PS3 doesnt need DTS HD MA OR TRUE HD reciever? SO what should i get instead?

[musicman1999]

Save some money and buy some new speakers.

bill

[prerich]

Originally Posted by musicman1999

Save some money and buy some new speakers.

bill

+1 good advice! (Don't settle for cheap speakers, that seems to be the trend nowadays - buy decent gear and cheap speakers to listen through - bad ideal). I believe that almost half of your systems worth should be in your speakers.

[DutchBoy]

Originally Posted by MacHaggis
While the PS3 can/will be able to decode the DTS-HD MA and TrueHD and send it via PCM to a receiver via HDMI, I would recommend thinking ahead a bit and realizing that if you ever decide to get a standalone BD player, this option will go away.

Additionally, the more expensive receivers have additional benefits as well.

Think ahead before making the final decision.

- Bogdan

Ya know, I've wondered about this: standalones won't send audio via PCM?

It's not a huge issue for me (plan on using my PS3/4 or whatever as long as I can), but I was just curious...

[obiwopkenobi62]

Check
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I got the Onkyo 605 from them this morning(silver one) for 299.00, new. no shipping and no sales tax.

[Sonny]

The Panny BD50 should decode & bit-stream

[hagar852]

I had the DG910 which worked great with the PS3, but I recently upgraded to the STR-DA3300ES which is comparable to the onkyo 705 just about same price too...

The STR-DA3300ES is a much better receiver than the DG910 obviously, but I mainly baught it for its ability to manually configure the speakers I got with more options and the new GUI which is awesome. Also the bass for the 3300 is alot better than the DG910 was..

It doesn't have the codecs but that is what the PS3 is for

[macd1995]

I have a:
Sony Receiver HT-6800DP (bought in 2004 w/o HDMI slots)
Sony 6.1 Home theater (also bought in 2004)
Sony Bravia LCD KDL40S3000 (only 2 HDMI slots; PS3 & Cable box)
PS3 250 Gig

My PS3 has always been connected via HDMI to TV & RCA cables to Reveiver, but I recently bought an optical cable. Oddly, I am getting more powerful sound from the RCA cable than the optical cable. I tried connecting the PS3 directly to the receiver and also from the TV directly to the receiver. I cannot figure this out. Can someone please help here.

I will likely upgrade to the Samsung 46'' or 55'' LED, though I cannot see a reason why I would need to upgrade my receiver. The sound is good with RCA but I expect the sound to be better (richer and more powerful) with Optical... am I wrong?

Thanks,
Dale

[DIGITALBATH]

You should need 2 optical cords, 1 for TV, and 1 for PS3. I think you may be mistaking a more powerful sound, for noise, louder is always better. TV is going to sound a lot more quiet than a blu-ray or games in general.