDMI Out port". Highlight the output port of you setup and press "X".
5. The audio output of the PLAYSTATION(R)3 system will now output audio from the port you have
selected.

The only real wild card here is: Could that multiAV port be used for multichannel analog outputs down the road or could there be a funky HDMI-multichannel analog audio adapter that could ever be made and come out?

I suspect the answer is "no" to both, but let's see what you all make of this.


http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...24#post8987524

We'll see where this goes.