Sony BDP-S1 Audio Formats

[JTK]

Originally Posted by KC-Technerd

Looks like you'll be able to either use multi-channel analog outputs to your AVR receiver, or use an optical digital connection (TOSLink) to your receiver. The Blu-ray player will take the original audio from the disc (DD-True HD, DD+, or DTS-HD) convert it to LPCM (I've heard some discs will be LPCM to start with), mix it, then convert it to standard DD or DTS at their maximum bitrate capability for output on the TOSLink.

Either way the audio quality should surpass what you're currently getting from DVDs (DD or DTS at less than max bitrate).

Great news!

If I do anything at all, or even just stick with nothing but the PS3, I just don't want to have reinvent the wheel.